The University of California at Santa Cruz announces a new graduate program leading to the Ph.D. in Visual Studies. Applications are welcome October 1, 2009 through January 11, 2010 for our inaugural class, entering in September 2010.
This interdisciplinary program is designed for students from diverse academic backgrounds from across the arts and humanities who wish to pursue a graduate degree focused on the social and cultural production of human vision and the distinctive roles played by art and artifacts in societies from around the globe.
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://www.visualstudies.ucsc.edu. An online application will be available October 1, 2009. Questions may be directed to Abby Young, Graduate Program Coordinator, at visualstudies@ucsc.edu.
