Emeritus Professor David Bell

2024

Chapter in Book - Research

Bell, D. (2024). Sensory learning in cultural institutions: Sensory experience, aesthetic sensibility and intercultural learning in garden settings. In A. Sinner, P. Osler & B. White (Eds.), Art education in Canadian museums: Practices in action. (pp. 65-78). Bristol, UK: Intellect. doi: 10.1386/9781789389166_6

Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2024). Looking back, moving forward: Print media in China since 2000. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 26(1), 75-96.

Other Research Output

Bell, D. (2024, August). Please touch! How museums, galleries and gardens foster aesthetic experience and arts learning. William Mathew Hodgkins Memorial Lecture, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Invited Presentation].

2022

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Bell, D. (2022, September). Chinese print media arts since 2000: Moving forward, looking back. Verbal presentation at the Changing Arts, Changing China Research Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2020

Chapter in Book - Research

Bell, D., & Smith, J. (2020). Learning beyond museum walls: Virtual excursions at Te Papa Tongarewa. In C. Koh (Ed.), Diversifying learner experience: A kaleidoscope of instructional approaches and strategies. (pp. 121-135). Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-9861-6_7

Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. R., & Smith, J. K. (2020). Inside the digital learning laboratory: New directions in museum education. Curator, 63(3), 371-386. doi: 10.1111/cura.12376

Bell, D. (2020). A new vision: Modern Japanese prints from the Heriot collection. Tuhinga, 31, 91-112.

2019

Chapter in Book - Research

Bell, D. (2019). White Rabbit, contemporary Chinese arts and soft power in Sydney's Chippendale. In J. Beattie, R. Bullen & M. Galikowski (Eds.), China in Australasia: Cultural diplomacy and Chinese arts since the Cold War. (pp. 133-150). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.

Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2019). China in Dunedin: Contemporary Chinese art at Dunedin Public Art Gallery. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 21(2), 71-81.

Bell, D., Britt, C., Langdon, M., Palmer, A., & Rusholme, S. (2019). Early years, art learning, and museums: Principles and practices. International Art in Early Childhood Research Journal, 1(1), 7.

Bell, D. (2019). Floating world at Te Papa: the Heriot collection. Tuhinga, 30, 56-81.

Journal - Research Other

Bell, D. (2019). [Review of the book Painting the floating world: Ukiyo-e masterpieces from the Weston Collection]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 21(2), 85-87. [Book Review].

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Bell, D., Britt, C., Langdon, M., Palmer, A., & Rusholme, S. (2019). Art as dialogue: Early years, art learning, and museums [Panel discussion]. International Art in Early Childhood Research Journal, [Full Paper]

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Bell, D. (2019, October). Manaaki: Inclusion and agency: Whose voices do we hear? Keynote presentation at the Museum Educators' Wānanga: Creating Learning Experiences that Make Our Visitors Feel at Home, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Other Research Output

Bell, D. (2019, March). Taking tea with the White Rabbit. Art Talk, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Public Seminar].

Bell, D. (2019, September). Mysteries of "the floating world". Every Picture Tells A Story, University of the Third Age, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Research Presentation].

Bell, D. (2019, March). Chaos, kawai and cultural memory. Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Invited Presentation].

Bell, D. (2019, February). Gardens, echoes, memories... and the reconstruction of identity: Lessons from two Amerian Japanese-style gardens. College of Education Research Seminar Series, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Department Seminar].

2018

Chapter in Book - Research

Bell, D. (2018). Finding Iki: Iki and the floating world. In M. Nguyen (Ed.), New essays in Japanese aesthetics. (pp. 369-381). Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.

Bell, D. (2018). Katsushika Hokusai and a poetics of nostalgia. In E. M. Grierson (Ed.), Activating aesthetics. (pp. 75-91). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.

Journal - Research Article

Bell, D., & Stocker, M. (2018). Rising sun at Te Papa: The Heriot collection of Japanese art. Tuhinga, (29), 50-76.

Bell, D., Bell, H., Collins, L., & Spencer, A. (2018). Young children's experiences with contemporary art. International Journal of Education through Art, 14(2), 145-159. doi: 10.1386/eta.14.2.145_1

Bell, D. R. (2018). Conformity and invention: Learning and creative practice in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Japanese visual arts. Journal of Aesthetic Education, 52(1), 1-21. doi: 10.5406/jaesteduc.52.1.0001

Journal - Research Other

Bell, D. (2018). [Review of the book The Japanese garden]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 20(1), 113-114. [Book Review].

