Phd-Research

Literature Review of ‘Neither beasts, nor gods, but men.’ Written by Jonathon Black in January 2003, and reviewed by Brent Meheux in April 2017. Abstract ‘Constructions of Masculinity and the Image of the Ordinary British Soldier or ‘Tommy’ in the First World War Art of: C.R.W Nevinson (1889-1946); Eric Henri Kennington (1888-1960) and Charles Sargent Jagger (1885-1934). In his statement, Jonathon Black sets out to research, and deliver conclusions, on the art of the 3 listed artists; art that was produced in response to, or linked to, the British soldier’s (junior ranks, NCO’s and privates) experiences during the First World War. Through this research one of his objectives is to understand the private soldier who had either volunteered, or was conscripted, in to the conflict; and who was primarily from the British working-classes. Another of the objectives can be seen to be that of the notions and ideals of ‘Masculinity’ within the British middle classes, and intellectual elite, the ...

Prof Catherine Moriarty **From Brighton Website, where there are links to her latest work - http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/staff/catherine-moriarty Professor Catherine Moriarty is Curatorial Director of the University of Brighton Design Archives. Her work engages with issues that lie at the heart of current research in the humanities – cultural memory, inter-textuality, visual and material culture, particularly sculpture, and the research potential of digital content. C.Moriarty@brighton.ac.uk Scholarly biography and interests Professor Catherine Moriarty is Curatorial Director of the University of Brighton Design Archives  and Professor of Art and Design History in the College of Arts and Humanities. Integral to Moriarty’s development of the University of Brighton Design Archives is her conviction in curation as a creative practice. Initiating artists’ residencies, exhibitions, and research projects of different kinds, she is interested in the archive as a site of inquiry. Recognised ...