Symposium Programme
If you haven’t registered for the Symposium please do so here.
0900 – REGISTRATION [Old Union Diner]
Collect your information pack, get situated
0915 – OPENING REMARKS [Old Union Diner]
Opening remarks will be given by Dr Luke Gartlan, Head of the School of Art History, and Francesca Bisi, co-convenor.
0930 – WORKSHOP 1: BEYOND THE THESIS [Old Union Diner]
Four short workshops on:
- Organising your Research
- Applying for Funding
- Finding Work-Life Balance
- Skills for Conferences
1030 – COFFEE BREAK [Old Union Diner]
Tea and coffee will be provided, along with milk and dairy alternatives. During this break we will move to The Stewart Room, Younger Hall.
1100 – WORKSHOP 2: PITCHING YOUR RESEARCH [The Stewart Room, Younger Hall]
A one hour workshop on introducing your research to wide audiences, and developing your elevator pitch, with time to practice!
1200 – LUNCH [The Stewart Room, Younger Hall]
Buffet style lunch will be served, accommodating dietary requirements given on the registration form.
1300 – PANEL 1 – moderated by Jin Chenxiao [The Stewart Room, Younger Hall]
- Renato Trotta, “Problematising Ocularcentrism in Museums and in the Arts Curriculum”
- Alexandra Flagg, “Multisensory metaphysical approaches to Ethiopian manuscript studies”
- Wenqing Nan, “Robot Bodies in a Robot City: The Dehumanisation of East Asian Bodies in Cyberpunk Landscapes”
1405 – COFFEE BREAK [The Stewart Room, Younger Hall]
1415 – PANEL 2 – moderated by Alexandra Flagg [The Stewart Room, Younger Hall]
- Anna Nolte, “East German Cultural Diplomacy in the 1970s. Art Exchange with Nicaragua”
- Aqsa Ashraf, “Entanglements with Empire: Scottish Photographers and the Making of the British Raj in India and Scotland”
- Evlyn Wong, “Constructing and Expressing Cultural Identity Creatively – Ho Fan’s Street Photography and Critical Writings in Mid-Twentieth Century Hong Kong”
- Fav Muangsook, “Imaging and (Re)Imaging the American West in Jet Age Fashion Photography”
1530 – COFFEE BREAK [The Stewart Room, Younger Hall]
1600 – PANEL 3 – moderated by Francesca Bisi [The Stewart Room, Younger Hall]
- Mattea Gernetz, “Eva and Jeanne Gonzalès: Subversive Sisterhood in the Age of Impressionism”
- Brittany Jones, “Penelope Rosemont’s Alchemigrams and Revolutionary Opacity, 1968″
- Cicely Farrer, “Helen Biggar and Norman McLaren: Collaborating toward Disarmament in 1930s Europe”
1700 – CLOSING REMARKS [The Stewart Room, Younger Hall]
Closing remarks will be given by Dr Catherine Spencer, Director of Postgraduate Research, and Amy Hopkins, co-convenor.
1730 – SYMPOSIUM DRINKS AND DINNER [Barns Graham and Saunders Rooms, 79 North Street]
A wine reception with non-alcoholic options and pizza dinner will be provided in the Barns-Graham and Saunders Rooms, in the School of Art History. All are welcome.
Registration for the Symposium can be found here.