Bell, D. (2018). Learning Chinese visual culture in a transnational world. Educational Philosophy & Theory, 50(14), 1401-1402. doi: 10.1080/00131857.2018.1459503

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Bell, D. (2018). Locating and relocating cultural engagements in a transnational age. Proceedings of the Asian Conference on Arts & Humanities (ACAH2018): Recentering: Asian Spaces Cultures & Ideas in the 21st Century. (pp. 267-279). [Full Paper]

Bailey, D., Bell, D., Fagan, T., Smith, J., & Young, M. (2018). Transforming education at the National Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa: Innovation and experimentation through Hīnātore Learning Lab. Proceedings of the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI): Deepening School Change for Scaling: Principles, Pathways & Partnerships. Retrieved from https://www.icsei.net/index.php?id=1869

Other Research Output

Bell, D. (2018, July). The Japanese woodblock print tradition: The afforances and contraints of the medium. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. [Invited Presentation].

Bell, D. (2018, July). Learning, play and creativity: Asobi, Iki, Suzuki Harunobu, and the creative practice. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. [Invited Presentation].

Bell, D. (2019, March). Taking tea with the white rabbit.... Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Public Seminar].

Bell, D. (2018, June). Monkey kings, fallen heroes, and unrequited love: How Japanese prints told the classic stories that captivated the imaginations of nineteenth century Tokyo. Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Public Seminar].

Bell, D. (2018, July). Why Hokusai's 'Great Wave' matters. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Inaugural Professorial Lecture].

2017

Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2017). Rethinking Yayoi Kusama: Neuroaesethetics, Asobi, and the creative practice. International Journal of Arts Theory & History, 12(3), 9-19. doi: 10.18848/2326-9952/CGP/v12i03/9-19

Bell, D. R. (2017). Aesthetic encounters and learning in the museum. Educational Philosophy & Theory, 49(8), 776-787. doi: 10.1080/00131857.2016.1214899

Journal - Research Other

Bell, D. (2017). [Review of the book Hokusai's lost manga]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 19(1), 130-131. [Book Review].

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Bell, D. R. (2017). Learning from artist models in the early years. Proceedings of the 7th Biennial International Conference on Art in Early Childhood. (pp. 10). Paro, Bhutan: Centre for Educational Research & Development, Paro College of Education. Retrieved from http://www.pce.edu.bt/

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Bell, D. (2017, August). Learning through art conversations in the early years. Verbal presentation at the University of Otago College of Education Annual Research Hui, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Bell, D., Collins, L., Bell, H., & Spencer, A. (2017, August). Playing and learning with artists in the early years. Verbal presentation at the University of Otago College of Education Annual Research Hui, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Other Research Output

Bell, D., Pieters, K. & Carr, S. (2017, September). Collect Call, with 3 guest speakers. Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Public Lecture].

2016

Journal - Research Article

Renner, S., & Bell, D. (2016). Joining in the dance: What can learned from high self-efficacy teachers about teaching dance? Curriculum Matters, 12, 46-60.

Bell, D. R. (2016). Learning, play, and creativity: Asobi, Suzuki Harunobu, and the creative practice. Journal of Aesthetic Education, 50(4), 86-113.

Bell, D. (2016). Museums, art, and learning between cultures: Questions, opportunities and pathways for aesthetic, inter-cultural and museum-situated learning. International Journal of Arts Education, 11(2), 27-38.

Journal - Research Other

Bell, D. (2016). [Review of the book Hokusai]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 18(1), 120-123. [Book Review].

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Bell, D., Bell, H., Collins, L., & Spencer, A. (2016). Learning with Yayoi Kusama. ecARTnz, (15), 3-5.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Bell, D. (2016). Rethinking Yayoi: Neuroaesthetics, asobi, and the creative practice. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on the Arts in Society Conference. Retrieved from http://cgpublisher.com/conferences/366/proposals/168/index_html

Other Research Output

Bell, D. (2016, September). Folklore, history, symbolism. Uncovering Japanese Tattoo Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. [Public Seminar].

