MPhil and PhD research in Art, Cultural, and Intellectual History warburg.sas.ac.uk/studying Why study with us? About the As a student of the , you will have access to some of the best resources for the academic study of the degree humanities in London:

The Warburg Institute is one „ Unparalleled staff contact hours combined with access to the of the world’s leading centres Institute’s collections, including the for studying the interaction of Archive, Photographic Collection, and ideas, images, and society. It is open-stack Library, which is classified as one of the ‘20 Libraries that dedicated to the survival and Investing in your future We encourage PhD and MPhil applications transmission of culture across Changed the World’* in the many areas of research the Institute time and space, with special „ Training in Latin and European supports, including: languages, which are essential for Many Warburg alumni have continued emphasis on the afterlife of independent study and PhD research their academic careers at universities „ Art History and Iconography antiquity. The resources of across the globe, including the Universities in our fields of expertise „ Cultural History the Institute are especially „ A rich programme of subject- of Cambridge, Copenhagen, Notre Dame geared towards students specific research training, as well as (US), Padua, UCL, Birkbeck, La Sapienza „ History of the Book (Rome), Warwick, York, and Yeshiva (US). interested in interdisciplinary general research skills training and „ History of Cartography and study, including the Archive, methodologies courses Our graduates have also gone into Cosmography „ Extensive opportunities for Photographic Collection, and positions at cultural institutions such as „ History of Islamic Influence in the West open-stack Library with its networking with an international the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford; the community of scholars including Bayerische Akademie; the National Library, „ History of Magic and Science unique cataloguing system academic staff, Fellows, Library Argentina; Sotheby’s; Arts Council ; „ History of Philosophy specifically designed by Aby readers, and research project the National Gallery; the V&A; and the Warburg to aid research. researchers, which significantly Southbank Centre. Read more about „ Intellectual History enriches the learning experience and Warburg alumni: warburg.blogs.sas.ac.uk. „ Religious History can provide ideal connections for „ Translation Studies your future career Due to the interdisciplinary nature of „ Access to a wealth of additional the Institute, you meet people from The PhD programme can be undertaken academic and cultural resources different academic backgrounds and on a full-time (three years) or part-time (up The Warburg is a place with an within the so often it inspires new approaches to to six years) basis, with entry in October or extraordinary environment – one and the Knowledge Quarter hub of your own work. January. Graduates are awarded a University filled with complex conversation, Phoebe Liu, MA student 2016–17 of London degree. interdisciplinary discovery, and „ Membership of Senate House Library, constant engagement. other University libraries, and a “ Terra Smith, student 2018–19 degree ” “ * oedb.org/ilibrarian/25-libraries-that-changed- ” the-world

warburg.sas.ac.uk warburg.sas.ac.uk Supervisors Sara Miglietti Senior Lecturer in Cultural and Intellectual History [email protected] The Warburg Institute offers supervision in a range of topics in the history of art, literature, scholarship, science, philosophy, magic, belief systems, and culture, focusing in particular Renaissance intellectual history | History of philosophy | History of political thought on questions of interaction and exchange. The Institute’s special emphasis is on the (ancient to modern) | History of science | Translation studies | French wars of religion | afterlife of antiquity from the middle ages to the modern. Every student works with a pair Translation and reception studies | Genetic criticism | Environmental humanities of supervisors and it is possible to arrange co-supervision with experts in other institutes within the School of Advanced Study, in the Colleges of the University of London, or Raphaële Mouren occasionally in institutions outside the University of London. Librarian of the Warburg Institute and Reader [email protected] Warburg students benefit from a collaborative, interdisciplinary research environment. The Institute enjoys close links with the School’s other members, including the Institute History of philology | History of scholarship and the transmission of classics in modern of Classical Studies, the Institute of Historical Research, and the Institute of Modern times | Republic of Letters | History of the book | Cultural history of Florence and Rome Languages Research. Cross-institute collaboration is actively encouraged, making us an in the Renaissance | History of libraries and librarians, sixteenth–twentieth centuries | ideal location for interdisciplinary research. Supervisors’ research interests are listed below. Library and information science (rare books and special collections) | Digital tools for the For a full list of Warburg staff, please visitwarburg.sas.ac.uk/about-us. reconstruction of libraries | Digital history of the book and bibliography

