http://arthistorynewsletter.com/blog/?p=1557 News for Art Historians Tue, 16 Nov 2010 08:57:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://arthistorynewsletter.com/blog/?p=1557&cpage=1#comment-138303 Jon Lackman Thu, 13 May 2010 12:29:27 +0000 http://arthistorynewsletter.com/blog/?p=1557#comment-138303 I think that there are certain aspects of the experience that statistics will never capture, but I too wish we had more of them. I just emailed the center to try to find out if they plan to update their report. This general topic of what goes on behind closed doors in academic committees got a close look in Michèle Lamont’s recent book, <a href="http://arthistorynewsletter.com/blog/?p=855" rel="nofollow">How Professors Think: Inside the Curious World of Academic Judgment</a>. Unfortunately, art history was not one of the fields she studied, but I found the book interesting anyway. I think that there are certain aspects of the experience that statistics will never capture, but I too wish we had more of them. I just emailed the center to try to find out if they plan to update their report. This general topic of what goes on behind closed doors in academic committees got a close look in Michèle Lamont’s recent book, How Professors Think: Inside the Curious World of Academic Judgment. Unfortunately, art history was not one of the fields she studied, but I found the book interesting anyway.

]]> http://arthistorynewsletter.com/blog/?p=1557&cpage=1#comment-138296 Travis Nygard Wed, 12 May 2010 22:20:03 +0000 http://arthistorynewsletter.com/blog/?p=1557#comment-138296 It would be interesting to see recent statistics about job success in Art History rather than just hearing anecdotal experiences. Unfortunately the only major study that I know of was published in 2003—about the time that I started graduate school. It was done by the Center for Innovation and Research in Graduate Education and the Getty, titled PhDs in Art History – Over a Decade Later. It “surveyed all PhD recipients who graduated from US art and architectural history programs during the academic years 1985 to 1991.” Some of the major findings were quite encouraging. Even though these academics graduated right before the ression of the early 1990s, “nearly 100 percent of the respondents were employed 10 to 15 years after PhD completion, most of them in jobs related to their field of study.” The full text of this study remains online, and can be read here: http://depts.washington.edu/cirgeweb/c/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/arthistory_report.pdf It would be interesting to see recent statistics about job success in Art History rather than just hearing anecdotal experiences. Unfortunately the only major study that I know of was published in 2003—about the time that I started graduate school. It was done by the Center for Innovation and Research in Graduate Education and the Getty, titled PhDs in Art History – Over a Decade Later. It “surveyed all PhD recipients who graduated from US art and architectural history programs during the academic years 1985 to 1991.” Some of the major findings were quite encouraging. Even though these academics graduated right before the ression of the early 1990s, “nearly 100 percent of the respondents were employed 10 to 15 years after PhD completion, most of them in jobs related to their field of study.” The full text of this study remains online, and can be read here: http://depts.washington.edu/cirgeweb/c/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/arthistory_report.pdf

]]> http://arthistorynewsletter.com/blog/?p=1557&cpage=1#comment-138281 Leslie Thompson Tue, 11 May 2010 15:11:10 +0000 http://arthistorynewsletter.com/blog/?p=1557#comment-138281 I like your idea for this series. I, too, recently applied for Ph.D. programs. Unfortunately, because of lack of funding, I wasn't able to attend for the upcoming academic year. The lack of control I have over my art history/museum career makes me feel vulnerable. I am definitely looking forward to reading your future reflections. I like your idea for this series. I, too, recently applied for Ph.D. programs. Unfortunately, because of lack of funding, I wasn’t able to attend for the upcoming academic year. The lack of control I have over my art history/museum career makes me feel vulnerable.
I am definitely looking forward to reading your future reflections.

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