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2024
May
April
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The Art History Research Seminar
-Decolonial Encounters with Hollywood Cinema: The Fragment as Audiovisual Metonym in Artists' Moving Image Professor Sarah Smith (Glasgow School of Art)
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Environmental Art History Virtual Roundtable
-An Environmental History Week event, presented by the Network in Canadian History and Environment and the University of Aberdeen
March
February
January
2023
November
October
May
March
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The Geddes-Harrower Lectures 2023 - Professor Milette Gaifman (Yale University)
-We are delighted to welcome Professor Milette Gaifman (Yale University) to Aberdeen, to deliver the Geddes-Harrower-Lectures 2023. Over four free, public lectures, taking place on the University’s Old Aberdeen campus, Professor Gaifman will speak about: Classification and the History of Greek Art and Architecture How do classifications inform our understanding of artworks...
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The Art History Research Seminar
-David Hockney and the Early 60s Rediscovery of Representation: Dr Sam Rose (St Andrews)
February
January
2022
May
February
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The Art History Research Seminar
-'Architectural drawings in context: the collection of Robert and James Adam' with Dr Frances Sands (Sir John Soane's Museum, London)
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George Washington Wilson Centre for Art and Visual Culture Research Seminar (co-organised with the Art History Research Seminar)
-'Miss Tampon Liberty: Jay Critchley and the 'Enviromenstrual' Art Movement, 1970-2020' with Dr Camilla Mørk Røstvik (Art History, University of Aberdeen)
2021
November
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Marischal College in its Global & International Context, c. 1600-1860
-Professor William Naphy will discuss the global and institutional history of Marischal College from its founding to the union of 1860. Open to students and offer holders. Online Event.
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The Art History Research Seminar
-'Architecture, Senses and Emotion: Eadmer's Canterbury' with Dr Katherine Weikert (University of Winchester)
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'Women's' and 'Men's' Sports Categories: Are They Ethically Justified?
-In this talk Dr Federico Luzzi will examine some of the moral issues arising from sex segregation in athletic competitions. Open to students and offer holders. Online Event.
October
May
April
March
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Art History Department Spring 2021 Research Seminar Series
-Mary Magdalene in the Museum (Lieke Wijnia, Museum Catharijneconvent, The Netherlands)
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Art History Department Spring 2021 Research Seminar Series
-Street Photography Revisited: Garry Winogrand and the 'Look of Non Art': Simon Constantine (University of Aberdeen)
2020
December
November
September
February
2019
November
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The Art History Seminar, in association with the Centre for Early Modern Studies
-"'Pronounced by Mr Byres to be an undoubted Raffaelle': James Byres as Artist, Expert and Dealer", William Paton (History of Art, Aberdeen)
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Internships: Sourcing Your Placement for 2020
-What are you doing next summer? Would you like to gain work experience, network with potential future employers and develop transferable skills? The School of Divinity, History and Philosophy is hosting a workshop this semester on sourcing and securing internships. Pursue internship opportunities: learn about strategies for successful internship applications and effective...
October
September
February
2018
December
November
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History PG Seminar Series
-Title: Literary Engineers, 1750-1900 Speaker: Ellen Packham
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History PG Seminar Series
-Title: Scottish Political Exile, 1400-1500 Speaker: Douglas Smith
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History PG Seminar Series
-Title: Job Hunting in Academia Speaker: Professor Robert Frost
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History PG Seminar Series
-Title: Using Archives Speaker: Dr Lisa Collinson
October
September
May
March
February
January
2017
December
November
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Talk 'Landseer, the Monarch of the Glen and Scotland' with Professor John Morrison
-Sir Edwin Landseer (1802-1873), the painter of The Monarch of the Glen (c.1851), is a major figure of nineteenth century English painting. A close friend of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, a regular guest at Balmoral and at many of the great houses of the Highlands he painted works which have...
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Ross Sinclair In Conversation with John Morrison
-This free event is during the final week of the Inverness Museum and Art Gallery's current exhibition featuring Landseer’s ‘Monarch of the Glen’ and a contemporary response from artist Ross Sinclair. Sinclair will be in conversation with Professor John Morrison to discuss his own work in relation the wider context of...
October
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The Art History Seminar
-Liz Louis, Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums: Stay Light on Your Feet! An Aberdeen Graduate's Story So Far
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The Art History Seminar
-Liz Louis, Curator of Fine Art, Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums 'Stay Light on Your Feet! An Aberdeen Graduate's Story So Far'
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The World Knew - Jan Karski's Mission for Humanity
-Exhibition at the Sir Duncan Rice Library, University of Aberdeen 16th October - 5th November 2017
April
March
2016
November
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Talk: THE SECRET ART OF FORE-EDGE PAINTING
-Don't miss a fascinating and entertaining talk by Martin Frost on the book art known as fore-edge painting on Saturday 26th November, 4-5pm in the Special Collections Seminar Room in The Sir Duncan Rice Library.
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Bookbinding Workshop and Talk
-Learn some elementary bookbinding skills and discover the historic rare book bindings in the Special Collections
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Art History Seminar
-Dr. Suzanne Fraser, University of Melbourne, will give a paper entitled:Displays of Union: Scottish Art and British Identity in Australia It will broadly illustrate the role of Scottish visual culture in forming an enduring Britishness in Australian society – which also contributed to Indigenous dispossession. A L L W E L...
