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History & Philosophy of Art
National ratings
Kent rated 3rd in the UK for art and design graduate employment prospects in the Complete University Guide 2009.
Taught programmes
Research programmes
History & Philosophy of Art at Kent provides opportunities for graduate study with well-established researchers in the fields of art history, philosophy of art and aesthetics. Staff research covers contemporary art and aesthetics, 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 (especially European and North American).
Developing areas of interest include the cultural and historical significance of the print, and the role of performance and new media in contemporary art practices which draw upon our links with other subjects within the School of Arts and the Faculty of Humanities. In particular, postgraduates have the opportunity of participating in the activities of the multidisciplinary Aesthetics Research Group, and there is also a full programme of visiting speakers from across the constituent subject areas within the School of Arts which includes Film Studies and Drama.
Support
During your degree programme, we offer training in research skills, a regular research newsletter, and the opportunity to take part in our postgraduate research seminars at departmental, school and faculty level. All postgraduate students are offered research skills training, and research students have the opportunity for funded conference attendance. In recent years, several members of the History & Philosophy of Art Department, both full-time and part-time, have been awarded University prizes for excellence in student support, curriculum innovation and research-based teaching – an ethos which we seek to extend to the postgraduate community.
Publications and exhibitions
Recent staff publications include books such as What is a Picture (Michael Newall); the Routledge books, Art History The Basics; Contemporary British Art: An Introduction (Grant Pooke); Aesthetics & Photography (Jonathan Friday); and contributions in journals including, The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism; Film Studies; The Image and the Witness; War and Representation; Cambridge Quarterly; British Journal of Aesthetics; Print Quarterly. Members of the Department are also active in curating and supporting, through essays, exhibitions in both the UK and the US.
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