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School for Studies in Art and Culture: Art History
St. Patrick's Building 423
Telephone: 520-2342
Fax: 520-3575
The School
Director, Bryan Gillingham
Supervisor of Graduate Studies, Angela Carr
The School for Studies in Art and Culture offers a program of study
and research leading to the degree of Master of Arts in Canadian Art History.
The program is unique in its breadth and comprehensiveness. Students can
choose to focus on art and architecture drawn from Canada's wealth of different
artistic communities, including the traditions of Euro-Canadians, aboriginal
peoples, other ethnic groups, and women. They are encouraged to consider
these traditions as aesthetic expressions and within broad contexts of
race and gender and of social, political, and economic history.
NOTE: Students may want to investigate doctoral programs in both Cultural Mediations and Canadian Studies.
Qualifying-Year Program
Applicants who do not qualify for direct admission to the master's program
may be admitted to a qualifying-year program. Applicants who lack an Honours
degree, but have a 3-year degree with an honours standing (at least B overall)
will normally be admitted to a qualifying-year program. Refer to the general
Regulations section of this Calendar (see p. 50.)
Master of Arts
Admission Requirements
The minimum requirement for admission to the master's program is an Honours
bachelor's degree (or the equivalent) in art history or a related discipline,
with at least high honours standing. Related disciplines may include anthropology,
Canadian history, and Canadian studies. Applicants without a background
in art history may be required to take up to a maximum of 2.0 credits in
certain designated courses from the undergraduate art history program in
addition to their regular program.
Program Requirements
The specific program requirements for students in the M.A. program are
as follows:
* Art History 11.500 (1.0 credit)
* 2.0 credits with a minimum of 1.0 and no more than 1.5 to be taken
from the following six areas of concentration in Canadian art: Euro-American
tradition, Indian art, Inuit art, architecture, photography, folk and popular
arts
* Art History 11.599 (2.0 credits)
Subject to the approval of the graduate supervisor, 0.5 credit may be
taken outside the Art History program. A maximum of 1.0 credit may be selected
from course offerings at the 400-level in Art History.
The student's program will be developed in consultation with the graduate
supervisor and graduate faculty of Art History, and must be approved by
the graduate supervisor. The prescribed program will take into account
the student's background and special interests, as well as the research
strengths of the Art History graduate faculty.
Deadlines
Thesis Proposal
Full-time students will normally submit their thesis topic to the thesis
proposal board no later than April 15 of the first year of registration
for students enrolled full-time, and no later than the middle of the fifth
term of registration for students enrolled part-time.
Thesis
Regulations governing requirements for the master's thesis, including
deadlines for submission, are outlined in the General Regulations (see
p. 60.)
Language Requirements
Students are required to demonstrate a reading knowledge of French (or
another language to be approved by the Art History graduate supervisor).
Academic Standing
A standing of B- or better must be obtained in each credit counted
towards the master's degree.
Courses
Not all of the following courses are offered in a given year. For an
up-to-date statement of course offerings for 2000-2001, please consult
the Registration Instructions and Class Schedule booklet published
in the summer.
F,W,S indicates term of offering. Courses offered in the fall and winter
are followed by T. The number following the letter indicates the credit
weight of the course: 1 denotes 0.5 credit, 2 denotes 1.0 credit, etc.
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Art History 11.500T2
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The Practice of Canadian Art History
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Examination of the historiography of native and non-native Canadian art
history; history and practice of collecting institutions, including contemporary
theoretical approaches; cross-cultural and multi-cultural aspects of contemporary
art, with on-site research in the major collecting institutions of the
National Capital Region.
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Art History 11.501F1, W1 or S1
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Graduate Practicum
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Pracitcal on-site work in the collecting institutions of the National Capital
Region (as available), including a written assignment. The practicum coordinator
and the on-site supervisor jointly determine the final mark. A maximum
of 1.0 practicum credit may be applied towards degree requirements.
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Art History 11.502F1, W1, S1
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Directed Readings and Research
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Students may pursue topics in Canadian art, which they have selected in
consultation with the graduate faculty of the program.
