Archaeology and Art History

Position: Doctorate Institute: Uni. Naples
Posted on: 06/03/2026 Deadline: 08/04/2026

Scientific-Disciplinary Group

10 - Antiquities, Philology, Literary Studies, Art Historyi

Description

The course aims to train students in advanced research on archaeological, artistic and cultural heritage from prehistory to the contemporary age, with an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary perspective, taking advantage of the full range of opportunities offered by the Digital Humanities. The program will provide specific insights into the following topics with a focus on Europe and the Mediterranean world: - historical, social and anthropological role of material culture and artistic production, as well as its political, ideological and religious use - city and territory in a landscape perspective - survival, revival and reuse of antiquities in post-antique, medieval and modern times - continuity, discontinuity and transformation of material, architectural and artistic expressions - patronage, collecting, museology and the art market - textual sources, art literature, criticism and historiography

Funding body

Università Degli Studi di Napoli Federico II