Bell, D. (2016, May). Yayoi Kusama: The obliteration room. Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Public Seminar].

2015

Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2015). Faces of loyalty: Utagawa Kunisada's Seichū Gishi-den; Conformity and innovation in the Ukiyo-e portrait. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 17(2), 75-94.

Journal - Research Other

Bell, D. (2015). [Review of the book The aesthetics of strangeness: Eccentricity and madness in early modern Japan]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 17(1), 115-118. [Book Review].

Bell, D. (2015). [Review of the book The Marunobu decade: A catalogue of woodcuts by Suzuki Harunobu and his followers in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 17(1), 148-151. [Book Review].

Bell, D. (2015). [Review of the book Hokusai's Great Wave: Biography of a global icon]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 17(2), 135-137. [Book Review].

Bell, D. (2015). [Review of the book Partners in print: Artistic collaboration in the Ukiyo-e market]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 17(2), 128-131. [Book Review].

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Bell, D. (2015). Katsushika Hokusai and a poetics of nostalgia. Educational Philosophy & Theory, 47(6), 579-595. doi: 10.1080/00131857.2014.964158

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Bell, D. (2015, December). Learning East Asian aesthetics in the garden. Verbal presentation at the Asian Migrations Research Theme Conference: Asia and Education, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Bell, D. (2015, December). The aesthetic lives of museums: Re-imagining learning in museum settings. Verbal presentation at the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia (PESA) Conference: Re-engaging with politics: Re-imagining the university, Melbourne, Australia.

Bell, D. (2015, May). Five questions for museums education. Verbal presentation at the Museums Aotearoa Annual Conference: Communicating Culture, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Other Research Output

Bell, D. (2015, November). Hokusai's "Great Wave": What was he thinking? Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Public Seminar].

Bell, D. (2015, October). Aesthetic lives of museums: Learning aesthetics in museum settings. College of Education, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Department Seminar].

2014

Chapter in Book - Research

Bell, D. (2014). Hokusai and Fuji: Cognition, convention and pictorial invention in Japanese pictorial arts. In P. P. L. Tinio & J. K. Smith (Eds.), The Cambridge handbook of the psychology of aesthetics and the arts. (pp. 562-588). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2014). Kinsey and the collectors: Sir Joseph Kinsey and collecting Ukiyo-e in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 16(2), 121-140.

Bell, D. (2014). Chaos, Kawaii, and cultural memory. International Journal of Arts Theory & History, 8(2), 11-21.

Bell, D. (2014). Japan in New Zealand: Collecting art in times of conflict. Script & Print, 38(3), 159-176.

Journal - Research Other

Bell, D. (2014). [Review of the book The face of Jizō: Image and cult in medieval Japanese Buddhism]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 16(1), 140-143. [Book Review].

Bell, D. (2014). [Review of the book The seven Tengu scrolls: Evil and the rhetoric of legitimacy in medieval Japanese Buddhism]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 16(1), 168-171. [Book Review].

2013

Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2013). Inquiry strategies for learning about art. ANZAAE Journal, 23(1). Retrieved from http://www.arteducators.org.nz/?p=450

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Bell, D. (2013). [Review of the book Passionate friendship: The aesthetics of girls' culture in Japan]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 15(1), 149-153. [Book Review].

Bell, D. (2013). [Review of the book Obtaining images: Art, production and display in Edo Japan]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 15(1), 145-149. [Book Review].

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Bell, D. (2013). Fireflies on the water: Aesthetic learning and researching between disciplines. Proceedings of the New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) National Conference: Creativity in Research: Generative Inquiries for Educational Futures. Retrieved from http://www.nzare.org.nz/conference2013/keynotes.html

Bell, D. (2013). Kawaii, chaos and cultural memory. Proceedings of the 8th International Arts in Society Conference. Retrieved from http://artsinsociety.com/2013-conference/program-and-events/list-of-accepted-proposals

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Bell, D. (2013, November). Fireflies on the water: Aesthetic learning and researching between disciplines. Keynote presentation at the New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) National Conference: Creativity in Research: Generative Inquiries for Educational Futures, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Bell, D. (2013, October). Collecting Japan in New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the Centre for the Book Second Annual Symposium: Collectors/Collecting/Collections, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Other Research Output

Bell, D. (2013, August). Art in Edo period Japan: The floating world arts of Ukiyo-e. University of the Third Age, Timaru, New Zealand. [Public Seminar].

