Visual and Performing Arts
Faculty List
G. Scavizzi, M.A., Ph.D. (Turin), Professor Emeritus
M.S. Shaw, M.A., Ph.D. (Bryn Mawr), Professor Emerita
M. Gervers, A.B. (Princeton), M.A. (Poitiers), Ph.D. (Toronto),
Professor
W.R. Bowen, M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto), Associate Professor
L. Carney, M.A. (Columbia), Associate Professor
E.A.
Harney, M.Phil., Ph.D. (London), Associate Professor
J. Mayo, M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto), Associate Professor
M.Q. Schonberg, M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto), Associate Professor
P. Sperdakos, B.A. (McGill), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto), Associate
Professor
A. Stanbridge, M.A. (Wolverhampton), Ph.D. (Carleton), Associate
Professor
B. Freeman, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Y. Gu, B.A., M.A. (Fudan), Ph.D. (Brown), Assistant Professor
S.D. Lee, B.Mus., M.A. (Western), Ph.D. (UBC), Assistant Professor
K.A. McLeod, M.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (McGill), Assistant Professor
S.L. Helwig, B.A. (Guelph), M.A. (Toronto), Senior Lecturer
T. Lamie, B.A. (Dalhousie), M.F.A. (York), Senior Lecturer
T. Mars, Senior Lecturer
A. Rapoport, Mus.M., Mus.Doc. (Toronto), Senior Lecturer
Y. Brotman, B.A. (Manitoba), B.Ed., M.V.S. (Toronto), Lecturer
T.A. Frost, B.A. (Saskatchewan), M.A. (City University, London),
Lecturer
M. Hlady, B.F.A. (Victoria), M.F.A. (York), Lecturer
D. Hlynsky, B.F.A. (Ohio State), Lecturer
A. Irving, B.F.A. (Nova Scotia College of Art and Design), M.F.A.
(York), Lecturer
W. Kwan, B.A. (Toronto), M.F.A. (Columbia), Lecturer
A. MacDonald, B.A. (York), AOCAD, Lecturer
A. Sanger, B.A. (Dartington), Ph.D. (Queen's, Belfast), Lecturer
C. Smith, M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto), Lecturer
L.C. Tucker, B.Mus., B.Mus.Ed. (Memorial), M.Mus.Mus.Ed, M.Mus.
Perf. (Wisconsin-Madison), Lecturer
E. Webster, B.A., M.A. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Case Western Reserve),
Lecturer
L. Whiting, Dip.Op.Perf. (Toronto), Lecturer
K. Wright, Lecturer
Program Supervisor: TBA Email: art-culture-program-supervisor@utsc.utoronto.ca
Art history, arts management, music, studio, theatre & performing arts
together constitute Visual and Performing Arts. Recognizing that
much artistic work crosses the boundaries traditionally seen as separating
one art form from another, Visual and Performing Arts invites exploration
of the links and commonalities among the arts, in addition to providing
opportunities for study in individual art areas.
All students will benefit greatly by going to the many arts events offered
at U of T Scarborough, which include exhibitions in the Doris McCarthy
Gallery and readings, plays, films and concerts. Events listings may
be obtained from Arts & Events Programming (416-208-4769). Students
should also consider participating actively in the choir or instrumental
ensembles, the student gallery, or in the public productions in the
Leigha Lee Browne Theatre. Please contact the program supervisors in
music, studio or drama for details.
Specialist Programs
Arts Management
Arts and Culture - Studio
Major Programs
Art History
Music and Culture
Studio
Theatre & Performance Studies
Minor Programs
Art History
Music and Culture
Studio
Theatre & Performance Studies
See below for Co-op opportunities related to the Specialist Program
in Arts Management. For Co-op opportunities related to the Major Programs
above, please see the Humanities
section of this Calendar. VPA Programs are outlined below.
To find descriptions of individual courses see the end of program listings.
The VPA Study Guide is available at: www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~humdiv/prg_ac.html
SPECIALIST PROGRAM IN ART AND CULTURE (ARTS)
The Specialist Program in Art and Culture is currently under review
and new enrolment in all streams except Studio has been suspended
indefinitely. Degree students in the Art History stream, the Curatorial
Studies stream, the Music stream and the Theatre and Performance Studies
stream, who first enrolled at UTSC prior to the 2011 Summer Session
should refer to the 2010/11 UTSC Calendar. Students in the
Studio stream should refer to the following.
