Association of Art Historians Annual Conference 2009: Intersections
Manchester Metropolitan University, 2-4th April 2009
Student Session Call for Papers

And you call yourself an Art Historian?
Navigating the terrain of "cross/trans/inter-research"

Every academic discipline has its boundaries: what happens when you
cross them? Those who do may find themselves entering a minefield, at
constant risk of being deemed "pseudo-academic" or "non-specialist".
Can you be a successful art historian while also being a capable
writer who can tell a good story? Is it possible to produce findings
that are relevant to a larger and possibly diverse audiences, without
sacrificing the depth of your argument? Is it possible to work across
multiple fields, deploying the ideas and methodologies of other
disciplines, without threatening or diluting academic research?

We invite papers that come up against the visible as well as the
implicit boundaries of art history: they may operate on the border of
other disciplines (whether it be archaeology or neuroscience); may be
termed sensationalist (because of writing style or the controversial
nature of the topic); or engage with different or multiple
methodologies.

This session will look beyond the (unwritten) rules of art history,
providing a forum for postgraduates who are navigating the terrain of
?cross/trans/inter-disciplinary research? while still defining
themselves as historians of art.

Deadline for proposals: 10th November 2008
To submit a proposal for this session, please download the AAH09 Paper
Proposal Form from www.aah.org.uk/conference/index.php and send to:
Lara Eggleton, University of Leeds: laraeve8googlemail.com
Clare O'Dowd, University of Manchester:
clare.o'dowdpostgrad.manchester.ac.uk

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