Bell, D. (2013, October). Innovation, novelty, and sustaining cultural memory in the visual arts of Japan. Art and Change Series, University of the Third Age, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Public Seminar].

Bell, D. (2013, September). Three moments in Japanese cultural histories: The Fujiwara court in Heian-kyo; Zen and the warring states; The Tokugawa era. Art and Change Series, University of the Third Age, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Public Seminar].

Bell, D. (2013, January). Astroboy: Transcultural messenger of the gods. Japan: Kingdom of Characters Exhibition Lecture, Gus Fisher Gallery, University of Auckland, New Zealand. [Public Seminar].

2012

Chapter in Book - Research

Bell, D. (2012). Chūshinguraand Ukiyo-e. Representing Kanadehon Chūshingura in Ukiyo-e woodblock prints. In A. Görlich (Ed.), Treasury of loyal retainers: The drama of the 47 Ronin. (pp. 25-33). Kraków, Poland: Manggha.

Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2012). Bella King in Japan and China: Travelling and collecting in the early twentieth century. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 14(2), 67-85.

Bell, D. (2012). Talking about art with young people: Conversational strategies for aesthetic learning in early childhood settings. International Art in Early Childhood Research Journal, 4(1). Retrieved from http://artinearlychildhood.org/187/1/

Journal - Research Other

Bell, D. (2012). [Review of the book Reading the Tale of Gengi: Its picture scrolls, texts and romance]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 14(2), 141-145. [Book Review].

Bell, D. (2012). [Review of the book Teaching Asian art: Content, context and pedagogy]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 14(1), 110-113. [Book Review].

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Bell, D. (2012, August). One conversation and seven questions for talking about art with young children. Verbal presentation at the ECE Research Hui, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Other Research Output

Bell, D. (2012, October). How to look at a Japanese print, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Public Seminar].

Bell, D. (2012, September). Breakfast, butterflies and learning in museums: Learning about art in museum settings. College of Education Seminar, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Department Seminar].

2011

Chapter in Book - Research

Bell, D. (2011). Representing cultures: Seeing East Asian art in New Zealand. In P. Voci & J. Leckie (Eds.), Localizing Asia in Aotearoa. (pp. 116-133). Wellington, New Zealand: Dunmore.

Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2011). Like yin and yang: Inquiring and knowing in learning about art. International Journal of the Arts in Society, 6(2), 211-224.

Bell, D. (2011). War on the Liaodong Peninsula: Senso-E of the Russo-Japanese war. Journal of New Zealand Studies in Japan, 143-157.

Bell, D. (2011). Midnight at the museum: Museums and authentic arts learning experiences. International Journal of the Arts in Society, 5(6), 57-70.

Bell, D. (2011). Seven ways to talk about art: One conversation and seven questions for talking about art in early childhood settings. International Journal of Education through Art, 7(1), 41-54. doi: 10.1386/eta.7.1.41_1

Bell, D. (2011). Building critical inquiry in art: Visual thinking strategies and talking about art. ANZAAE Journal, 21(1), 14-18.

Journal - Research Other

Bell, D. (2011). [Review of the book Dreams and diversions: Essays on Japanese woodblock prints from the San Diego Museum of Arts]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 13(2), 99-101.

Bell, D. (2011). [Review of the book Straight from the heart: Gender, intimacy, and the cultural production of Shōjo manga]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 13(2), 106-108.

Bell, D. (2011). Editorial. ANZAAE Journal, 21(1), 3-4.

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Bell, D. (2011). Dr Jill Smith: The ANZAAE Award for Sustained Leadership and Outstanding Contribution to Art Education in Aotearoa New Zealand. ANZAAE Journal, 21(2). Retrieved from http://arteducators.org.nz/award.html

Bell, D. (2011). Questions from museums: Gallery educators' conversations about art. ecARTnz, (4), 6-7.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Bell, D. (2011). Making your gallery visits count: Building purposeful art gallery learning experiences. ANZAAE Journal, 21(2). [Full Paper]

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Bell, D. (2011). A magpie disposition: Collecting Japan in New Zealand. Proceedings of the New Zealand Historical Association Conference: Past Tensions: Reflections on Making History. Retrieved from http://www.waikato.ac.nz/wfass/NZHA2011/

Bell, D. (2011). Like yin and yang: Inquiring and knowing in learning about art [Virtual presentation]. Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on the Arts in Society. Retrieved from http://2011.artsinsociety.com/sessions/index.html

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Bell, D. (2011, July). Inquiry strategies for learning about art. Verbal presentation at the Aotearoa NZ Association of Art Educators (ANZAAE) Conference, Hamilton, New Zealand.

