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Dr Diane LoschePhD MPhil MA Columbia, BA Barnard Senior Lecturer; Art History Postgraduate Co- ordinator
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Academic Profile
Education
PhD
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Columbia University, New York, NY
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MPhil
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Columbia University, New York, NY
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BA
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Barnard College, New York, NY
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Areas of Expertise
Art and Anthropology, Art and Cultural Difference, Asia Pacific Arts, Contemporary Museums, Exhibitions.
Teaching Areas
Art and Cultural Difference, Pacific Arts, Colonialism, Exhibitions, Art and Museums, Orientalism and Primitivism, Postgraduate Supervision.
Current Research Activity
Dr Diane Losche received her PhD from Columbia University, New York. Her PhD research and many publications analyse the art and culture of the Abelam area of Papua New Guinea. She also writes extensively on issues of contemporary art and cultural difference. In addition her most recent research area is the history of museums especially in relation to the Asia-Pacific area, a research interest for which she received an ARC Discovery Grant in 2002. She is currently writing a book on the American Museum of Natural History, Margaret Mead and the Pacific and has written many articles.
Exhibitions Curated
1987-1995, Rituals of the Human Life Cycle. Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW.
1985-1995, Aboriginal Gallery. Australian Museum (Co-curator), Sydney, NSW.
1982-1992, Abelam of Papua New Guinea Gallery. Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW.
Grants
ARC Discovery Grant, Explaining the Changing Roles of Collections, Curators and Exhibitions in the Production of Museum Images of the Pacific 1900 - 2000. (2002-2004),
Professional Associations
The Australian Museum, Sydney
The American Museum of Natural History, New York