I am seeking part-time work in or outside of academia that
utilizes the research and communication skills honed during my PhD.
- Freelance research on U.S. history, modern art, and visual culture
- Freelance editing of non-fiction texts
- Part-time teaching of art history, American studies, and critical media studies
Core Skills
- Synthesize and distill large amounts of information from a variety of sources
- Communicate complex concepts to non-experts in clear, compelling presentations and writing
- Edit texts to improve clarity, organization, and writing style
- Critical and creative problem solving
- Visual analysis of the mass media, art, photographs, and design
Work Experience
My experience in academia includes:
- Teaching art history courses to a range of students at universities in the US and UK
- Researching how mass magazines presented abstract art to the American public in the 1950s
- Writing short papers as well as a book-length PhD dissertation
- Presenting research at eleven professional conferences
- Editing a journal
- Organizing conferences
- Creating and maintaining basic websites for a number of organizations
I have also worked in office and creative environments outside of academia doing graphic design, typesetting, marketing, and general office administration.
Full CV/résumé available on request
Education
2016 PhD History,
Philosopy, & Culture, Oxford
Brookes University, UK
Thesis: Modern Art for Middle
America: American Abstraction in Mass Magazines, 1946-1960
Transferred to Oxford Brookes after moving to the UK
2000 MA Art
History, University
of Florida, Gainesville, USA
Thesis: Selling
American Art: Celebrity and Success in the Postwar New York Art
Market
1998 BA History of the Arts, Stetson
University, DeLand, Florida, USA
(self-defined interdisciplinary honors program major in Humanities)
Minor: Spanish
About Me
I am an American who has lived in England since 2004. I enjoy gardening, the arts, woods, beaches, and of course spending time with my husband, two children, and dog.
Contact Information
email: christine@christinebianco.com
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