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prof. PhDr. Ladislav Kesner, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Art History

Correspondence Address:
Arna Nováka 1/1, 602 00 Brno

Office: bldg. K/312
Veveří 470/28
602 00 Brno

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Basic information

Field of study: History of art

Topics of doctoral theses (supervisor)

From ‘Eastern’ to ‘Global’ Artist — Reviewing the mechanisms leading to integration of artists from Central and Eastern Europe into the context of Western art – ongoing study
Connecting art & neurosciences – ongoing study
Artistic process - Paradigms and interdisciplinary intersections of intentionality and creativity in the creation of artwork. – ongoing study
Echoes across the Iron Curtain: Studies on Czechoslovak Art of the 1960s – ongoing study

Field of study: History of Art

Topics of doctoral theses (supervisor)

Hudson River School and the Natural Sciences of the 19th Century in America – ongoing study

Field of study: Theory and History of Arts

Topics of doctoral theses (supervisor)

Theoretical and Technical Aspects of Documentary Photography by Selected Czech Authors from the Mid-1960s to the Present – graduate 2018
Institution and Viewer: Factors Influencing the Viewer Experience within the Framework of Contemporary Art Institutions – graduate 2015
The Prešov Jewish Museum (1928–1942). History, collection, ideas, personalities and places – graduate 2015

Field of study: Theory and History of Theatre, Film and Audio-Visual Culture Studies

Topics of doctoral theses (supervisor)

čas ve výtvarném umění – graduate 2019

Detailed information on doctoral topics and students