Bell, D. (2011, July). A great day out: Making the best of your LEOTC in the museum. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Post Primary Teachers' Association (PPTA) Subject Associations Forum, Wellington, New Zealand.

Bell, D. (2011, January-February). Gallery education; Best practice in NZ and USA. Keynote presentation at the Museum Education Association of New Zealand (MEANZ) and National Services Te Paerangi (NSTP) Workshop Roadshow: Best Practice & New Directions, Rotorua, New Zealand.

Bell, D. (2011, January-February). Gallery education; Best practice in NZ and USA. Keynote presentation at the Museum Education Association of New Zealand (MEANZ) and National Services Te Paerangi (NSTP) Workshop Roadshow: Best Practice & New Directions, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Bell, D. (2011, January-February). Gallery education; Best practice in NZ and USA. Keynote presentation at the Museum Education Association of New Zealand (MEANZ) and National Services Te Paerangi (NSTP) Workshop Roadshow: Best Practice & New Directions, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Bell, D. (2011, January-February). Gallery education; Best practice in NZ and USA. Keynote presentation at the Museum Education Association of New Zealand (MEANZ) and National Services Te Paerangi (NSTP) Workshop Roadshow: Best Practice & New Directions, Wellington, New Zealand.

Bell, D. (2011, January-February). Gallery education; Best practice in NZ and USA. Keynote presentation at the Museum Education Association of New Zealand (MEANZ) and National Services Te Paerangi (NSTP) Workshop Roadshow: Best Practice & New Directions, Auckland, New Zealand.

Bell, D. (2011, January-February). Pedagogy, teaching, learning and knowledge. Verbal presentation at the Museum Education Association of New Zealand (MEANZ) and National Services Te Paerangi (NSTP) Workshop Roadshow: Best Practice & New Directions, Rotorua, New Zealand.

Other Research Output

Bell, D. (2018, November). Celebrating culture, shifting tides of art education. University of the 3rd Age, Queenstown, New Zealand. [Public Seminar].

Bell, D. (2011, May). Art, land and building our worlds. University of the 3rd Age, Timaru, New Zealand. [Public Seminar].

Bell, D. (2011, September). Learning through pictures: Talking about art works: Looking at knowing, History and Art History Department Seminar, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Department Seminar].

Other - Edited Journal

Bell, D. (Ed.). (2011). ANZAAE: Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Art Educators, 21(1). [Journal Editor].

2010

Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2010). Five reasons to take young children to the art gallery and five things to do when you are there. Australian Art Education, 33(2), 87-111.

Bell, D. (2010/11). A great day out: Making the best of your museum visit. Scope: Art & Design, 5 & 6, 160-169.

Bell, D. (2010). 'The beautiful stars at night': The glittering artistic world of Yayoi Kusama. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 12(2), 81-93.

Bell, D. (2010). Visual arts education in New Zealand: Curriculum, promise and challenge. Curriculum Matters, 6, 28-47.

Bell, D. (2010). Conversations for appreciating art: Looking, talking and understanding. Australian Art Education, 33(1), 29-43.

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Bell, D. (2010). Inquiry investigation as critical learning [Review of the book Looking at art in the classroom: Art investigations from the Guggenheim Museum]. ANZAAE Journal, 20(2), 4-5.

Bell, D. (2010). [Editorial]. ANZAAE Journal, 20(1), 3-4.

Bell, D. (2010). [Editorial]. ANZAAE Journal, 20(2), 3.

Bell, D. (2010). [Review of the book In pursuit of universalism: Yorozu Tetsugarō and Japanese modern art]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 12(1), 155-158.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Bell, D. (2010). Midnight at the museum: Museums and authentic arts learning experiences. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on the Arts in Society. Retrieved from http://a10.cgpublisher.com/proposals/35/index_html

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Bell, D. (2010, July). Curriculum in crisis? Subject knowledge, teacher preparation and meeting the needs of learners in New Zealand schools. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Post Primary Teachers Association (PPTA) Subject Associations Forum, Wellington, New Zealand.

