Call for Papers: Graduate Student Conference
6th Annual Graduate Symposium, Department of Art, University of Toronto
Experimental Cultures: Mergers of Art and Science
University of Toronto, 27 January 2012
Proposals due by 15 November 2011
“All art should become science and all science art,” declared the German Romantic poet Friedrich Schlegel in one of his many philosophical fragments. Schlegel’s radical program of reform for the arts and sciences still has currency today. Art historians and other researchers are exploring the unique ways in which cultures of science and art intersect. Illustrations in anatomical atlases or manuals of natural history, for instance, hover somewhere ambivalently between the two. Even in the work of canonical artists, such as Leonardo da Vinci, what is art and what is scientific inquiry cannot be definitively distinguished. These junctions appear not only in the concerns of artists, but also in those of scientists. Developments in neuroscience are transforming our understanding of the experience and creation of art. Innovative technologies enable us to approach art and material culture, ancient and modern, from new angles. We invite proposals of graduate research across time and space that consider how science and technology have influenced the subjects of art, material culture, the practices of art-making, and aesthetic experience. Topics may include, but are not limited to:
– Applications of science and technology to art history and material culture
– How art and science have together generated new theoretical approaches
– Exchange between artists, anatomists, medical practitioners, and other scientists
– Neuroarthistory and its applications
– The use of psychology, physiognomy, or phrenology in portraiture
– Intersections between landscape painting or land art and the natural sciences
Please email abstracts of no more than 500 words for 20-minute papers, in addition to a short CV to gusta.symposium@gmail.com by November 15, 2011. Successful candidates will be contacted by December 1, 2011.
Organized by the Graduate Union of the Students of Art, University of Toronto
Call for Articles: Excess and Moderation for ‘Frame’
Excess/Moderation Theme for Next Issue of Frame: Journal of Visual and Material Culture
Manuscripts due by 15 November 2011
Frame invites scholarly submissions from a variety of disciplines that engage somehow with visual and/or material culture using unique methodologies. Possible areas of interest include art, architecture, film, visual culture, design, built environment, television, material culture, or other domains that engage with visual content from a variety of perspectives. We are particularly attracted to scholarly work that transverses traditional disciplinary borders and creates fresh approaches to the study of visual art and related areas.
This issue is themed “Excess/Moderation.” A mind-map that serves the function of suggesting topics is available on the Frame website (www.framejournal.org). Please see the website for the style-sheet as well. Papers should not exceed 10,000 words, unless for special exception. Manuscripts should be submitted electronically in .doc or .docx format. A separate document that includes a 200-word abstract, full name, email address, phone number, and institutional affiliation should accompany the article. Send all inquiries to the Managing Editor, Shawn Rice, at editor@framejournal.org.
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Frame is a scholarly, peer-reviewed online publication edited by graduate students of the City University of New York Graduate Center. This journal is a re-imagined, interdisciplinary continuation of PART: The Journal of the Ph.D. Program in Art History at the Graduate Center.
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