Dr. Lisa Cartwright

Professor

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Biography

Lisa Cartwright is a noted scholar in visual culture studies and feminist science technology studies. Currently serving as a Professor in the Department of Visual Arts at the University of California, San Diego, she directs the Practice Concentration and the Art History, Theory Criticism PhD Program. Cartwright received her PhD in American Studies from Yale University. She has also held faculty fellowship appointments at institutions such as the University of Rochester, Ruhr University, Cornell, University of Chicago, and Brown University. Her research interests are centered on the intersection of visual culture and the sciences, particularly in the context of oceanography as demonstrated in her involvement with the Getty Foundation's Pacific Standard Time 2024 Art + Science initiative. Cartwright’s publications include influential books like 'Practices Looking,' 'Screening Body: Tracing Medicine’s Visual Culture,' and 'Moral Spectatorship.' She is a founding member of the International Association for Visual Culture and actively contributes to the journal Catalyst: Feminism, Theory, Technoscience.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (max 2 pages)
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).