About the Journal


Formations: Journal of Art History & Visual Culture is committed to thinking about the history, practice, and theory of art history and visual culture as constantly up for debate, critical scrutiny, and redefinition. Thus, as implied in its title, it understands the study of art and visual culture to be in the process of perpetual formation. The journal’s mission is to provide a platform for innovative research in the field of art history and visual culture from the past to the present day. We are dedicated to highlighting new voices and perspectives on both familiar and yet unexplored issues in art. More specifically, we are interested in new voices and perspectives that dare to question existing narratives or rectify issues in the practice of art and art history. In engaging these perspectives, we look to spotlight conversations that shape the interpretation of art history and visual culture moving forward.

Formations: Journal of Art History & Visual Culture is a scholarly and open-access journal founded and edited by doctoral students in the School of Art History at the University of St Andrews. The journal welcomes contributions from graduate students, early career, and established scholars. These contributions can include, but are not limited to, scholarly essays, translations, interviews, and book reviews. Through a rigorous double-blind, peer review process, the journal seeks to maintain the highest standards of academic research. Founded as Inferno in 1994 and published as the St Andrews Journal of Art History and Museum Studies from 2009-2013, and subsequently, as North Street Review in 2014, the journal was relaunched in 2021 to accommodate new areas of concern and interest in art historical scholarship from across the globe.

Publisher

This journal is published by:

School of Art History University of St Andrews 79 North Street St Andrews Fife KY16 9AL

School of Art History, University of St Andrews

Publication Frequency

Formations: Journal of Art History & Visual Culture is published annually.

Open Access

The Journal supports Open Access to scholarly work and applies the Creative Commons CC BY-NC license to ensure access and free use for the widest possible audience. This agreement means that copyright in the Work remains with the Author and readers have the right to reuse the article provided proper attribution is given and the use is non-commercial.

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