Art History Now: Janina Ramirez in conversation
date: 18 September 2024
time: 18:30 – 19:30
location: City Lit, Keeley Street
Join us for an engaging discussion with renowned art historian Janina Ramirez on the value of art history, its impact on society and culture, and on her own life. The talk will be followed by a wine reception and book signing.
For its 50th anniversary celebrations, the Association for Art History is asking people in the arts and those interested in our subject – Art History Advocates – what art history means to them.
Hear Art History Advocate Janina Ramirez address, in a variety of inspirational ways, why it is important to the individual and to society, and gain a new perspectives on Art History Now.
“Art History is one of the few subjects that leaps across disciplinary boundaries, combining our intuitive responses to visual stimulus with documents, music, film, archaeology, as well as the sciences. To understand the world through the marks and images humans have made provides a unique way of viewing past, present and future.” Janina Ramirez, Art History Now
Professor Janina Ramirez is a lecturer, researcher, author and broadcaster.
She is Research Fellow in History of Art at Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford, and Visiting Professor in Medieval Studies at the University of Lincoln. Her most recent book, ‘Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages Through the Women Written out of it’, was an instant Sunday Times number 1 best-seller, Waterstones Book of the Month and Book of the Year. Janina is also an award-winning documentary-maker, with 15 years of writing and presenting for the BBC, Sky Arts and Arte. Her films include ‘The Search for the Lost Manuscript’, ‘Britain’s Millenium of Monasteries’, and ‘Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years War’. Her repeating series ‘Raiders of the Lost Past’ has included episodes on the Olmec Heads of Mexico, the Lion Man of Germany, and Tutankhamun in Egypt. She has published extensively, including monographs on The Private Lives of Saints, Julian of Norwich and Beowulf. Her forthcoming book, ‘Legenda: A New History of Nation Building Through the Women at the Heart of It’, is due for release July 25 with Penguin-Random house. She is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Royal Society for the Arts.
Sarah Jaffray is an art historian and educator who currently works as the art history coordinator at City Lit.
Sarah holds a BA and MA in art history with an emphasis in 19th/20th century France and a minor in the Italian Renaissance. She holds a second MA in cultural theory from Goldsmiths, University of London. Sarah was a tenured professor of art history in Los Angeles before relocating to London in 2012. She has worked in curatorial roles at the British Museum and Wellcome Collection. In addition to her current coordinating role, Sarah lectures on art history for a variety of organisations and societies, including City Lit and University of Arts London. Her art historical practice focuses on experimental narratives, artistic process, art pedagogy, politics and philosophy. Sarah’s current research is focused on translation and empathy.
This event is part of Art History Festival 2024 organised by the Association for Art History.