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Art History 11.511F1 or W1
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Topics in Historical Canadian Art
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A consideration of social, political, and economic contexts of Canadian
art in selected periods from French settlement to 1900. Emphasis will be
placed on the transformation of European traditions by artists and sculptors
and on the impact of Canada's geographical proximity to the United States.
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Art History 11.512F1 or W1
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The History of Art Criticism in Canada to 1940
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Critical reaction to art exhibitions held by the Ontario Society of Artists,
the Art Association of Montreal, and the Royal Canadian Academy will be
examined with reference to public opinion, critical methodology, and aesthetic
attitudes as an indication of the world-view these represent.
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Art History 11.513F1 or W1
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Esotericism in Canadian Art
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This course examines the influence of such factors as Theosophy, mysticism,
Buddhism and alchemy on selected twentieth-century artists and their work.
It also addresses the theoretical and methodological problems raised by
such influences.
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Art History 11.514F1 or W1
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Canadian Women Artists: Between the World Wars
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An examination of art by women in light of the role played by painters,
sculptors,
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printmakers and photographers in the formation of artists' groups, in the
development of modernist art and in the production of commissioned works
of art which served as Canadian civic and/or national symbols.
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Art History 11.515F1 or W1
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Reading Modernism and Post-Modernism in Canada
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This course will examine writings on Canadian modernist and post-modernist
art by artists and critics in light of current concerns about audience
response and reception theory.
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Art History 11.516F1 or W1
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Contemporary Women Artists - 1970 to the Present: Vision and Difference
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This course will consider the art of contemporary women artists in the
context of cultural, social/political and feminist issues. Examination
of patronage systems, viewer response and contemporary art theory will
provide additional foci for the discussion of gender and contemporary art-making.
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Art History 11.517F1 or W1
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Public Art in Canada: Issues and Realities
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This course examines works of art commissioned for public spaces. Emphasis
is placed on analysis of the art and the interrelationships among the artist,
the patron, the critic and the public. Consideration is also given to social,
cultural and political contexts.
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Art History 11.518F1 or W1
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Contemporary Canadian Earthworks and Environmental Art
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This course examines selected Canadian artists who create art in nature,
and/or with the elements of earth, air, fire and water. These artists are
considered from the perspectives of international environmental art, the
Canadian landscape tradition, and current ecological concerns.
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Art History 11.519W1
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Aspects of Contemporary Art Practice
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Examination of contemporary art practice in Canada, including the artist
collective, traditional and new media (painting, sculpture, installation,
video, computer art), the relationship of artist and society, critical
and public reception of contemporary art, as well as interaction between
institutional collecting and artist-run centres.
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Art History 11.520F1 or W1
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Art of the Woodlands First Nations in the Historic Period
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This course will examine traditions of art-making in eastern Canada from
the beginning of European contact through the early twentieth century.
It will consider three major cultural groupings: the Eastern Sub-Arctic,
the Iroquoian peoples, and the Algonkian peoples.
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Art History 11.521F1 or W1
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Art of the Plains First Nations in the Historic Period
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An examination of distinctive artistic expressions of a regional culture
- the Canadian Plains First Nations - in the historic period. Reference
will be made to traditional art forms, symbolism, and the adjustments made
by native artisans to the changing socio-economic context in the historic
period.
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Art History 11.522F1 or W1
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Art of the North-West Coast First Nations in the Historic Period
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Art of Canada's North-West Coast First Nations, from contact through early
twentieth century, with reference to ritual contexts and use, as an expression
of relations with European colonizers (tourist art), and as a symbolic
system generated by historical, social, and environmental factors.
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Art History 11.523F1 or W1
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Museums and First Nations in Canada
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This course will study the representation of aboriginal culture in Canadian
museums through the historical examination of institutions, exhibitions
and collecting and research policies. Particular emphasis will be placed
on changing treatments of objects as `art' and as `artifact.'
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Art History 11.524F1 or W1
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Contemporary First Nations Art
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This course will study selected aspects of contemporary aboriginal art
in Canada, focusing on the period since 1960. Current debates about museum
representation, appropriation, and marginalization will also be discussed.
