Janina Ramirez

Janina Ramirez

Birthday: 1980-07-07

Place of Birth: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Biography: Dr Janina Sara Maria Ramirez (pronounced [ja'nina]; née Maleczek; born 7 July 1980), sometimes credited as Nina Ramirez, is a British art historian, cultural historian, and TV presenter. She specializes in interpreting symbols and examining works of art within their historical context. Ramirez went to school in Slough, Berkshire. She gained a degree in English literature, specializing in Old and Middle English, from St Anne's College, Oxford, before completing her postgraduate studies at the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York. She completed a PhD on the artistic and literary symbolism of birds, which led to a lectureship in York's Art History Department, followed by lecturing posts at the University of Winchester, University of Warwick, and University of Oxford.

Movies

Apples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Painting
Apples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Painting

The history of still life painting with oil paints...

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Britain's Most Fragile Treasure
Britain's Most Fragile Treasure

Historian Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of a centuries-old masterpiece in glass. At 78 feet ...

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The Viking Sagas
The Viking Sagas

Dr Janina Ramirez travels across glaciers and through the lava fields of Iceland to find out about o...

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Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons
Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons

In this hour-long documentary, Oxford academic Janina Ramirez tours the country in search of Anglo-S...

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England's Reformation: Three Books That Changed a Nation
England's Reformation: Three Books That Changed a Nation

To mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, Janina Ramirez tells the story of three books that...

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The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci
The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci

Janina Ramirez explores the BBC archives to create a TV history of Leonardo Da Vinci, discovering wh...

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The Search for the Lost Manuscript: Julian of Norwich
The Search for the Lost Manuscript: Julian of Norwich

In this hour-long documentary, Dr Janina Ramirez tells the incredible story of a book hidden for cen...

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Women in Film: BBC Introducing Arts
Women in Film: BBC Introducing Arts

Cultural historian Janina Ramirez presents a collection of intriguing and exciting short films by em...

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Architects of the Divine: The First Gothic Age
Architects of the Divine: The First Gothic Age

Medieval historian Dr Janina Ramirez looks back to a time when British craftsmen and their patrons c...

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Saxon Hoard: A Golden Discovery
Saxon Hoard: A Golden Discovery

In 2009 metal-detecting enthusiast Terry Herbert discovered the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon tr...

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Screengrabbed: BBC Introducing Arts
Screengrabbed: BBC Introducing Arts

Janina Ramirez presents a screengrab of inspiring, beautiful and urgent stories from emerging and es...

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Female Filmmakers: BBC Introducing Arts
Female Filmmakers: BBC Introducing Arts

Janina Ramirez presents a set of short films by talented, emerging artists who use comedy, drama and...

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Female Filmmakers Too: BBC Introducing Arts
Female Filmmakers Too: BBC Introducing Arts

Cultural historian Janina Ramirez presents a collection of intriguing and exciting short films by em...

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