William Rough

Biography

Billy completed his MA in Art History at the University of St Andrews and received his PhD on “Walter Richard Sickert and the Theatre c.1880-c.1940” from the same institution in 2010. He has previously taught on a number of History of Art courses at Dundee College and since 2001 he has tutored on the University of St Andrews Evening Degree Programme finally progressing to the post of Art History Evening Degree Co-ordinator in 2009. In 2010 he joined the department as Teaching Fellow. His research is focused upon the interrelationship of art and the theatre, particularly during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In addition he has a particular interest in the development and reception of Impressionism in Britain. He currently teaches modules on Walter Sickert and European Art, the relationship between Country, City and Society in Nineteenth Century French Art and Painting and the British Theatre from Hogarth to Sickert.

Research Interest

Interrelationship of art and the theatre, particularly during the late 19th and early 20th centuries