Janina Ramirez
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Dr Janina Ramirez is a British art historian, researcher, lecturer and TV presenter, based in Oxford. She specialises in interpreting symbols and examining works of art, within their own historical context.
Dr Ramirez gained a degree in English literature, specializing in Old and Middle English, from St Anne's College, Oxford, before completing her post-graduate studies at the Centre for Medieval Studies, York. She completed an art/literature PhD on the symbolism of birds, which led to a lectureship in York’s Art History department, followed by lecturing posts at Winchester, Warwick, and Oxford.
As of 2012[update], Ramirez is the course director on the Certificate in History of Art at Oxford University's Department for Continuing Education.[1]
Television career
- 100 Years War BBC Four, February 2013[2]
- Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings 3-part series for BBC Four, January 2012 [3]
- Britain's Most Fragile Treasure BBC Four, October 2011
- The Viking Sagas BBC Four, May 2011 [4]
- Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons, part of the Norman Season on BBC Four, August 2010
References
- ^ "Course details: Undergraduate Certificate in History of Art". Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ "Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years War". BBC Online. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ Ramirez 'illuminates' the world of England's long dead kings
- ^ The Sagas of Iceland: Creating Terra Nova