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Rose Marie San Juan is Professor of History of Art at University College London (UCL), where she has been a member of the department since 2005 and received her Professorship in 2013. Previously, she taught at the University of British Columbia in the Department of Art History, Visual Arts and Theory. Her academic career spans several decades with significant contributions to art historical scholarship, particularly in the fields of Italian art, early modern urbanism, and visual technologies.
Dr. San Juan received her educational training at prestigious institutions:
- Bachelor of Arts in Music and Art History at the University of Toronto
- Ph.D. (Combined Historical Studies) at the Warburg Institute, University of London, supervised by Michael Baxandall
Rose Marie San Juan's research focuses on Italian art and culture, with particular emphasis on early modern urban life in Rome. Her work examines visual technologies such as print and film in relation to time, movement and urban space. She has published extensively on print culture and urban practices in early modern Rome, the movement of images between Europe, Asia and the 'New World', anatomical prints and wax models, the body and problems of representation, and film and urban space. Her most recent book, 'Violence of the Anatomical Image,' explores how violence becomes a strategy to chart a new future for the human body, while her current research investigates film, documentary and social architectural projects in Italy between the 1930s and 1950s.
Analysis of her recent publications reveals consistent thematic threads across decades of scholarship. San Juan's work demonstrates a sustained interest in the intersection of visual culture, urban space, and bodily representation. Her research trajectory shows evolution from early modern Rome to contemporary film studies, yet maintains a consistent methodological approach examining how visual technologies mediate social and spatial experiences. Key recurring themes include anatomical imagery, the movement of images across cultural boundaries, urban representation, and the relationship between visual culture and social practices.
While specific scientific awards are not mentioned in available sources, Professor San Juan's scholarly contributions have clearly established her as a significant figure in art historical research, with publications spanning multiple prestigious academic presses and journals.
Professor San Juan has supervised numerous doctoral dissertations on various aspects of early modern print culture, urban space, anatomical images, and film studies. Her teaching interests include critical theory and art history, Rome and early modern urbanism, print culture, and early modern painting of everyday life. At UBC, she collaborated with geographer Geraldine Pratt to create an innovative course on Film and Urban Space, bridging departments across different faculties. At UCL, she has developed specialized MA courses on 'The body in the cabinets of curiosities' and 'Cannibalism and the Visual Image,' demonstrating her commitment to interdisciplinary approaches.
While specific laboratory or team structures aren't detailed in the available information, Professor San Juan's collaborative work, particularly with Geraldine Pratt on 'Film and Urban Space,' suggests a strong commitment to interdisciplinary research teams that bridge traditional academic boundaries between art history, geography, and film studies.
