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In the field of Art History, the Department offers comprehensive programs of courses and seminars on the history of the visual arts, material culture, and architecture from antiquity to the present, focusing primarily on Europe and North America. The works of art and architecture are discussed within their cultural, political, historical, religious, philosophical, and social context.
Major and Minor concentrations, and Honours, Joint Honours and graduate programs are available in Art History. For the most up-to-date information on Department requirements and detailed course descriptions, please visit our Department's website or consult an appropriate undergraduate adviser through the Departmental Office, Arts Building, Room W-225, 514-398-1828.
The Department offers a minor concentration in the field of Communication Studies, as well as an M.A. and Ph.D. program at the graduate level as described in the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Programs, Courses and University Regulations publication available at www.mcgill.ca/study.
All new students entering the Art History and Communication Studies undergraduate programs are required to attend an information session prior to registration. In 2011, Orientation will be held on August 24, from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. in Arts W-215.
At the meeting, the Academic Adviser will explain the requirements of the Department's programs. Incoming students will have an opportunity to ask questions and receive advice on how to plan their courses. Afterwards, students will meet individually with an adviser in order to fill out their Minerva Course Selection Form for registration. Students should sign up for advising appointments after the orientation session.
Chair |
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Will Straw |
Director of Graduate Programs in Communication Studies |
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Darin Barney |
Director of Graduate Programs in Art History |
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Amelia Jones |
Director of Undergraduate Programs in Art History |
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Cecily Hilsdale |
Director of Undergraduate Programs in Communication Studies |
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Becky Lentz |
Emeritus Professors |
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John M. Fossey; B.A.(Birm.), Des L.(Lyon II), F.S.A., R.P.A., F.R.S.C. |
George Szanto; B.A.(Dart.), Ph.D.(Harv.) |
Professors |
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Amelia Jones; B.A.(Harv.), M.A.(Penn.), Ph.D.(Calif.) |
Marc Raboy; B.Sc., M.A., Ph.D.(McG.) |
Christine Ross; M.A.(C'dia), Ph.D.(Paris I) |
Will Straw; B.A.(Car.), M.A., Ph.D.(McG.) |
Associate Professors |
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Darin Barney; B.A., M.A.(S. Fraser), Ph.D.(Tor.) |
Jennifer Burman; B.A.(C'dia), M.A., Ph.D.(York) |
Charmaine Nelson; B.F.A., M.A.(C'dia), Ph.D.(Manc.) |
Carrie Rentschler; B.A.(Minn.), M.A., Ph.D.(Ill.-Urbana-Champaign) |
Jonathan Sterne; B.A.(Minn.), M.A., Ph.D.(Ill.-Urbana-Champaign) |
Angela Vanhaelen; B.A.(W. Ont.), M.A., Ph.D.(Br. Col.) |
Assistant Professors |
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Cecily Hilsdale; B.F.A.(C'dia), M.A., Ph.D.(Chic.) |
Mary Hunter; B.A.(Qu.), M.A., Ph.D.(Lond.) |
Becky Lentz; B.A.(Arkansas), M.A.(Southern Ill.), M.A.(NYU Tisch School) |
Adjunct Professors |
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Cornelius Borck; M.A., M.D.(Free Univ., Berlin), Ph.D.(Lond.) |
Johanne Lamoureux; B.A., M.A.(Montr.), Ph.D.(E.H.E.S.S., Paris) |
Charles Levin; B.A., M.A.(McG.), Ph.D.(C’dia) |
Bronwen Wilson; B.A., M.A.(Br. Col.), Ph.D.(N’western) |
This program may be expanded to the Major Concentration Art History.
For more information, see Minor Concentration Art History (18 credits).
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For more information, see Major Concentration Art History (36 credits).
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For more information, see Honours Art History (60 credits).
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For more information, see Joint Honours Component Art History (36 credits).
The Minor Concentration Communication Studies provides undergraduate students with a critical understanding of the role that communications media and communication technologies play in a society. It offers students intellectually challenging and innovative instruction in key traditions of Communications and Media Studies and new theoretical and methodological...
For more information, see Minor Concentration Communication Studies (18 credits).