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;
- The history of decoration in Europe between 1870 and 1958.
Research highlights, past and present:
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
Qualifications
MSt in the History of Design: a two-year part-time master's degree taught through blended learning.
Qualifications
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.
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.