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Areas of expertise: History of Art and Visual Culture, Classical Studies


Biography, Education and Training

Licence in Mediaeval Studies, Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto Ph.D., Byzantine Studies, Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London, UK M.A., Byzantine Studies, Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London, UK Certificate in Museology and Restoration of works of art, Universitá Internazionale dell’Arte, Florence, Italy Diploma, Art History, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK B.A., Archaeology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece


Areas of expertise: History of Art and Visual Culture, Middle Ages


Biography, Education and Training

Architectural historian with research specialization in the Middle Ages, particularly of the Gothic period and urban planning and building. Interest in campus architecture and planning of both UCSC and universities throughout the world from the Middle Ages, with focus on  collegiate planning. A.B., Smith College; M.A. and Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley.


Areas of expertise: Art, Aesthetics, Art Criticism, Art Theory, Digital Arts, Contemporary Art, Digital Media, History of Art and Visual Culture, Science and Technology, New Media


Biography, Education and Training

Dr. Shanken writes and teaches about the entwinement of art, science, and technology with a focus on interdisciplinary practices involving new media. Recent publications and presentations address art and shamanism, environmental art, sound art and ecology, and bridging the gap between new media and contemporary art.  His book Art and Electronic Media (Phaidon Press, 2009) has been expanded with an extensive, multimedia, multilingual Online Companion. Inventing the ... more »

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