Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts
Dates:
May 20 - June 13, 2008
Price:
$22,500 per year for a three year program
Program Website:
www.idsva.org
Program Coordinator:
Amy Curtis
Address:
130 Neal Street, Portland, ME 04102
Telephone:
207-228-3399
E-mail:
info@idsva.org
Preferred method of contact:
email
Program Description:
The Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts offers the first American PhD designed especially for holders of the MFA, conferring a doctorate in philosophy, aesthetics and art theory. Headquartered in Portland, Maine, IDSVA is a residency / distance learning program. Residencies are held at Castello di Spannocchia in Tuscany, Italy, and in NYC. Study includes interrogative travel to art sites worldwide. 2008 destinations include Siena, Florence, Milan and Paris.
Coordinator Biography:
George Smith is founding president of IDSVA and Associate Professor of Philosophy and Visual Culture. Most recently he has contributed with Luce Irigaray and Slavoj Zizek to the forthcoming text, Intermedialities, ed., Hugh Silverman. Professor Smith teaches first year seminar.
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