Doctor of Philosophy [Ph.D] [Theology and Religious Studies] From University of Kent

The History & Philosophy of Art Department within the School of Arts, 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 to participate in the activities of the multidisciplinary Aesthetics Research Centre and the Art History and Visual Cultures Research Centre. There is also a full programme of visiting speakers from across the constituent subject areas within the School of Arts, which includes Film and Drama.

The PhD programme is for students who have usually completed an MA, and provides the opportunity for extended research under the supervision of a leading researcher in the field of study. Areas of supervisory expertise include Renaissance art, British modernism and transatlantic artistic practice since 1945, philosophy of art and aesthetics, the history and aesthetics of photography, contemporary art, the history of the print, and French painting.