Call for Papers | PRIVATE LIFE Keynote: Dr Josephine Berry (Goldsmiths, University of London) 10 June 2019, University of Edinburgh ‘What does it mean that private life accompanies us as a secret or a stowaway? First of all, that it is separated from us as clandestine and … it furtively shares existence with us. … And the weight of… Read More
A reflection on ‘The Social Reproduction of Feminist Art History’ (James Bell) latent [adjective] (of a quality or state) existing but not yet developed or manifest; hidden or concealed. From the Latin latent–‘being hidden’, from the verb latere. Laura Guy reads a few lines from Zoe Leonard’s 1992 poem, I want a president.[1] It is a beautiful verse that demands an almost inconceivable future…… Read More
The Social Reproduction of Feminist Art History What can art (and artist history) can do for feminism? An event marking the launch of two publications: Feminism and Art History Now, edited by Victoria Horne and Lara Perry, and a special issue of Third Text focussing on ‘Social Reproduction and Art’, edited by Angela Dimitrakaki and Kirsten Lloyd. Speakers and respondents: James Bell (Northumbria… Read More
PANEL | Feminist Emergency: The Art Field A discussion and debate that took place in the context of the international and interdisciplinary conference Feminist Emergency on Friday 22 June 2017 at Birkbeck, University of London. By strange coincidence, 2017 is not just the centenary of the October Revolution (where women workers played a key role) but also a year rife with… Read More
READING GROUP | Social Reproduction in Art, Life & Struggle Founded by Victoria Horne and Kirsten Lloyd in 2014, the Reading Group is now hosted by Collective Gallery in partnership with the School of History of Art at The University of Edinburgh. We meet every two months. For more information see Collective. A term that emerged in feminist thinking in the second half of the 20th… Read More
COLLECTION | The University of Edinburgh Contemporary Art Research Collection The University of Edinburgh’s Contemporary Art Research Collection is driven by current research undertaken in the School of History of Art. Taking globalisation and social reproduction as our central themes we are currently working towards acquiring new work by Melanie Gilligan, Petra Bauer and Kate Davis with the support of The Art Fund… Read More
