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Philippa Joseph
Dr Philippa Joseph is an art, architecture, and design historian, whose research covers artistic and cultural exchange across Europe and the rest of the Mediterranean basin, especially between Andalucía and Sicily and the Near Middle East and the Maghreb. Dr Joseph also has an academic interest in twentieth-century Italian design and society. In addition to teaching at OUDCE, Dr Joseph is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Historical Research (School of Advanced Studies, University of London), and is a lecturer for Martin Randall Travel in Italy and Spain.
Courses
A comprehensive introduction and historical framework to the rich, diverse, artistic and architectural legacy of Andalucía, Spain's most southerly region, produced between about 750 and 1550 CE, but with reference to its more ancient history.
Explore key aspects of Sicily's rich cultural heritage up to c.1250CE, including its ancient Greek art and architecture, Roman mosaics, Siculo-Arabic architecture, and the resplendent buildings of the Normans, with their stunning Byzantine mosaics.
The classic narrative of the post-war Italian design is widely celebrated. This course will seek to separate fact from fiction and place iconic designs, and key companies, architects, and designers, in a broad social, economic, and international context.