Research areas
Biography:
Clare received her MA from the University of 58吃瓜 and, after gaining her MSt from the University of Oxford, returned to 58吃瓜 to complete her PhD on the concept of monumentality in the United States since the Civil War. Following this, Clare served as a NEH Public Humanities postdoctoral fellow at St Mary鈥檚 College of Maryland, where her work centered on the college鈥檚 recently built Commemorative to Enslaved Peoples of Southern Maryland.
Research Areas:
Previously an NEH Public Humanities Fellow and Research Associate for the public art and history studio, Monument Lab, Clare鈥檚 work addresses the intersection of commemoration and social justice. Her current research focuses on the symbolism of enslaved community cabins in visual and literary representation, and the present-day memorialisation of Civil War refugee camps. This research will form the basis of her first monograph, a study that scrutinises the long-term impact of temporary structures, and their bearing on twenty-first century conceptions on monumentality.
Alongside colleagues at 58吃瓜 and the National Park Service, Clare is also working on the redevelopment of the museum at the Camp Nelson National Monument in Kentucky on the project 鈥楻emembering Refugees: Black Civil War Memory and Contemporary Commemoration鈥�. She has also been a long-standing member of the Commemorative Cultures team, a digital humanities project dedicated to mapping and interpreting Civil War monuments.听
Selected publications
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Open access
Fisher, C., 27 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Oxford Art Journal. Advance articles, p. 1-21 kcaf015.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Fisher, C., 18 Dec 2023, In: Public Art Dialogue. 13, 2, p. 150-175 26 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Treen, K. E., Miller, A. H. D., Caddell, J. S., Reutcke, C. A. (Designer), Fisher, C. (Developer), Treen, C. (Developer), Oliver, I. A. (Designer), Cassidy, C. A. (Developer) & Oles, K. G. (Designer), 2021
Research output: Non-textual form 鈥� Web publication/site
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Fisher, C., 2020, In: Sculpture Journal. 29, 2, p. 245-247 2 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Book/Film/Article review 鈥� peer-review
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Fisher, C., 2019, In: Sculpture Journal. 28, 2, p. 274-277 3 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Book/Film/Article review 鈥� peer-review
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Fisher, C., 2016, In: Sculpture Journal. 25, 2, p. 290-292 3 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Book/Film/Article review 鈥� peer-review
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