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Department of History of Art

 

The History of Art Graduate Seminar Series will meet weekly in Lent Term 2023, with seminars around the theme “Interiority: navigating the inside”. 

This seminar series will explore the multifaceted concept of the interior. Over the course of seven weeks, an interdisciplinary array of scholars will share research concerning domestic space, interior design, artistic psychologies, and the gendering of spaces.

In person/on Zoom, 5pm (GMT), followed by a drinks reception. 

Register on Zoom: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/history-of-art-department-university-of-cambridge-59556859013 

 

8 FEBRUARY 

The National Trust’s Queer interiors 

Michael Hall (The Burlington Magazine) 

The Audit Room, King’s College 

 

15 FEBRUARY 

Very Private: Duncan Grant and queer domesticity 

Dr Darren Clarke (The Charleston Trust) 

The Audit Room, King’s College 

 

1 MARCH 

Navigating the Roman Interior 

Dr Roger White (University of Birmingham) 

The Audit Room, King’s College 

 

8 MARCH 

The Art of Transgression 

Dr Joost Joustra (The National Gallery) 

The Castlereagh Room, St. John’s College 

 

9 MARCH 

Beds, Baths etc.: Some Things in the ‘Interior’ Lives of Artists 

Professor Katie Scott (The Courtauld Institute) 

Teaching Room 2, Old Divinity School, St. John’s College 

 

15 MARCH 

Staging the Studio: Lucian Freud’s presentation of artistic interiority 

Daniel Herrmann (The National Gallery) 

The Boys-Smith Room, St. John’s College