Dr. Rizvana Bradley

Associate Professor

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Biography

Rizvana Bradley is an Associate Professor in Film & Media at the University of California, Berkeley, and Affiliated Faculty in History of Art. Her research focuses on modern contemporary art, film, digital media, and literature with critical interrogations into aesthetic theory, Continental philosophy, and art history. She has authored significant works including Anteaesthetics: Black Aesthesis Critique Form, published by Stanford University Press in 2023, which was shortlisted for the 2024 MLA Prize and recognized in FRIEZE's Top Books of 2023. Her scholarship has appeared in numerous journals and she contributed art criticism to outlets such as Yale Review and Artforum. Bradley has curated various academic arts symposia across prominent institutions in London, Amsterdam, and New York, and has been supported by organizations such as the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Terra Foundation for American Art. She has also served as a visiting critic at various prestigious art schools and is active on advisory boards within cultural institutions.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of California, Berkeley

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE Subject
Overall Score
Required:500
Overall
Required:500
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or recognized equivalent Preparation comparable to undergraduate major at Berkeley in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics 2 full years lower-division work (Calculus, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Multivariable Calculus) 8 one-semester upper-division courses (Real Analysis, Complex Analysis, Abstract Algebra, Linear Algebra)
Application Checklist
  • Graduate Application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Personal History Statement
  • Three Letters of Recommendation
  • Unofficial Transcripts
  • C.V./Resume
  • Course and Textbook List
Specialization Notes

The Mathematics Subject GRE is required for the Fall 2026 admissions cycle. General GRE is optional.