October
May
March
2015
December
November
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George Washington Wilson's Castlegate: A Moment in Time
-Part of the series of talks and events accompanying the 'City of Ghosts' exhibition.
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History of Art Research Seminar: Jenny Uglow
-"Turner and Memory": a lecture by Jenny Uglow
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Meet the Artist: James Morrison in conversation with John Morrison
-The paintings in this exhibition draw on the First World War but they don’t illustrate the events of that conflict. The pictures try to use the war as a way to talk about even bigger things. The titles always refer to the land, to the destruction of the physical world....
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Guided Tour, George Jamesone's Aberdeen
-Guided tour of places in Aberdeen associated with George Jamesone
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History of Art Research Seminar
-"The French Followers of Caravaggio": a lecture by Arnauld Brejon de Lavergnée
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A Light Palette: The Representation of Scotland's Lighthouses Since the 19th Century
-History of Art Alumnus to deliver University of Aberdeen Museums' Evening Lecture
October
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Upcoming Conference: Performance Art: East, Northeast, West
-Amy Bryzgel is organizing a conference on performance art in Eastern Europe in relation to the West and the Northeast of Scotland. The conference will involve both lectures on performance art and performances by artists invited from Eastern Europe. The conference is scheduled for October 30-31, 2015; it is free...
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History of Art Research Seminar
-"Mary Magdalene and Female Devotion in the Age of Titian": a lecture by Dr Carlo Corsato
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Postgraduate Research Induction
-All new Postgraduate Research students within DHP are invited to this informative induction event. There will be a tea and coffee reception in the Divinity Library following the main session.
September
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The Alexander Souter Memorial Lecture on Late Antiquity
-THE ALEXANDER SOUTER MEMORIAL LECTURE ON LATE ANTIQUITYSchool of Divinity, History & Philosophy, University of Aberdeen2015/16"Saint Perpetua of Carthage, Early Christian Martyr"by Professor Francis Newton, Duke University, North Carolina, USA Friday, 25 September, 2015, 4 p.m.Lower Ground Floor Seminar RoomThe Sir Duncan Rice Library This lecture will be of interest to students...
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History of Art Research Seminar
-Dr Malcolm Jones (University of Sheffield) will present a paper entitled "German Students' Friendship Books: Sampling a Wealth of Neglected Early Modern Imagery", on Wednesday 23 September, in College Bounds CB203, from 4.15pm. Dr Jones's work on Alba Amicorum (friendship books) produced by German students of the sixteenth and seventeenth...
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Art History Seminar
-Dr Malcolm Jones (University of Sheffield) will present a paper entitled "German Students' Friendship Books: Sampling a Wealth of Neglected Early Modern Imagery", on Wednesday 23 September, in College Bounds CB203, from 4.15pm. Dr Jones's work on Alba Amicorum (friendship albums) produced by German students of the sixteenth and seventeenth...
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Germans in Britain - Lunchtime Talk
-To round off the 'Germans in Britain' exhibition, there will be two German-themed talks in the Event Space of the Sir Duncan Rice Library on Wednesday 23rd September, 1-2pm. Professor Karin Friedrich will be presenting an overview of the long history of German-British contacts at Aberdeen, a city closely connected...
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Postgraduate Taught Induction
-All new Postgraduate Research students within DHP are invited to this informative induction event.
May
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"The Art of Performance" at the May Festival
-Amy Bryzgel (History of Art) and Adrienne Janus (School of Language and Literature) are organizing a session entitled “The Art of Performance” at this year’s May Festival. The event will take place on Saturday 30 May, from 14:30-16:00 in the Linklater Rooms. Their presentation brings together arts practitioners, academics and students to...
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Pecha Kucha talk on Eastern European Performance Art and Northeast Scotland
-Amy Bryzgel will give a Pecha Kucha talk at Volume 10 of Aberdeen’s Pecha Kucha Nights, on May 26 at 7pm in the Belmont Filmhouse. Her talk will focus on connections between performance artists in Eastern Europe and the Northeast of Scotland, and will provide a rapid 6-minute introduction to...
April
March
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Aberdeen Art Gallery After Hours: Extreme Makeover
-Marking the formal closure of Aberdeen Art Gallery until 2017 as part of a major redevelopment programme...
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The Art History Seminar Together with Flim Studies
-This term’s third meeting of the Art History Seminar, jointly sponsored with Film Studies and Visual Culture, and the Aberdeen Centre for Russian and East European History, will take place in KCG7 on Wednesday, 4 March 2015 at 4.15 pm Dr Amy Bryzgel (Department of History of Art) will give a...
February
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William Elphinstone and Scotland's first books
-Lower Ground Floor Seminar Room, Special Collections Centre, The Sir Duncan Rice Library A talk by Professor Jane Stevenson, Regius Chair of Humanity. This talk begins by asking 'what is an early Scottish book'? After a brief look at the history of books in Scotland, Professor Stevenson will turn to a consideration...
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Centre for Early Modern Studies Research Seminar
-Dr Luke Uglow (History of Art, Aberdeen), "Crowe and Cavalcaselle: The New Giorgione 1871"
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The Art History Seminar
-Professor Jane Geddes (Department of History of Art) will give a paper entitled "Piping pigs and groping mermaids: some sixteenth-century wood carvings from Fetteresso". All welcome.