School of Visual Culture
Phone: 01 636 4351
Email: halsallf@staff.ncad.ie
Phone: 01 636 4351
Email: halsallf@staff.ncad.ie
History and Theory of Modern and Contemporary Art
Modernism as an artistic and philosophical problem
Historiography and philosophical aesthetics: the history of art history, the conceptual foundations of the discipline and critical revisions to the discipline. The relations between art history and philosophy (with a particular focus on philosophical aesthetics)
The cultural reception of Systems Theories (such as Cybernetics) with particular emphasis on the systems-theoretical approach of Niklas Luhmann
Phenomenology; Network Aesthetics; Photography: History and Theory; New Media: History and Theory; Museums and Galleries: History and Theory; Gender and Aesthetics