AHVC Research Seminar - PGR Work-in-Progress

The Art History and Visual Cultures Research Seminar returns to the Old Library on Wednesday 4 November, this time as a PGR work-in-progress session. It's one of those mid-week university slots that lets you see what's actually being worked on behind the scenes, with two postgraduate researchers presenting their current projects back-to-back, followed by a Q&A. It runs from 12:30 to 14:00, so it's a proper lunchtime thing.

Emma Fearon, a third-year PGR, opens with Radical Accessibility: dignified access for transcultural understanding. It's a title that points towards the politics of how we access art and culture across different cultures, and since she's in her third year, this is work that's well on its way towards completion. After her, Fatimah Alhazmy, a first-year, presents Byzantine influence in Al-Faw Village: A Comparative Study of Ceramic Designs and Techniques between the Levant and the Arabian Peninsula in 4th century. That's a very specific look at 4th-century ceramics, comparing the Levant with the Arabian Peninsula and tracing the Byzantine influence that moved between them.

Between the two, you've got a broad spread: one looking at the contemporary politics of accessibility, the other at ancient pottery and the trade routes of the late Roman world. The Q&A at the end is where the work-in-progress part really comes in, as the presenters take questions from the room and talk through their ideas while they're still in development.

The session is held in Old Library 134 at the University of Exeter, and there's an option to join remotely via MS Teams if you can't make it in person. It runs from 12:30 to 14:00 on Wednesday 4 November.