Doctoral defense Shervin Kianersi Haghighi

Shervin Kianersi Haghighi (research unit Image) will present her doctoral research in the Arts:

“Lines of Flight. An investigation of the value of invisible performances and their social context”

The supervisory committee of the doctoral research consisted of supervisor prof. dr. Bart Philipsen (KU Leuven), co-supervisor dr. Bart Geerts (KU Leuven / LUCA School of Arts), prof. dr. Anneleen Masschelein (KU Leuven / LUCA School of Arts) and dr. Marco Scotti (Università Iuav di Venezia).

The members of the examination committee are:

• Dr. Veerle Van der Sluys (vice dean research of the Associated Faculty of the Arts, head of the examination committee),
• Prof. dr. Bart Philipsen (supervisor, KU Leuven),
• Dr. Bart Geerts (co-supervisor, KU Leuven / LUCA School of Arts),
• Dr. Marco Scotti (Università Iuav di Venezia),
• Prof. dr. Willem Styfhals (KU Leuven),
• Dr. Annelies Monseré (KU Leuven / LUCA School of Arts),
• Ann Hoste (curator and coordinator artistic team S.M.A.K.),
• Loes Jacobs (coordinator Art Lab Nadine vzw Brussel)

The public doctoral defense will take place on Thursday October 6 at 14h00 at S.M.A.K., Jan Hoetplein 1, 9000 Ghent. As from 16h30 there will be a reception.

If you would like to attend the doctoral defense please order a free ticket here before October 5.