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Personal profile
Research overview
Alex [she/her] studies the religious art and material culture of Ethiopia. She is primarily interested in early modern manuscripts, as well as the collection histories of European institutions which hold them.
Her doctoral project investigates a group of Ethiopian manuscripts held in Edinburgh, combining Ethiopian art historical analysis with provenance research and postcolonial approaches to explore historical networks of knowledge and exchange between Scotland and Ethiopia.
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Letters, Art History, University of St Andrews
Sept 2023 → Aug 2024
Master of Arts, Art History and English, University of St Andrews
Sept 2019 → Jun 2023
Activities
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From Goa to Gondär: The impact of European missions in India on an Ethiopian hagiography of St George (Gädlä Giyorgis)
Flagg, A. (Speaker)
Jun 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Presentation
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The Dehumanisation of Documentation: Exploring the obsession of colonial art as record in C.F. James’s paintings of the Abyssinian Expedition
Flagg, A. (Speaker)
Apr 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Presentation
Prizes
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Association for Art History Research Grant
Flagg, A. (Recipient), 2025
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School of Art History Handsel Tuition Fee Scholarship
Flagg, A. (Recipient), 2024
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St Leonard’s College Postgraduate Travel Award
Flagg, A. (Recipient), 2025
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The Company of Arts Scholarship
Flagg, A. (Recipient), 2025
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)