MA The Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas

University of East Anglia UEA

On this unique Master’s course, you’ll study the arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas, past and present. You’ll benefit from teaching that emphasises museum anthropology and material culture. At the same time, you’ll engage with the issues involved analysing and displaying of works of art, both in their original contexts and within museums and exhibitions. The Sainsbury Research Unit is one of the leading centres in the world for the study of art and material culture from these three regions. Our research output includes publications, exhibitions, catalogues, conferences, symposia and lectures. For details of the research undertaken by individual members of faculty and research students. This MA is cross-disciplinary which means you’ll engage with regional developments and shared themes across anthropology, art history, archaeology, and museology. Throughout the programme, you’ll encounter contemporary theories and current research methods. You’ll have the opportunity to study the world-famous collection of art held in the Sainsbury Centre and access to the Robert Sainsbury Library, a dedicated library located in the building. The Unit also has its own teaching collection of over 200 items. Engagement with museums is an integral part of the course and there will be visits to museums and exhibitions in Edinburgh, London, Cambridge and Oxford. Our graduates have gone on to do PhD research and to university appointments, careers in consultancy, publishing and museum work in the UK and abroad.

School of History and Art History