Declaration
Visual Religion is the web site of the Centre for Studies in the Visual Culture of Religion. It provides: an overview of the Centre; a means for publicizing its research projects and teaching activities, together with links to cognate sites; and a focus for scholarly exchange and news. The web site is regularly updates, and any questions, contributions or observations regarding its operation, or that of the Centre, should be sent to csvcr@aber.ac.uk or to the other relevant contact addresses.
The Centre is a research unit within the School of Art, University of Wales, Aberystwyth. Its broad directive is to study the visual culture of religion within a national, international, and interdisciplinary framework. The principal aims are to
initiate, support, promote and disseminate research in the field through conferences, exhibitions, and publications
encourage a convergence of scholarly disciplines
gather material for investigation and study
foster a knowledge and an understanding of the field through the delivery of undergraduate, postgraduate, specialist teaching, and public programmes of education
establish collaboration, partnerships and networks with other academic institutions, public bodies, and cognate centres.
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