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Art History 11.526F1 or W1
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Canadian Art and the Museum
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An examination of how visual arts produced by peoples in Canada have been
represented in museums and art galleries, including theories of museum
representation and the historical development of the museum in western
culture, and the histories of Canadian institutions and their landmark
exhibitions.
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Art History 11.527F1 or W1
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Creating an Exhibition
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Students curate an exhibition of Canadian works for a museum or gallery
in the Ottawa region, under guidance from museum professionals, who instruct
in curatorial practice, from the development of an exhibition concept,
selection and research of works, writing texts and designing the installation.
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Art History 11.528F1 or W1
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Museum Studies and Curatorial Practice: Theory and Practice
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A seminar realizing an exhibition of Canadian art to be presented at the
Carleton University Art Gallery. This will involve conceptualization, research,
selection, cataloguing, labeling, promotion, contextualization, and evaluation
using the collections of the Gallery.
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Art History 11.530F1 or W1
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Prehistoric and Historic Inuit Art
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A study of prehistoric and historic cultural production by North American
Arctic peoples, comparing perspectives of art history and anthropology,
regarding aesthetic and utilitarian requirements in objects of use, artistic
continuity and change, and the diffusion of style through time and across
geographic area.
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Art History 11.531F1 or W1
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Contemporary Inuit Sculpture
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The development of contemporary Inuit sculpture from 1949 to the present
is addressed with reference to the evolution of regional and individual
styles and the effect of government policies and market forces on work,
including issues of acculturation, identity, and cultural affirmation.
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Art History 11.532F1 or W1
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Contemporary Inuit Graphic Arts
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An examination of contemporary Inuit graphic arts from 1957 to the present,
with attention to regional and individual styles and the effect of government
policies and market forces on the work, as well as issues of acculturation,
identity, and cultural affirmation.
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Art History 11.533F1 or W1
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Topics in Contemporary Inuit Art
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Selected topics in the historical development and significance of Canadian
Inuit art in the broad context of world art may include such broad themes
as historiography, cross-cultural aesthetics, and the relationship of contemporary
Inuit art to contemporary critical and social theory.
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Art History 11.540F1 or W1
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Aspects of Historical Architecture in Canada
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A selective examination of historical Canadian architecture from French
settlement to Confederation, including traditional architecture of Quebec,
the role of British-trained architects after 1760, the impact of patronage,
the emergence of distinctive Canadian forms, and the professional recognition
of architects apart from builders.
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Art History 11.541F1 or W1
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Canadian Architecture 1867-1940: Themes and Approaches
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This course will examine the traditional interpretations of Canadian architecture
in light of current research methodologies and recent advances in historical
writing. Emphasis will be placed on architecture from the Parliament Buildings
in Ottawa to the advent of the Modern Movement.
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Art History 11.542F1 or W1
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Architectural Drawings in Canadian Collections
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This course will introduce students to major collections in Canada and
to problems posed and insights gained through study of original perspectives,
elevations, plans and working drawings.
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Art History 11.543F1 or W1
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Contemporary Canadian Architecture
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An examination of the leading figures and trends in Canadian architecture
since 1950. This includes the influence of international modernism, regionalism,
urban theory, and postmodernism.
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Art History 11.550F1 or W1
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Historical Canadian Photography
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This course will examine the emergence of photography in Canada in the
nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Photographs will be examined
from the perspective of their format and aesthetic qualities as well as
in social, political and cultural contexts.
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Art History 11.551F1 or W1
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Modern Canadian Photography
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This course will examine the developments in pictorial, documentary and
fine-art photography by amateur and professional photographers in Canada
from 1900 to 1945.
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Art History 11.560F1 or W1
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Canadian Folk and Popular Arts: Sources and Styles
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This course will examine regional and community-based artistic traditions,
particularly those involving immigrants to Canada from Europe and other
parts of the world. It will survey sources and styles with particular emphasis
on the social context of artistic practice and appreciation.
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Art History 11.561F1 or W1
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Canadian Folk and Popular Arts: Critical Readings
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An examination of discourse on folk and popular arts in North America with
special reference to Canada, including the relationship between theoretical
approaches and exhibition and collection practice, with emphasis on issues
of nationalism, regionalism and the influence of the market.
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Art History 11.599F4, W4, S4
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M.A. Thesis
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