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\n Curatorial Studies Courses\n <\/h1>\n \n \n \n\n

Fall 2026\/Winter 2027<\/p>\n\n\n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

Fall 2026 Courses<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

CURA 5000F (31286)
Curatorial Studies Pro-seminar: Visual Arts Stream<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prof. Alexandra Nahwegahbow<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This proseminar explores a range of historical, social, economic, educational, ethical, legal, technological and administrative issues concerning the world of museums and related institutions. Offered in the fall term only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CURA 5003G\u00a0(31288) \/ FILM 5107F \/ HIST 5702F \/ \/ CLMD 6105F
Special Topics in Curatorial Studies<\/strong>
Please also register in CURA 5003 GG (31289)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prof. Aboubakar Sanogo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Topic: Cine-Archival Theory, History and Practice<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The archive has, in recent years, become one of the most exciting and dynamic fields of inquiry in the humanities and social sciences. Taking this into account, this interdisciplinary seminar will explore theories, histories and practices pertaining to the archival, with the moving image as its point of entry and focus, while in conversation with other relevant media and fields concerned with the archival (museum studies, library and information sciences, philosophy, political science, history, heritage and memory studies, the hard sciences, etc.). It will revisit some of the most important theories of the archival along with lesser-known ones. It will also critically retrace the history of the moving image archival movement from its inception to the present. In addition, it will explore the major debates and issues pertaining to archival practice including safeguarding, preservation, restoration, heritage, collecting, cataloguing, access, curating and programming, policy, the analog vs digital, the status of film-related materials, as well as examine the significance of such identity formations as race, gender, sexuality, the national, etc. for a reimagining and reconfiguration of the archive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Past contributors to the course have included both Canadian and international archival institutions, organizations and projects: Library and Archives Canada, the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) and affiliates, the Media Ecology Project (MEP), the Film Heritage Foundation (FHF), as well as filmmakers, academics, curators and critics and film preservationists from around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CURA 5011F (31290) or CURA 5011T (31291\/11303)
Curatorial Studies Practicum 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prof. Alexandra Nahwegahbow<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Practical on-site work in the collecting and programming institutions of the National Capital Region (as available), including a written assignment. This course is offered in the fall, winter and summer terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CURA 5012F (31292) or CURA 5012T (31293\/11305)
Curatorial Studies Practicum 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prof. Alexandra Nahwegahbow<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This studio course is designed to develop curatorial skills through practical examination of art exhibition practices; site visits and workshops designed to help students develop curatorial skills and navigate the museum world. This course trains students in the core competencies of curatorial practice. It will culminate in a group exhibition. Examples of previous study course exhibitions can be found on the Curatorial Studies website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winter 2027 Courses <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

CURA 5002W (11300)
Curatorial Studies Pro-Seminar: Material and Intangible Cultures Stream<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prof. TBD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This studio course is designed to develop curatorial skills through practical examination of art exhibition practices; site visits and workshops designed to help students develop curatorial skills and navigate the museum world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CURA 5003W (11301) \/ ARTH 5218W \/ CDNS 5003W \/ HIST 5702W
Special Topics in Curatorial Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prof. Alexandra Nahwegahbow<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Topic: Indigenous Museology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This course will present Indigenous history through careful examination of moments of encounter as they have been mediated through visual and material culture and display. In drawing from the work of Mary Louise Pratt and her understanding of \u201cthe contact zone,\u201d this course aims to foreground the interactive material dimensions of encounter and will seek to explore these cross-cultural exchanges by complicating simplified models of conquest\/domination and stimulus\/response, and instead will present a primary focus on the agency of Indigenous peoples in the ongoing interactions of the contact zone. Topics revisited throughout the term will include issues of trope and stereotype, histories of collecting, the politics of display, imposed systems of colonial control, cross-cultural understandings of value, and the movement towards Indigenous and decolonial museologies. Working from a pedagogical framework centered on visiting, relationality and \u201ckitchen table talk,\u201d this course will consider the ways in which Indigenous and decolonial practices have- and continue to- generate and mobilize epistemologies of resistance and liberation within and beyond the museum walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CURA 5003X (11302) \/ MUSI 5200B \/ CLMD 6903W
Special Topics in Curatorial Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prof. Ellen Waterman<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Topic: Research Creation: Theory and Method<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research-creation is an interdisciplinary theory\/practice that takes place at the intersections of both research and creative practice, where each affects the other. In this course, we will explore theories and methods of research-creation across fine arts, music, and performance contexts. Research-creation design may employ traditional social science and humanities methodologies, but it may also embrace experimentation, improvisation, and community-engagement. The course will be useful for anyone curious about research-creation, but especially valuable for students who are using research-creation in thesis or other projects. Students will design and prototype a research-creation project and present it in a small class symposium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CURA 5011W (11304) or CURA 5011T (31291\/11303)
Curatorial Studies Practicum 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prof. Alexandra Nahwegahbow<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Practical on-site work in the collecting and programming institutions of the National Capital Region (as available), including a written assignment. This course is offered in the fall, winter and summer terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CURA 5012W (11306) or CURA 5012T (31293\/11305)
Curatorial Studies Practicum 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prof. Alexandra Nahwegahbow<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This studio course is designed to develop curatorial skills through practical examination of art exhibition practices; site visits and workshops designed to help students develop curatorial skills and navigate the museum world. This course trains students in the core competencies of curatorial practice. It will culminate in a group exhibition. Examples of previous study course exhibitions can be found on the Curatorial Studies website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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