In 2017 Leonardo will celebrate 50 years of
publishing work and research at the intersection of art, science and
technology. As part of the celebrations, we are initiating a 3-year symposium
that will address issues surrounding the development of the Ph.D. in Art and
Design.
Today, universities around the world are debating this
issue. While the MFA is a terminal degree for professional practice, the Ph.D.
is a research degree — the doctor of philosophy. The debate began in the U.K.
when independent art and design schools were merged with universities or raised
to university status. This led to the question of equivalent standards for
academic appointment to once-separate programs within now-unified universities.
Universities in Europe, Asia, Australia and North America have now joined the
conversation by establishing new Ph.D. programs or initiating serious debates
on whether — and how — to build them.
We seek several kinds of contributions to a 3-year symposium
on the Ph.D. in art and design.
- First, we seek full-length peer-reviewed articles for publication in the Leonardo addressing key issues concerning the Ph.D. in art and design.
- Second, we seek significant reports, research studies and case studies. Since these will be longer than journal articles, we will review them for journal publication as extended abstracts with references, and we will publish the full documents on the Leonardo web site.
- Finally, we will welcome Letters to the Editors in response to published articles and to the documents on the web site.
More information at the Leonardo website.
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