Department of History of Art and Archaeology, School of Arts

Course Director of the Diploma in Asian Art

Centre for Iranian Studies

Member

SOAS South Asia Institute

Academic Staff, SOAS South Asia Institute

London Middle East Institute (LMEI)

Member

The Southeast Asian Art Academic Programme

Programme Board Member, Outreach Sub-board Member, Scholarships Sub-board Member

Name:

Dr Heather Elgood, MBE

Email address:

he2@soas.ac.uk

Telephone:

020 7898 4445

Fax:

020 7898 4699

Address:

SOAS University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG

Building:

Brunei Gallery

Office No:

B310

Academic Support Hours:

Tuesdays 2-5pm or by email appointment

Biography

Persian and Indian manuscript painting, Hindu early sculpture and ritual arts

Dr Heather Elgood, Course Director of SOAS’ Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art, was awarded an MBE for 'Services to Higher Education and the Arts’ in the 2015 New Year’s Honours list, published on Tuesday 30 December 2014.

Affiliations

Indian art circle, Educational committee of the Bharat Kala Bhavan, Cultural committee of Asia House. Royal Asiatic society

Programmes Convened

• Postgraduate Diploma or Certificate in Asian Art (2018)
• Postgraduate Diploma or Certificate in Asian Art (2019)
• Postgraduate Diploma or Certificate in Asian Art (2020)

Tutor of the Indian and the Islamic module of the Post graduate Diploma. Lecturer of special subject areas on manuscript painting and early Indian sculpture.