Disa Persson

Disa Persson serves as a Lecturer in History of Art at the University of Glasgow, specializing in European visual culture with a focus on interwar France and the avant-garde movement. Her research examines intersections of art, biology, and societal anxieties through historical frameworks.

Persson's scholarly work centers on how visual culture engages with themes of hygiene, contagion, and eugenics during periods of social upheaval. She employs interdisciplinary methodologies bridging art history with medical anthropology and cultural studies, particularly analyzing representations of disease, monstrous imagery, and scientific discourse in early 20th-century French contexts. Her research often utilizes archival documents and theoretical frameworks from Georges Bataille to explore societal taboos.

Recent publications reveal consistent thematic focus on art's response to public health crises and biological determinism. Her 2023-2024 works demonstrate rigorous analysis of how avant-garde artists processed contemporary scientific debates about tuberculosis, pronatalism, and eugenics through visual media, establishing connections between artistic production and societal fears during the interwar period.

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