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Dr Amy Charlesworth Contributes to New Book on Art, Politics and Feminism(s), out March 2020
10th February 2020
Amy Charlesworth has co-written a chapter with activist and campaigner, Marissa Begonia (Voice of Domestic Workers) about their work together for Feminist Art Activisms and Artivisms (Valiz: Netherlands, 2020).
Dr Renate Dohmen to Carry Out Research in India Feb-March 2020
5th February 2020
Dr Renate Dohmen is invited to participate in a project on the photographs of Sawai Ram Singh, Maharaja of Jaipur (1835-1880) in the context of princely photography and amateur arts during the British Raj.
Dr. Clare Taylor's and Dr. Kim Woods's Monographs Shortlisted for Prestigious Award
5th February 2020
Clare Taylor's The Design, Production and Reception of Eighteenth-Century Wallpaper in Britain (London: Routledge) and Kim Woods's Cut in Alabaster: a Material of Sculpture and its European Traditions (Turnhout: Brepols) were both recognised for excellent scholarship by the 2020 Historians of British Art awards in their respective categories: Single-authored book with a subject 1600–1800 and Single-authored book with a subject before 1600.
New OU/BBC Series: Secrets of the Museum
3rd February 2020
Starting on Thursday 6 February, a new six-part OU/BBC series “Secrets of the Museum” airs on BBC Two at 8pm.
Warren Carter Invited to Give Keynote Lecture at Humboldt University of Berlin
9th December 2019
Dr Carter will give his keynote as part of the Marxism(s) in Art Historiography conference held at the Humboldt University, Berlin 31st Jan -2nd Feb 2020. For more information on the conference, please follow this link.
Leah Clark Received Runner-up Award for 'Outstanding Impact of Research on Society and Prosperity'
25th October 2019
Art History Senior Lecturer, Dr Leah Clark, received the runner-up award for 'Outstanding Impact of Research on Society and Prosperity' for her leadership of the project Open Arts Objects as part of the 2019 OU Research Excellence Awards.
Dr Clare Taylor has been elected as Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
27th September 2019
The department of Art History would like to congratulate Senior Lecturer, Dr Clare Taylor for her recent election as Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
Event: Revisiting Art History Teaching at the OU: Retention, Progression and Future Plans
24th September 2019
We are delighted to announce that the Art History department will hold an Associate Lecturer Staff Development event in spring 2020: 'Revisiting Art History Teaching at the OU: Retention, Progression and Future Plans'.
Open Arts Objects Shortlisted for Times Higher Education Awards 2019
6th September 2019
Art History Open Arts Objects (OAO) has been shortlisted for the prestigious Times Higher Education Awards 2019, winners to be announced in November.
New Issues of the Open Arts Journal Published
4th July 2019
Two issues of the Open Arts Journal have been published, and available for downloading from the Open Arts Journal website.