- University of Kent
- United Kingdom
- Dottorato
We offer a supportive, inclusive and innovative learning environment within the multi-disciplinary School of Arts. Applications are especially welcome in the areas of curation, Renaissance and Baroque art, contemporary practice (including global art), philosophy of art and aesthetics, curation and photograpy. A PhD in History & Philosophy of Art will enable you to
conduct original research under the guidance of your team of your supervisors.
We welcome enquiries on any topic, but particularly those listed above, and
will provide you with excellent research resources to enable you to complete
your research, which will culminate in a thesis of up to 100,000 words.
You will have a minimum of two supervisors who will support
and guide you through your academic and professional development throughout
your studies. You will meet regularly with your supervisor(s) who will not only
supervise your research project but will help you to identify parts of your
research and development where you may require further training or support. A
series of reviews will take place throughout your studies in order to ensure
that your research project stays on track and that you have all the necessary
support and resources required to successfully complete it.
Recent and ongoing research topics include:‘Baldassarre Turini and the Villa Lante: The Patron's Career
and Role in Raphael's Workshop’,
‘(Un)becoming Galatea: A Vivisection of the Pose’, ‘Art-Ificial: Computational Creativity and
Artistic Production in Machine Intelligence’, ‘What is the Impact of Corporate
Art Collectors on the West-European Contemporary Art Market’, ‘Curating and
Evaluating Queer Art with Reference to UK Practice’, and ‘An Exploration of
Photographic Phenomenology Led by the Writings of M. Fried and C. Paglia’.
You may be eligible to apply for a fully-funded PhD
scholarship. Scholarship opportunities may include the Vice Chancellor’s
Research Scholarship (GTA) and the Consortium of the Humanities and the Arts
South-East England (CHASE) collaborative doctoral award. For further
information and eligibility requirements, please see our Scholarship website.
About the school
The Department of Art History provides wide-ranging opportunities for graduate study with well-established researchers in the fields of art history and historiography, curation, contemporary art and the philosophy of art and aesthetics. Staff research and publications span Renaissance practice, modernism, theories of art, the historiography of art and the Cold War; biographical monographs, the photograph (in its historical, contemporary and critical contexts), and the historical interplay of image, theory and institutions from the Renaissance to the present (European, Transatlantic and the Global South). Developing areas of interest include the cultural and historical significance of the print, in addition to the role of new media and the art school within recent and contemporary art practice.
Located in the RIBA award-winning, Jarman Building, the Department benefits from a museum-standard gallery and exhibition space, the Studio 3 Gallery, which provides students with curatorial and related professional opportunities alongside their intellectual and academic development. Since its inception in 2010, Studio 3 has hosted a range of nationally and internationally recognised exhibitions including: Underexposed, Art & Language, Double Take: The Art of Printmaking, Two-Faced Fame, Alfred Drury and the New sculpture, Rose Hilton and The Female Nude. In recent years, History of Art academic staff members, both full and part-time, have received four Faculty and University teaching prizes for excellence in curriculum innovation and for teaching and learning support. This highly committed ethos extends to our postgraduate community.
conduct original research under the guidance of your team of your supervisors.
We welcome enquiries on any topic, but particularly those listed above, and
will provide you with excellent research resources to enable you to complete
your research, which will culminate in a thesis of up to 100,000 words.
You will have a minimum of two supervisors who will support
and guide you through your academic and professional development throughout
your studies. You will meet regularly with your supervisor(s) who will not only
supervise your research project but will help you to identify parts of your
research and development where you may require further training or support. A
series of reviews will take place throughout your studies in order to ensure
that your research project stays on track and that you have all the necessary
support and resources required to successfully complete it.
Recent and ongoing research topics include:‘Baldassarre Turini and the Villa Lante: The Patron's Career
and Role in Raphael's Workshop’,
‘(Un)becoming Galatea: A Vivisection of the Pose’, ‘Art-Ificial: Computational Creativity and
Artistic Production in Machine Intelligence’, ‘What is the Impact of Corporate
Art Collectors on the West-European Contemporary Art Market’, ‘Curating and
Evaluating Queer Art with Reference to UK Practice’, and ‘An Exploration of
Photographic Phenomenology Led by the Writings of M. Fried and C. Paglia’.
You may be eligible to apply for a fully-funded PhD
scholarship. Scholarship opportunities may include the Vice Chancellor’s
Research Scholarship (GTA) and the Consortium of the Humanities and the Arts
South-East England (CHASE) collaborative doctoral award. For further
information and eligibility requirements, please see our Scholarship website.
About the school
The Department of Art History provides wide-ranging opportunities for graduate study with well-established researchers in the fields of art history and historiography, curation, contemporary art and the philosophy of art and aesthetics. Staff research and publications span Renaissance practice, modernism, theories of art, the historiography of art and the Cold War; biographical monographs, the photograph (in its historical, contemporary and critical contexts), and the historical interplay of image, theory and institutions from the Renaissance to the present (European, Transatlantic and the Global South). Developing areas of interest include the cultural and historical significance of the print, in addition to the role of new media and the art school within recent and contemporary art practice.
Located in the RIBA award-winning, Jarman Building, the Department benefits from a museum-standard gallery and exhibition space, the Studio 3 Gallery, which provides students with curatorial and related professional opportunities alongside their intellectual and academic development. Since its inception in 2010, Studio 3 has hosted a range of nationally and internationally recognised exhibitions including: Underexposed, Art & Language, Double Take: The Art of Printmaking, Two-Faced Fame, Alfred Drury and the New sculpture, Rose Hilton and The Female Nude. In recent years, History of Art academic staff members, both full and part-time, have received four Faculty and University teaching prizes for excellence in curriculum innovation and for teaching and learning support. This highly committed ethos extends to our postgraduate community.
