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Thursday, November 18, 2021

Disruptions 07: Jeff Kasper on Measures of Support

Carleton University Art Gallery recently hosted a talk and creative exercises by the NYC-based artist, designer and educator Jeff Kasper. This is the seventh event in CUAG's "Disruptions: Dialogues on Disability Art" series, curated by Michael Orsini to generate dialogue about contemporary art as a force for challenging ableism. You can find more... More

Monday, November 15, 2021

Upcoming Cultural Mediations PhD Defence

We are excited to announce the upcoming defence by Christina Williamson of her thesis entitled Inuit Women, Labour and the Parka: A History of Sewing in Arviat, Nunavut.  You can see Christina's Notice of Defence here and her student profile... More

Thursday, July 22, 2021

Cara Tierney and their collaborator Pascale Arpin released the first volume of their graphic novel Phantomtits

Cara Tierney,Cultural Mediations PhD Candidate and their collaborator Pascale Arpin have released the first volume of their graphic novel Phantomtits (a gender creative superhero-ish creation tale). The graphic novel can be purchased or read for free on their website https://phantomtits.com You can see their press release... More

Thursday, February 18, 2021

Cultural Mediations PhD Defence

Our warmest congratulations to Cultural Mediations PhD student Hicham Gourgem, who successfully defended his doctoral dissertation, Beyond Afropolitanism: Representations of African Identities in Select 21st Century African Novels, under the supervision of African Studies Professor Dr. Nduka... More

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Cultural Mediations PhD Defence

Our warmest congratulations to Cultural Mediations PhD student Emma Lind, who successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, The White Settler Colonial Landscape of Toronto's Wychwood Park, under the supervision of ICSLAC professor Dr. Peter... More

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Program Milestones and Completion

The following ICSLAC students achieved important milestones over the fall term. Cultural Mediations students Patricia Bérubé, Jessica Marino, Steven Suntres and Krista Zawadski successfully completed their second comprehensive examination. Hilary Grant (Cultural Mediations) defended her thesis proposal. Heartfelt congratulations to all on behalf... More

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

EuiJung McGillis’ 2020 Korea Week Exhibition at the Korean Cultural Centre: Hanbok, Poetics of Line and the Passage of Life

Our warmest congratulations to EuiJung McGillis, Cultural Mediations PhD student, on this exciting exhibition Hanbok, Poetics of Line and the Passage of Life, on Korean traditional attire at the Korean Cultural Centre in Ottawa. EJ and Ilyoung June (exhibition designer) came together to produce this exhibition which showcases an array of Hanbok... More

Thursday, November 12, 2020

To Be Continued: Troubling the Queer Archive

As part of The Stonecraft Symposium's To be Continued: Troubling the Queer Archive, Carleton University Art Gallery is hosting a Henna Party with Cultural Mediations PhD candidate and artist, Pansee Atta whose work in this exhibit explores the unstated queerness inherent in henna practice. This workshop includes a talk on the history of and... More

Thursday, November 12, 2020

Disruptions 05: Elwood Jimmy on Imagining Wiser Futures Through the Senses

Carleton University Art Gallery recently hosted a participatory workshop led by Toronto-based artist and activity Elwood Jimmy. This is the fifth event in CUAG's "Disruptions: Dialogues on Disability Art" series, curated by Michael Orsini to generate dialogue about contemporary art as a force for challenging ableism. You can find more information... More

Thursday, November 12, 2020

Externally funded opportunity for 2021 applicants in the Cultural Mediations PhD program

The Trans Mediascapes team is seeking an incoming PhD student to lead front end development and analysis for the Transgender Media Portal. For all information regarding this funded opportunity please refer to the Transgender Media... More

Thursday, October 22, 2020

To Be Continued: Troubling the Queer Archive at CUAG

Congratulations to Cara Tierney, PhD candidate in Cultural Mediations co-curator with Anna Shah Hoque of “To Be Continued: Troubling the Queer Archive” at the Carleton University Art Gallery. running from September 24 – December 12, 2020.To find out more about this exhibition, see here. You can listen to weekly podcasts of this project here:... More

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Summer 2020 Doctoral Awards

Some sincere congratulations to the following Cultural Mediations Students: Andras Memorial Award:  Marie-Catherine Allard: Remediating Memory: Narrating the Kindertransport in Literature and Popular Culture Director’s Fund in Cultural Mediations: Adiba Faizi: The Other Other: Politics of Representation of Self-Flagellation as part of the... More

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