Other Research Output

Bell, D. (2010). The Kinsey collection: A catalogue of the collections of Ukiyo-e woodblock prints held in the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, Wellington, 33p. [Art Catalogue]. [Catalogue].

Other - Edited Journal

Bell, D. (Ed.). (2010). ANZAAE: Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Art Educators, 20(2). [Journal Editor].

Bell, D. (Ed.). (2010). ANZAAE: Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Art Educators, 20(1). [Journal Editor].

2009

Chapter in Book - Research

Bell, D. (2009). Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1791-1861): From series: 'Woman in waterfall-striped fashions whose earnest prayers would be answered' (Daigan jōju arigataki-jima): Woman praying, and umbrella under her arm; Woman passing through a curtain; Woman holding a ring of Hozuki. In R. Bullen (Ed.), Pleasure and play in Edo Japan. (pp. 68). Christchurch, New Zealand: Canterbury Museum & College of Arts, University of Canterbury.

Bell, D. (2009). Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III, 1786-1864): From series: 'A mirror of modern make-up trends' (Imafū keshō kagami): Woman removing her eyebrows; Woman blackening her teeth. In R. Bullen (Ed.), Pleasure and play in Edo Japan. (pp. 66). Christchurch, New Zealand: Canterbury Museum & College of Arts, University of Canterbury.

Bell, D. (2009). attrib. Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) Flayed bonito. In R. Bullen (Ed.), Pleasure and play in Edo Japan. (pp. 58). Christchurch, New Zealand: Canterbury Museum & College of Arts, University of Canterbury.

Bell, D. (2009). Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) Mt. Fuji from a cave (Dōchū no Fuji) 1834: From Series 'One hundred views of Mt. Fuji' (Fugaku Hyakkei). In R. Bullen (Ed.), Pleasure and play in Edo Japan. (pp. 60). Christchurch, New Zealand: Canterbury Museum & College of Arts, University of Canterbury.

Bell, D. (2009). Kitagawa Utamaro [Orian and Kamuro (A courtesan and her maid)]. In R. Notman & L. Cullen (Eds.), Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. (pp. 87). Dunedin, New Zealand: Dunedin Public Art Gallery.

Bell, D. (2009). Ando Hiroshige [Shono-hakuu (Driving rain at Shono station)]. In R. Notman & L. Cullen (Eds.), Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. (pp. 96). Dunedin, New Zealand: Dunedin Public Art Gallery.

Bell, D. (2009). Katsushika Hokusai [Sanku hakuu (Rainstorm beneath the summit)]. In R. Notman & L. Cullen (Eds.), Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. (pp. 95). Dunedin, New Zealand: Dunedin Public Art Gallery.

Bell, D. (2009). Suzuki Harunobu [Settsu Kinuta-no Tamagawa (Kinuta Crystal River in Settsu Province)]. In R. Notman & L. Cullen (Eds.), Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. (pp. 86). Dunedin, New Zealand: Dunedin Public Art Gallery.

Bell, D. (2009). Urbane Pleasures. In Pleasure and play in Edo Japan. (pp. 39-43). Christchurch, New Zealand: Canterbury Museum & College of Arts, University of Canterbury.

Bell, D., & Bullen, R. (2009). Play. In Pleasure and play in Edo Japan. (pp. 33-38). Christchurch, New Zealand: Canterbury Museum & College of Arts, University of Canterbury.

Journal - Research Article

Bell, D., & Rohan, T. (2009). Leaving the safety zone: Trans-cultural encounters in arts education. International Journal of the Arts in Society, 4(3), 87-97.

Bell, D. (2009). Confronting/constructing curriculum: Curriculum constructs and meeting the needs of learners in art education in New Zealand. Scope: Art & Design, 4, 59-65.

Bell, D. (2009). Looking and understanding: New Zealand views of Japan through Ukiyo-e. Journal of New Zealand Art History, 30, 54-67.

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Bell, D. (2009). [Editorial]. ANZAAE Journal, 19(2), 3.

