History

Examines the production, diffusion, and consumption of visual and material culture in Canada from the end of the nineteenth century to the present day. Topics include the state use of art for nation-building; modernity and antimodernism; indigenous self-representation and sovereignty; the intersections of public history with cultural “difference” and racialization; video art and cultural performance as a site of resistance; and the framing of the local through artistic practice. From year to year, this course draws on such visual resources as the permanent collection and temporary exhibitions of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery and documentary film and video art.