Lectures

【視文所演講公告】2026 Peter McNeil 特聘教授學術系列演講
Peter McNeil Lecture Series 2026
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The Institute of Visual Studies cordially invites faculty and students to a series of lectures and forums by Professor Peter McNeil, an internationally renowned scholar in design history and fashion studies.
Professor McNeil is a distinguished professor at the College of Design, University of Technology Sydney, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (FAHA). His research spans from the eighteenth century to the present, encompassing dress history, fashion studies, and visual culture, with a distinctive approach that integrates clothing, visual arts, and social history across disciplinary boundaries. His sustained engagement with fashion as both visual culture and social phenomenon has made a significant contribution to the field of dress and fashion history worldwide. Alongside his research, Professor McNeil is deeply engaged in curatorial practice and academic affairs. He is a former President of the Art Association of Australia and New Zealand (AAANZ) and has served as the editor for several prestigious academic journals
Lecture I  
Fri, May 22  11:30–13:30  Venue: Room 502, Zhi Xing Building, Yang Ming Campus, NYCU 
Title: "From Print to Porcelain to Textile and Beyond: 18th-Century Chinese Export Wares as a Hybrid Field"
Forum 
Fri, May 22  16:00–18:00 Venue: Room 502, Zhi Xing Building, Yang Ming Campus, NYCU 
Topic: Art, Gender and Curatorial Practice
Lecture II  
Tue, May 26  10:10–12:10 Venue: Room 321, Zhi Xing Building, NYCU 
Title: "Beauty in Search of Knowledge": Spreading 18th-Century Fashion Through Print
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All sessions will be conducted in English and are open to both in-person attendance and online via Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/xvo-vffi-nxa 
Peter McNeil profile: https://profiles.uts.edu.au/Peter.McNeil 
For further information, please refer to the attached materials: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_tC5EHjGS20HIugyqNpjqzTSif3dsTGY?usp=drive_link 
Institute of Visual Studies website: https://svc.nycu.edu.tw/svc/ch/index 
For inquiries, please contact Ms. Lin at linwen.sh13@nycu.edu.tw