Bell, D. (2009). Diversity, challenge and innovation in visual arts education [Editorial]. ANZAAE Journal, 19(1), 3.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Bell, D. (2009, January). Cultural misrepresentation: Presentations and misrepresentations of Chinese and Japanese arts in New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the Localising Asia in Aotearoa/NZ Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Bell, D. (2009, July). How to look at a Japanese picture [Colloquium discussion: Leaving the safety zone: Inter-cultural encounters in arts education]. Verbal presentation at the Arts in Society International Conference, Venice, Italy.

Bell, D. (2009, April). Confronting/constructing curriculum: Curriculum constructs and meeting the needs of learners in art education in New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Art Educators (ANZAAE) Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Other - Edited Journal

Bell, D. (Ed.). (2009). ANZAAE: Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Art Educators, 19(2). [Journal Editor].

Bell, D. (Ed.). (2009). ANZAAE: Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Art Educators, 19(1). [Journal Editor].

2008

Journal - Research Article

Bell, D. (2008). Framing the land in Japan and New Zealand. Journal of New Zealand Studies in Japan, 15, 60-73.

Bell, D. (2008). Ukiyo-e in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 10(1), 28-53.

Bell, D. (2008). The source and the period eye: New perspectives on Japanese visual culture. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 10(2), 132-158.

Journal - Research Other

Bell, D. (2008). [Review of the book Kingdom of beauty: Mingei and the politics of folk art in Imperial Japan]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 10(1), 144-149.

Bell, D. (2008). [Review of the book Japanese erotic fantasies: Sexual imagery of the Edo period]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 10(1), 150-158.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Bell, D. (2008). How to look at a Japanese picture. NZAHTA Newsletter. (September), (pp. 8-11). Auckland, New Zealand: New Zealand Art History Teachers' Association. [Full Paper]

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Bell, D. (2008). Frames on the land in Japan: Ukiyo-e landscapes for Japanese and New Zealand audiences. In J. Beattie (Ed.), Proceedings of the Japan/New Zealand International Symposium. Retrieved from http://www.waikato.ac.nz/wfass/subjects/history/news/conferences_+_syposiums/08japan-conference-programme.pdf

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Bell, D. (2008, April). Looking at a Japanese Picture: Asian Art in the New Zealand Curriculum. Verbal presentation at the Art History for the 21st Century Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Bell, D. (2008, August). The fine line: Utamaro, Kamekichi, and Edo sensibility. Verbal presentation at the Japanese Aesthetics: International Perspectives Colloquium, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Other Research Output

Bell, D. (2008, March) Japanese woodblock prints (floating world). University of the Third Age, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Public Seminar].

Bell, D. (2008, April) The 47 Ronin: A spectacular tale of loyalty, revenge and sacrifice. University of the Third Age, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Public Seminar].

Bell, D. (2008). Landscape in the Japanese print. Dunedin, New Zealand: Dunedin Public Art Gallery. [Public Seminar].

2007

Authored Book - Research

Bell, D. (2007). Hokusai's project: The articulation of pictorial space. Folkestone, UK: Global Oriental, 188p.

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Bell, D. (2007). [Review of the book Heian Japan: Centers and Peripheries]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 9(2), 193-199.

2006

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Bell, D. (2006). [Review of the exhibition West Meets East: Images of China and Japan, 1570 to 1920]. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 8(1), 122-126.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Bell, D. (2006). The flatness of myth: Constructions of pictorial space in Ukiyo-e. Proceedings of the Art Association of Australia and New Zealand Annual Conference. (pp. 2). Melbourne, Australia: Faculty of Art & Design, Monash University. [Abstract]

2004

Authored Book - Research

Bell, D. (2004). Ukiyo-e explained. Folkestone, UK: Global Oriental, 322p.

Journal - Research Other

Bell, D. (2004). Review of the book Gender and power in the Japanese visual field. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 5(2), 197-200.

2001

Authored Book - Research

Bell, D. R. (2001). Chushingura and the Floating World: The Representation of Kanadehon Chushingura in Ukiyo-e Prints. Surrey: Japan Library, 170p.

2000

Authored Book - Research

Bell, D. (2000). Art in education: An essay celebrating one hundred and twenty-five years of art education at the Dunedin College of Education [Bulletin of New Zealand Art History: Special Series No. 5]. Dunedin, New Zealand: Hocken Library, 76p.