The PhD in Art and Architectural History at UVA trains scholars to rethink the global narratives of visual culture. The program fosters deep specialization in historical, critical, and theoretical aspects of art and architecture, integrating material analysis, spatial theory, and historiography. Supported by archival research, curatorial collaboration, and interdisciplinary inquiry, students prepare for impactful academic and museum careers by producing dissertation work that bridges cultures, media, and ideologies.
Architectural historiography and the politics of national identity
Intermediality in early modern European visual arts
Art markets and patronage in the Italian Renaissance
Gendered space in Baroque palace architecture
Decolonizing curatorial narratives in American museums
Architectural photography as historiography
Global modernism in Latin American urban planning
Artistic networks in the Silk Road exchange
Colonialism and art production in the Dutch East Indies
Analysis of digital archiving for endangered artworks
Symbolic violence in fascist architecture
Museum architecture as ideological space
AI-generated reconstructions of ancient buildings
Urban aesthetics and modern ruin theory
Critical heritage studies and visual memory
Material culture of imperial expansion
Transnational exhibitions and global art movements
Visual historiography of slave narratives
Color theory evolution in early abstraction movements
Transform global art history narratives with UVA’s research-driven PhD in visual and spatial studies.
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