Shearer West Explained
Shearer West |
Office: | Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham |
Term Start: | October 2017 |
Predecessor: | Sir David Greenaway |
Salary: | £361,181 (2022–23)[1] |
Alma Mater: | University of St Andrews College of William and Mary |
Module: | Child: | yes | Thesis Title: | The theatrical portrait in eighteenth century London | Thesis Url: | https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/10023/2982/3/ShearerWestPhDThesis_Vol1.pdf | Thesis Year: | 1986 |
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Shearer Carroll West is a British-American art-historian, academic and university administrator. West is currently the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham since October 2017 and formerly deputy vice-chancellor of the University of Sheffield.[2]
West was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2021 New Year Honours for services to education.
In 2024, West was announced as the new Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds.[3]
Biography and career
West holds an undergraduate degree in art history and English from the College of William & Mary, in Virginia, and a PhD in art history from the University of St Andrews.[4]
She was previously head of the Humanities Division at the University of Oxford, director of research at the Arts and Humanities Research Council, and head of the School of Historical Studies at the University of Birmingham.[5] [6] [7]
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, Oxford, 2004. (Oxford History of Art)
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Financial Statements for the Year to 31 July 2022 . 15 December 2023 . University of Nottingham. 34.
- Web site: New Vice-Chancellor for Nottingham . Cass . Liz . 2017 . University of Nottingham . Press release.
- Web site: Vice-chancellor and President announced for the University of Leeds. 25 June 2024. University of Leeds. 25 June 2024.
- Web site: Shearer West named as next Nottingham v-c. 22 May 2017 . Times Higher Education. 22 May 2017.
- Web site: University of Sheffield announces the appointment of new Deputy Vice-Chancellor - News releases - News - The University of Sheffield . University of Sheffield . 2015-03-25 . 2015-10-16.
- Web site: Oxford Alumni / Professor Shearer West . . 2015-10-16.
- Web site: Professor Shearer West . . 2015-10-16.