Department of History of Art

How can attention to artistic practices and visual interventions from across the global mosaic of local contexts contribute meaningfully to the decentring of hegemonic narratives and research on art and HIV/AIDS? What new configurations of work from across both global south and north are necessary to re-assess the histories of this epidemic, and intervene in its ongoing present? This conference invites papers that examine the state of the field in the study of art, visual culture and HIV/AIDS, presenting recent or ongoing research projects that seek to complicate understandings of this vast area of contemporary life.

The publication of 'St Stephen's Chapel and the Palace of Westminster', edited by Tim Ayers, J P D Cooper, Elizabeth Hallam Smith and Caroline Shenton, marks the culmination of a major AHRC-funded research project (2013-17), led by scholars in the History and History of Art Departments at the University of York.

Issue 11 covers the theme Dwelling on the everyday: houses, ghosts, ellipses and was co-edited by Open University Professor Alice E Sanger.

The Department of History of Art has placed 8th in the Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2025 for the subjects of history of art, architecture and design. The ranking recognises the quality of our courses, and the experiences and opportunities they provide to our students.

A History of Art Research Seminar about the Photography of Franki Raffles

A History of Art Research seminar presented by Sarah Turner titled "Border crossings: Winifred Nicholson and Li Yuan-chia in Cumbria"

In collaboration with the Department of History of Art, the Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies and the Centre for Modern Studies, we are pleased to announce the annual Victorian Studies conference, supported by the British Association for Victoria

How can attention to artistic practices and visual interventions from across the globalmosaic of local contexts contribute meaningfully to the decentring of hegemonic narrativesand research on art and HIV/AIDS?