Dr Patricia Allmer  

Research Fellow in Art History

Telephone : 0161 247 1712
Email : p.allmer@mmu.ac.uk

Office : Righton Building / Room G15

I specialise in different aspects of modern art, with particular focus on Surrealisms in European (particularly Belgian) contexts. I am interested in theoretical applications (particularly deconstruction, psychoanalysis and different aspects of literary theory) to the analysis of art works, and have a supplementary interest in film and film theory, which overlaps with a wider concern with theorising visual culture.

I greatly welcome PhD enquiries and applications in my areas of research interest: Surrealisms; modern and contemporary art and art theory.


EDUCATION

PhD in Art History, Loughborough University, School of Art and Design, 2001 – 2004. Thesis Title: Correspondences – René Magritte’s Dialogue with Art and Tradition.

MA (with Distinction) - European Literature, Cultures and Society, Manchester Metropolitan University, Department of Politics and Philosophy, 2000 - 2001.

BA (Hons) Upper Second Class, Applied Social Studies by Independent Study, Manchester Metropolitan University, Crewe and Alsager Faculty, Department of Humanities and Applied Social Studies, 1997 - 2000.