RENDER Graduate Journal of Art & Culture
RENDER, in association with Carleton University’s Art History Graduate Students’ Society, is a student-run publication dedicated to the dissemination of ideas rooted in visual culture. Recognizing that academic work can often be an isolated process, it is the purpose of the journal to provide graduate students with an open forum to circulate their ideas to a wider audience.
Editors: Alexander Zoubek and Hope Hamilton
Editorial Team: Heather Macnab and Moira Power
Graphic Design: Emily Critch, Samantha Monastero and Heather MacNab
Current Issue
The 2025-26 RENDER Journal theme, Never Follow Suit, arises from global movements responding to ongoing crises. This edition embraces the radical spirit of political activism, critical reflection, and non-normativity. Inspired by a 2010 song by Swedish pop band The Radio Dept., Never Follow Suit encourages meaningful resistance to tradition and conformity. It challenges us to reconsider the cards we’ve been dealt and confront expectations shaped by world events.
The works in this edition explore institutional critique, lived realities, creative refusal, relational practice, and worldbuilding.
Past Editions of RENDER
RENDER Blog Archives
RENDER Blog 22 – The Gift: What I Learned from my MA
By Diana Hiebert It’s hard to believe that two years have passed since I moved from the Fraser Valley, B.C. to Ottawa to begin my …
RENDER Blog 21- Applying to Conferences…
Applying to Conferences – 5 Things I Wish I’d Known Sarafina Pagnotta Applying to and speaking at conferences is an exciting, though perhaps daunting, part …
RENDER Blog 20 – Don’t Ask Me About My Thesis
Don’t Ask Me About My Thesis: Podcast Recommendations to Keep You (Not) Busy By Jessie Gamarra My thesis is maybe halfway done and I still …
RENDER Blog 19 – Life Lessons with Jasmine Inglis
Recent Carleton graduate Jasmine Inglis has a dream job as Curatorial Assistant of Indigenous Art at the National Gallery of Canada. Here she tells us …
RENDER Blog 18 – Practical Practicums, Advice for Placements
by Rachel Neilson Practicums at Carleton offer so many great opportunities with the ability to gain work experience, create networking opportunities and as a resume …
RENDER Blog 17 – HERbarium and Interdisciplinary Curatorial Student Projects
by Hilary Dow HERbarium Curated by Josie Arruejo, Chelsea Black, James Botte, Brigid Christison, Michelle Jackson and Sharon Odell In collaboration with Dr. Cindy Stelmackowich …
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