Ph.D. in Visual Studies
Applications :October 1, 2009 – January 11, 2010
http://visualstudies.ucsc.edu
The program is designed with maximum flexibility. Students work closely with their advisor and the program director to craft a personalized course of study that advances their intellectual and professional goals.
Students receive a minimum of four years of financial support, including tuition waivers, fellowships and Teaching and Research Assistant positions.
Core Faculty:
• Martin Berger, gender, race and representation in U.S. culture
• Raoul Birnbaum, Buddhist approaches to human vision, especially Chinese Buddhist representations and practices
• Elisabeth Cameron, gender, performance, play and iconoclasm in Central Africa
• Carolyn Dean, performance, costume and non-resemblant artifacts in Pre-Hispanic and Colonial Spanish America
• Maria Evangelatou, gender, politics and religion in ancient Greek and Byzantine art and visual culture
• Jennifer González, installation and activist art, theories of race and representation, digital art
• Donna Hunter, European art and culture between the world wars
• Stacy Kamehiro, identity politics and colonial histories in Oceania
• Boreth Ly, trauma, gender and sexuality in Southeast Asia and its Diaspora
• Daniela Sandler, modern and contemporary architecture and urbanism in Latin America and Europe
• Catherine M. Soussloff, aesthetics, art and cultural theory, historiography of art and performance studies
For additional information on the program, faculty and application requirements, please visit our website at http://visualstudies.ucsc.edu An online application will be available October 1, 2009. Questions may be directed to Abby Young, Graduate Program Coordinator, at [email protected]
