Art History and Visual Studies University of Gothenburg

Overview

This Art History and Visual Studies programme offered by University of Gothenburg examines images, visual representation, and visual culture from interdisciplinary perspectives. Research explores the role of images within the Western art tradition and investigates their functions in areas such as science, education, journalism, cultural heritage, and social life. Studies address topics including visual communication, image interpretation, accessibility, gender, semiotics, and the representation of women in art and visual culture.

Key Facts

The programme is connected to broad research environments focused on urban culture, cultural heritage, visual culture, and creative practices. Doctoral candidates investigate how images, narratives, archives, architecture, art, and cultural expressions shape knowledge, identity, power relations, and democratic processes. Research spans both historical and contemporary contexts and engages with questions of perception, memory, spatial development, public culture, and the social significance of visual media.