Joanne Anderson Alessandro Scafi Convenor of the MA in Art History, Curatorship and Renaissance Culture Lecturer in Medieval and Renaissance Cultural History [email protected] [email protected] Medieval to early modern art and visual culture | Mary Magdalen | Landscape and History of utopias and political thought | Paradise | Sacred geography and pilgrimage | environment | Workshop practice | Gender and patronage | Exhibition history History of cartography | Dante and literature on journeys to the otherworld | Aby Warburg | Money design Charles Burnett Professor of the History of Islamic Influences in Europe Bill Sherman [email protected] Director [email protected] The transmission of texts, techniques, and artefacts from the Arab world to the West, especially in the Middle Age | Jesuits in Japan | Palaeography | History of numerals and Medieval to modern book history | Shakespeare and Renaissance drama | Travel writing | arithmetic Textual transmission and the theory and practice of editing | Word and image | Magic and science | History of espionage and cryptography Rembrandt Duits Deputy Curator, Photographic Collection Paul Taylor [email protected] Curator of the Photographic Collection [email protected] Art history | Art markets | Textile and costume history | Art and social status | Renaissance material culture | Renaissance art theory | Iconography and iconographic classification | Seventeenth-century Dutch art | Early modern art theory | Iconography | World art | Medieval and Renaissance astrology | Survival of the Pagan gods | Byzantine art and Conservation and condition archaeology | Art historiography John Tresch Michelle O’Malley Mellon Professor in Art History, History of Science and Folk Practice Deputy Director and Professor of the History of Art [email protected] [email protected] History of science | Science, technology, and the arts | History of the human sciences | Production, technique, authorship, and quality | Historicising quality | Workshop practice | History of philosophy/anthropology | Philosophy of science and technology Period understanding of workshops and pictures | Early modern material culture warburg.sas.ac.uk warburg.sas.ac.uk Entry requirements Course summary

Applicants to our PhD programme are Degree structure usually required to hold a master’s degree. The degree can be taken full-time over However, we will consider applications three years (or to a maximum of four from candidates who do not meet the years) or part-time over five years (or to formal academic requirements but who a maximum of six years), with entry in offer alternative qualifications and/ October or January. or relevant experience. English is the The Institute supervises research at a language of instruction and applicants are distance on topics for which the primary required to demonstrate an appropriate material is held in an archive outside the level of proficiency. UK, the student resides in proximity to a For information on entry requirements, research library with excellent resources for The University of at neighbouring institutions including please visit sas.ac.uk/graduate-study/ the topic to be studied, and the student the , the Government entry-requirements. commands the languages needed to London experience Art Collection, the Wellcome Trust, and undertake the research proposed. the British Library, and further afield the The Institute is one of the nine member V&A, the Dulwich Picture Gallery, the How to apply Decisions on the fulfilment of these institutes of the University of London’s National Portrait Gallery, and the Courtauld requirements are made by the proposed School of Advanced Study (SAS), the Gallery. London is regularly named the We accept applications throughout the supervisor on a case-by-case basis. You UK’s national centre for the support best university city in the world for its year for entry in October or January. To will initially be registered for our MPhil and promotion of research in the welcoming attitude, diversity, and vibrant make an application, you should first and then, providing your progress has humanities. SAS provides an unrivalled student-friendly culture. discuss your research proposal with an been satisfactory, be upgraded to our PhD scholarly community in which to pursue appropriate member of academic staff at programme. The primary activity of the postgraduate study and research. You’ll PhD programme is the writing of a thesis learn from leading specialists in your field; the Institute. See warburg.sas.ac.uk/about- Funding opportunities of up to 100,000 words. Although this is hone your research skills in our highly us for staff research interests. That person regarded training programmes; expand will then be able to help you develop the primarily an independent piece of work, The School of Advanced Study and the your knowledge through an extensive research proposal that must be submitted you will receive extensive research training, calendar of events, conferences, and Warburg Institute offer a number funding with your application. and our supervisors will be on hand to seminars; and become part of a worldwide options, including the AHRC-sponsored support and encourage you. All applications are made online. Please network of humanities scholars. London Arts and Humanities Partnership studentships, and a range of scholarships visit warburg.sas.ac.uk/studying for details. You are encouraged to participate in the and bursaries available to both home wider activities of the University and you will and international students. The Institute Accommodation also have access to Senate House Library, its has an excellent record in securing central library. With more than two million external funding and is happy to work Full-time students, and part-time books and 1,200 archival collections, it is students with disabilities, may apply for one of the UK’s largest academic libraries with prospective students on funding accommodation in one of the University focused on the arts, humanities, and social applications. Please note that tuition fees sciences. are subject to annual uplift. The University of London’s award-winning intercollegiate of London reserves the right to alter or halls of residence. Our Registry office will The Warburg Institute and Senate House withdraw courses and amend other details send you housing information after you are located in the heart of Bloomsbury, without prior notice. For up-to-date fees have been offered a place. To learn more an academic and cultural hub. You will and funding opportunities, please visit about accommodation options, please visit benefit from visits and training sessions warburg.sas.ac.uk/studying. halls.london.ac.uk/our-accommodation. warburg.sas.ac.uk warburg.sas.ac.uk School of Advanced Study The Warburg Institute Senate House University of London Malet Street School of Advanced Study London WC1E 7HU United Kingdom London WC1H 0AB United Kingdom sas.ac.uk/study E: [email protected] T: +44 (0)20 7862 8949 warburg.sas.ac.uk

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