Interested students declare the PhD minor by contacting Paola Hernández (director and advisor, at pshernandez@wisc.edu) and submitting a declaration form.
The Ph.D. minor in Visual Cultures is research-driven certificate. Selection of courses should contribute to your professional development. The Minor is awarded upon successful completion of 9 graduate-level credits in a combination of required and elective coursework, with a GPA of 3.0 (4.0 basis).
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required courses (complete both): | ||
| ART HIST/AFROAMER 801 | Historiography, Theory and Methods in Visual Culture | 3 |
| ART HIST/AFROAMER 802 | Visual Cultures: Topics in Visual Cultures 1 | 3 |
| Electives (complete at least 3 credits): | 3 | |
| Studies in Japanese Literature | ||
| History of Photography | ||
| Special Topics in 4D Art | ||
| Visual Culture, Gender and Critical Race Theory | ||
| Topics in LGBTQ Sexuality | ||
| Disability and Gender in Film | ||
| Space and Place: A Geography of Experience | ||
| Taste | ||
| Television Criticism | ||
| Visual Cultures of India | ||
| Curatorial Studies Exhibition Practice | ||
| Mapping, Making, and Representing Colonial Spaces | ||
| Seminar in Islamic Art and Architecture | ||
| Queer Bodies | ||
| Visualizing Bodies | ||
| Contemporary Queer Art and Visual Culture | ||
| Visual Culture, Gender and Critical Race Theory | ||
| Theory and Practice of Hispanic Theatre | ||
| Seminar in Hispanic Culture | ||
| Topics in East Asian Visual Cultures | ||
| Interdisciplinary Studies in the Arts | ||
| Selected Topics in Afro-American Culture | ||
| Contemporary African and Caribbean Drama | ||
| Interactive Cartography & Geovisualization | ||
| Topics in Digital Studies | ||
| Advanced Studies In Theatre and Performance Studies Research | ||
| Seminar-Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies | ||
| Total Credits | 9 | |
Footnotes
| 1 | Substitutions for this course may be available, contact the CVC director for more information. |
CVC DIRECTOR
Paola Hernández (Spanish and Portuguese)
Steering committee
- Faisal Abdu’Allah (Art)
- Mercedes Alcalá-Galán (Spanish and Portuguese)
- Jill Casid (Visual Culture/Art History)
- Christine Garlough (Gender and Women's Studies)
- Eric Hoyt (Media and Cultural Studies/Communication Arts)
- Adam Kern (Visual Culture/East Asian Languages and Literature)
- Sarah Ann Wells (Comparative Literature)
- Keith Woodward (Geography)
PROGRAM ASSISTANT:
Sara Champlin (Art History)
A list of affiliate faculty may be found here.