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Faculty of Arts & Science

Visual and Critical Studies

The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Program in Visual and Critical Studies offers students the opportunity to pursue the academic study of art history in the creative and dynamic environment of Canada's premier art and design university.
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Nadia Spaziani
Nadia Spaziani

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Visual and Critical Studies

Nadia Spaziani

“Nadia Spaziani is a researcher and writer based in Toronto. Her practice looks into Ancient Greek material culture and focuses on building upon existing theories of the period with contemporary ideas of psychoanalysis and feminist theories. ”

Lewis Nicholson
Lewis Nicholson

Visual and Critical Studies

Lewis Nicholson

“If you call what you make art, then I believe you are an artist. ”

Marisa Kelly
Marisa Kelly

Visual and Critical Studies

Marisa Kelly

“By connecting the German card game Karnöffel to Mikhail Bakhtin’s Carnivalesque, Marisa’s thesis concerned itself with agencies of power both government and religious. With a focus in 15th Century Europe Germany and Italy, Marisa argues that... More

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