BA CVC Lecturers' Recent Conference Papers

BA Contemporary Visual Culture Lecturer, Dr. Connell Vaughan, has just published his conference paper called, 'Statecraft: Vandalism and Iconoclasm in the Digital Age'.
See publication here: European Society for Aesthetics
BA CVC Lecturer Dr. Tim Stott gave a paper 'Playing with Loose Parts: The Design 12 Course and Pre-Digital Interactive Environments', on the panel Playing Art History / Gaming the Museum, College Art Association annual conference, New York, 16th February 2017.

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