Graduate Student, History of Art
Edinburgh College of Art
Thesis Title: Negotiations of Community in Contemporary Art
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Angela Dimitrakaki
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About
Harry Weeks (b. 1986) is a PhD student in History of Art at the University of Edinburgh. His current PhD research project is entitled 'Negotiations of community in contemporary art' and examines the political implications of contemporary community-engaged art practice. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2008 and completed an MSc by research in 2009 entitled 'Re-cognising the post-Soviet condition: contemporary art in the Baltic States'. A revised version of this paper was published in March 2010 in 'Studies in Eastern European Cinema'. In 2009 he curated an exhibition of Scottish video art called 'You and me and the TV makes 3' as part of the Edinburgh Annuale. He curated the 'Ethics, Nationalism and the Theatrics of Documentation' Film Lounge programme at Stills Gallery, Edinburgh and was co-convener of the 'Ethics of Encounter' workshop, held at Stills in March 2011. He has written for the CITSEE project on Citizenship in South Eastern Europe and for numerous books and exhibition catalogues in the Baltic States.
Contact Information
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| Address: | Minto House, 20 Chambers Street, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH1 1JZ, UK |
| IM: | Skype: hjjweeks |
