INSTITUTE FOR DOCTORAL STUDIES
IN THE VISUAL ARTS
Founder and President Emeritus / Edgar E. Coons, Jr., Professor of New Philosophy
Philosophy, critical theory, literary studies, psychoanalytic theory, visual and cultural studies, gender studies, interdisciplinary studies, aesthetics
GEORGE SMITH founded the Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts in 2006. IDSVA is the first school in the world to offer a PhD in philosophy especially designed for visual artists, curators, and creative scholars. Professor Smith serves on the IDSVA Core Faculty and writes on literature, the visual arts, visual culture, psychoanalytic theory, and philosophy of education. He is the author of The Artist-Philosopher and New Philosophy (Routledge 2018) and The Artist-Philosopher and Poetic Hermeneutics (Routledge 2021.)
The Artist-Philosopher and Poetic Hermeneutics (Routledge, 2021)
The Artist-Philosopher and New Philosophy (Routledge, 2018)
