Duncan White
پژوهشگر ارشد · Film and Performance Practices
University of the Arts Londonمعرفی
Dr Duncan White serves as a Research Fellow and Pathway Leader for the MRes Art: Moving Image program at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, where he shapes advanced studies in experimental film and performance practices within contemporary art contexts.
His academic foundation includes a PhD from Kingston University (2007) examining concepts of place in American art, film and literature since 1960; an MA with distinction from the University of London (2002), awarded the Howell Daniels Dissertation Prize; and a BA in Politics and American Studies from Sussex University.
White's research critically engages with film and performance art through the lenses of representation, identity, trauma, and loss from the mid-20th century to present. He is finalizing "Never Connect", a book exploring art historical periods where artistic practices deliberately self-destructed, complicating conventional historical evidence. His scholarly output spans expanded cinema, minimalism, and video installation, emphasizing the documentation challenges of ephemeral art forms.
His publication trajectory reveals sustained investigation into British expanded cinema (particularly 1969-79), experimental film theory, and the indexical properties of moving image media. Recent works increasingly address digital interventions in traditional formats while maintaining focus on destruction, loss, and spatial theory within art history.
White's scholarly contributions have been recognized with the Howell Daniels Dissertation Prize (2002) and a 2012 Krasna-Krausz Book Award commendation for his co-authored "Expanded Cinema: Art, Performance, Film".
As a supervisor, White has guided ten MRes students through Central Saint Martins' program, with recent theses examining Japanese puppetry's digital intersections, diary film notations, and Super 8 film's indexicality. His mentorship consistently bridges historical art movements with contemporary moving image practices, fostering innovative methodological approaches in art research.
