Shearer Carroll West is a British-American
art-historian, academic and university administrator. West is currently the Vice-Chancellor of the
University of Nottingham
, mottoeng = A city is built on wisdom
, established = 1798 – teacher training college1881 – University College Nottingham1948 – university status
, type = Public
, chancellor ...
since October 2017 and formerly deputy
vice-chancellor
A chancellor is a leader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within a university system.
In most Commonwealth and former Commonwealth nations, the chancellor ...
of the
University of Sheffield
, mottoeng = To discover the causes of things
, established = – University of SheffieldPredecessor institutions:
– Sheffield Medical School – Firth College – Sheffield Technical School – University College of Sheffield
, type = Pu ...
.
West was appointed
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations,
and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...
(CBE) in the
2021 New Year Honours for services to education.
Biography and career
West holds an undergraduate degree in art history and English from the
College of William & Mary
The College of William & Mary (officially The College of William and Mary in Virginia, abbreviated as William & Mary, W&M) is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia. Founded in 1693 by letters patent issued by King William I ...
, in Virginia, and a PhD in art history from the
University of St Andrews
(Aien aristeuein)
, motto_lang = grc
, mottoeng = Ever to ExcelorEver to be the Best
, established =
, type = Public research university
Ancient university
, endowment ...
.
She was previously head of the
Humanities Division at the
University of Oxford
, mottoeng = The Lord is my light
, established =
, endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019)
, budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20)
, chancellor ...
, director of research at the
Arts and Humanities Research Council
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), formerly Arts and Humanities Research Board (AHRB), is a British research council, established in 1998, supporting research and postgraduate study in the arts and humanities.
History
The Arts ...
, and head of the School of Historical Studies at the
University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a Public university, public research university located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingha ...
.
[ ]
Selected publications
*''The Image of the Actor: Verbal and Visual Representation in the Age of Garrick and Kemble'', Palgrave MacMillan, 1991.
*''Fin De Siecle: Art and society in an age of uncertainty'', The Overlook Press, 1994.
*''The visual arts in Germany 1897-1940: Utopia and Despair'',
Rutgers University Press, 2001.
*''Portraiture'',
Oxford University Press
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, Oxford, 2004. (
Oxford History of Art
The ''Oxford History of Art'' is a monographic series about the history of art, design and architecture published by Oxford University Press. It combines volumes covering specific periods with thematic volumes. The history is divided into histori ...
)
References
External links
Biography at the University of Nottingham
Living people
Academics of the University of Birmingham
People associated with the University of Sheffield
Year of birth missing (living people)
College of William & Mary alumni
Alumni of the University of St Andrews
Academics of the University of Leicester
Fellows of the Royal Historical Society
British art historians
Vice-Chancellors of the University of Nottingham
Women heads of universities and colleges
American art historians
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
American emigrants to England
Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom
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