History of Art seminars and events

The Annual PhD Conference 2024: Contested Identities

This year's annual conference for History of Art PhD students is on the theme of 'Contested Identities'.

Modern and Contemporary Research Cluster - Photography - A Queer History

In this event hosted by the Modern and Contemporary Research Cluster in the Department of History of Art, Dr Theo Gordon (University of York) and Dr Flora Dunster (Central Saint Martins) will be in conversation with Dr James Boaden about their new book Photography - A Queer History (Octopus/Ilex, 2024).

Monuments in Conversation: Westminster Abbey in the Eighteenth Century

The conference will bring together experts in the fields of eighteenth-century studies, sculptural studies, and the history of Westminster Abbey to explore intersections between monuments in this vast commemorative pantheon.