RADIAN Ph.D. Program

The RADIAN doctoral program closely integrates research and creation. It is based on an innovative model that approaches research in art, graphic design, literary creation, and architecture through practice, placing the creative work and process at the heart of the doctoral student’s work, in dialogue with academic research. The creative doctoral thesis consists of a work (or a body of works) accompanied by a theoretical document of approximately 100 pages.

By proposing to conduct experimental research rooted in contemporary creative practices, the RADIAN doctoral program is intended for artists, architects, designers, and/or authors with an established and recognized body of work in their respective fields. RADIAN enables research through practice and experimentation that leads to the production of diverse artistic forms consistent with the research question. Fueled by constant back-and-forth between theory and practice, between conceptualization and experimentation, the research approach unfolds within and alongside the vocabularies, languages, methods, media, and challenges of contemporary creation. The doctoral program is led by two faculty members, one of whom holds a qualification to supervise research, and the other from one of the three higher education institutions in the cultural sector. Since 2018, the RADIAN doctoral program has been jointly administered by the Le Havre-Rouen School of Art and Design (ésadhar), the Caen/Cherbourg School of Arts & Media (ésam), the École nationale supérieure d’architecture de Normandie (ENSA Normandie), and the HMPL 558 Normandie Humanités doctoral school. Each of the partners is a member of the Normandy University Community of Universities and Institutions (COMUE). RADIAN is supported by the Normandy Region and the Ministry of Culture.

Research Director
Marie-José Ourtilane

Theses Defended

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Ph.D. students currently enrolled in the program

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