University of Evora, Portugal: Call For Applications

Conception:
A transverse and multidisciplinary approach is an essential aspect of the 2nd and 3rd study cycles which lead up to the Doctorate degree (Ph.D.) and Master degree in Visual Arts. The thesis can be either only theoretical or both theoretical and practical, with the execution of creative works. The main aims of the programme is to create a specialized academic space dedicated to thought, theory and creation, on Art and Design, and their strict relationship with the use of new technologies and the world of science.

The advances in technology have had relevant consequences to artistic expression. Technologies, gradually assimilated by art, have not only found their way into artistic language and production, but also in the work’s aesthetics. From these transformations emerge new fields of knowledge characterized by multiple disciplines, whether they are in a theoretical or creative production point of view. The research branches offered in this programme are founded on this basis.

The programme is taught in Portuguese and English.
Curriculum of the course: http://www.artesvisuais.uevora.pt/drcourse
European Degrees

Faculty:
Faculty includes professors at University of Évora and invited worldwide-recognized lecturers and experts: Rudolf Frieling (SFMOMA, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, USA), Siegfried Zielinski (University of the Arts Berlin, UdK, Germany), Eduardo Kac (The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, SAIC, USA), Lucia Santaella (PUC Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Brazil), Aurora Fernández Polanco (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Fine Arts Department, Spain) and Dieter Daniels (Ludwig Boltzmann Institute Media Art Research, Linz, Austria). Director of the programme: Claudia Giannetti.

Faculty biography: http://www.artesvisuais.uevora.pt/drCVfaculty

DURATION AND CALENDAR
Seminars (Part time on-campus)
- 1st and 2nd semester: Curricular units. Post-employment schedule (Fridays and Saturdays). 1st Semester: 22 October 2010 to February 2011; 2nd Semester: March 2011 to July 2011 (In general, Ph.D. seminars will be held twice a month during the 1st semester and once a month during the 2nd semester.)
- From 3rd semester: Research, development and defence of the thesis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

http://www.sac.uevora.pt/sac/estudos_pos_graduados/doutoramentos

http://www.artesvisuais.uevora.pt

Applications shall be submitted on-line https://mpg.siiue.uevora.pt
-Link: Candidaturas 2º e 3º ciclos
-Login: candidato
-Password: candidato
Applications must include a single-page statement of purpose, CV / Portfolio as well as copies of relevant certificates.

Contact of the Director of the Ph.D. and Master Programme
Prof. Dr. Claudia Giannetti
Email: cg@uevora.pt
Tel: (00351) 266 757 301
Fax: (00351) 266 703 300

ORGANIZATION
Universidade de Évora, UÉ
IIFA, Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada da UÉ

COORDINATION
Departamento de Artes Visuais e Design (DAVD)
Department of Visual Arts and Design (DAVD)

SUPPORTERS
DAVD & CHAIA, Centro de História da Arte e Investigação Artística da UÉ