Whitney Davis

Whitney Davis
Born (1958-04-15) April 15, 1958 (age 66)
NationalityAmerican
Education
  • Bachelor of Arts (A.B., Harvard College, 1980)
  • Master of Arts (A.M., Harvard University, 1982)
  • Ph.D. (Harvard University, 1985)
Alma materHarvard University
Occupation(s)Art historian, author
TitleProfessor of History and Theory of Ancient and Modern Art
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-disciplineArt History
InstitutionsUC Berkeley

Whitney Davis (born April 15, 1958) is an art historian, writer, and theorist. Davis has been teaching at the University of California, Berkeley, in the art history department since 2001 as the George C. and Helen N. Pardee Professor of History and Theory of Ancient and Modern Art.[1] In addition to an extensive list of publications in the field of Western art history, Davis has made major contributions to the field of queer theory and LGBTQ studies, such as the 1998 essay "'Homosexualism,' Gay and Lesbian Studies, and Queer Theory in Art History."[2]

  1. ^ "Whitney Davis Professor - UC Berkeley History of Art Department". arthistory.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  2. ^ Davis, Whitney (1998). ""Homosexualism," Gay and Lesbian Studies, and Queer Theory in Art History". The Subjects of Art History. New York: Cambridge University Press: 115–142.