This course provides a detailed examination of performance theory and practice from 1945 to the present day. The course is structured as a series of two-hour seminars, one of which […]
What are the narratives that define contemporary art? The course will seek to answer this two-part question by examining five specific issues of exemplary relevance to the many and complex […]
This course examines art and related visual fields in relation to sexual politics. Widely encountered in feminist criticism since the 1960s, the term 'sexual politics' has revolutionised approach to the […]
This course addresses some of the key theoretical and methodological issues active in the discipline of History of Art. It aims to familarise postgraduate students with some of the formative […]
The course will focus on four major themes: orthodox school and new media; urbanism and marketable art; foreign stimuli, and defining modernity. A variety of materials examined will include: traditional […]
Renaissance art is often seen as the conceptual anchor for a conservative type of art history that focuses on great male artists and their revival of a classical past. This […]
This course will provide undergraduate students with an introduction to the study of sexual identity and sexuality across a variety of disciplines, incorporating a wide array of historical and international […]
Critical versions of dada and surrealism are still male-dominated. This course refocuses critical attention on women artists breaking the frames of these traditions. Introductory sessions will explore the positioning of […]
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My subject interest lies in the history of design and material culture studies and I am particularly interested in issues revolving around the social and cultural construction of space as […]
Shiyu GAO is a PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh. She is Research Assistant to Dr Chia-Ling Yang, Lecturer in Modern and Contemporary Chinese Art.
My research and curatorial projects focus on women artists and writers in relation to Surrealism and its legacies.
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