Institut for Æstetiske Fag

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As of 1 January 2012, Department of Aesthetic Studies is a part of Department of Aesthetics and Communication in the new Aarhus University. The university has therefore also created new websites, and we are in the process of closing down old websites, including this one.
As a user of Department of Aesthetic Studies website, you will from now on find relevant information on one of the three new web portals: the departmental website for external visitors, the staff website and the student website.

Department of Dramaturgy Department of Art History Department of Comparative Literature Department of Musicology Department of Aesthetics and Culture Centre of Rhetoric (in danish) Centre of Museology (in danish) Library for Aesthetic Studies (in danish) Doctoral School in Arts and Aesthetics

The Department of Aesthetic Studies undertakes research and teaching in artistic and other aesthetic forms of expression, their history and cultural functions. We integrate the analytical and practical aspects with theoretical and historical studies. Cooperation across disciplines and with partners outside the university is part of our research agenda. Basic research and teaching activities take place in the following sections:

Each section offers complete undergraduate and graduate programmes and is responsible for the supervision of doctoral students. The centres of Rhetoric, Museology and   Multimedia Studies offer specific programmes on different levels: supplementary study programmes for ordinary university students, and master programmes for candidates already in jobs who are looking for further education programmes. The Department is the home of the Doctoral School in Arts and Aesthetics, where doctoral students receive their education with supervisors from the various sections. The Department also houses a Library for Aesthetic Studies .

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Department of Aesthetic Studies, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 139, building no. 1580, DK - 8000 Århus C. Mail: aest-fag@au.dk

Tel: +45 8942 1814, Fax +45 8942 1828

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Revised 2012.01.23