Art History and Design Research
Art History and Design research at the Department for Continuing Education
Research in the Department is centred around the following areas:
- Text and image in later medieval and early modern English culture;
- French and English Romanesque sculpture;
- The history of decoration in Europe between 1870 and 1958.
Research highlights, past and present:
Designing Modern France: Tapestry and French Republics since 1870
Designing Modern France: Tapestry and French Republics since 1870
A history of modern French tapestry and interior decoration under France’s three republics.
Penelope's weaving and les années noires
Penelope's weaving and les années noires
Women entrepreneurs and the Aubusson tapestry rennaisance.
Symbolist Objects: Materiality and Subjectivity at the Fin-de-Siècle
Symbolist Objects: Materiality and Subjectivity at the Fin-de-Siècle
This interdisciplinary volume explores the intersections between Symbolist aesthetics and material objects and interiors
Upcoming courses
Award programmes
An interdisciplinary programme which encompasses literature, history, art, architectural history, political thought and the history of ideas. Designed around 3 sequential periods of British history, from Early Modern to the early 20th century.
Award programmes
MSt in the History of Design: a two-year part-time master's degree taught through blended learning.
Academic researchers
DPhil students
David Beardmore
DPhil in Literature and Arts
The interdisciplinary DPhil in Literature and Arts supports independent doctoral research on a subject linked to the British past, c.1450 – c.1914, encompassing at least two disciplines from a range including art, history and theology.MSt in Literature and Arts (MLA)
An interdisciplinary programme which encompasses literature, history, art, architectural history, political thought and the history of ideas. Designed around 3 sequential periods of British history, from Early Modern to the early 20th century.