Program Supervisor: TBA Email: art-culture-program-supervisor@utsc.utoronto.ca
All prospective students must consult with the program director before
enrolling in this program. Students following the Studio stream of this
Program should consult the Major Program in Studio for instructions
concerning the required courses.
Studio stream
The Specialist in Art and Culture (Studio) requires 14.5 credits, including
4.0 credits at the C- or D- level of which at least 1.0 must be at the
D-level as follows:
- The Major Program in Studio
plus
Two full credits at the A- and/or B-level in Visual and Performing
Arts from areas outside of the Studio Major.
- Core courses required for all streams:
HUMA02H3 Inquiry and Reasoning
in the Humanities
VPAA06H3
Visual and Performing Arts in the Digital Age
VPAB05H3
Introduction to Contemporary Cultural Theory
VPAC03H3
Intermediate Seminar
VPAC47H3
The Body in Modernity: Theories and Representations
VPAC48H3
The Body in Contemporary Culture: Theories and Representations
VPAD05H3
Senior Project
- At least 1 additional full credit at the B-, C- or D-level from
the Visual & Performing Arts or another appropriate discipline,
chosen in consultation with the Program Director.
VPAA05H3
Collaborations in the Visual and Performing Arts
An introduction to interdisciplinary collaboration in art and culture.
Drawing on a wide range of examples from the disciplines of visual
art, music, and theatre, in high art and popular culture, this course
explores relationships between and across the arts, tracing the history
and development of inter-disciplinarity.
Breadth Requirement: Arts, Literature & Language
VPAA06H3
Visual and Performing Arts in the Digital Age
An introduction to the use of computers in the visual and performing
arts. Demonstrations, workshops and an introductory survey of applications
and usage will illustrate current standards and consider future possibilities
of the handling of information (including text, images, sound and
data). Projects will allow opportunities for practical experience.
Exclusion: (CSCA02H3)
Enrolment Limits: 40. Priority will be given to students in VPA programs,
New Media Studies and Humanities (Co-op)
Breadth Requirement: Arts, Literature & Language
VPAB05H3
Introduction to Contemporary Cultural Theory
An introduction to key concepts and issues in contemporary cultural
theory. Emphasizes critical reading, thinking, and writing. Students
will engage with a wide range of theoretical and methodological developments
in the study of art and culture, including, cultural studies, feminism,
and postmodernism.
Prerequisite: Any 4 full credits
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies
VPAB07H3
Equity and Diversity in Arts Organizations
The importance of equity and diversity within Canadian cultural values,
and how these challenges are advanced within arts organizations. The
development and use of critical tools to assess the values, principles
and policies of arts organizations, and strategies aimed at changing
these organizations so that they are non-discriminatory and inclusive.
Corequisite: VPAB05H3
Exclusion: (VPAD06H3)
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
VPAC03H3
Intermediate Seminar
An exploration of the connections between the arts and the tensions
inherent in making those connections. Individual research areas will
be the starting place for extensive reading, research and discussion.
Prerequisite: At least 5 full credits in the Specialist in Art and
Culture including one credit at the B-level.
Breadth Requirement: Arts, Literature & Language
VPAC04H3
"Live!"
"Live!" investigates interdisciplinary modes of contemporary performance.
Within a studio context, this course serves as an advanced exploration
of 21st century Live Art. This interactive course reviews the dynamics
of time, space and existence, and asks fundamental questions about
the body and performance.
Prerequisite: (VPDC06H3),
(VPSC57H3)
Exclusion: (VPDC06H3),
(VPSC57H3)
Enrolment Limits: 12
Breadth Requirement: Arts, Literature & Language
VPAC47H3
The Body in Modernity: Theories and Representations
An interdisciplinary course about the body in art, film, photography,
narrative and popular culture. How bodies are written or visualized
as representing normality or perversity, "feminine" or "masculine",
as heroic, as beauty or monstrosity, legitimacy or illegitimacy, nature
or culture. Same as ENGC76H3.
Corequisite: Two full credits at the B-level or above from ENG, WST,
VPA, VPH, and/or VPS.
Exclusion: ENGC76H3, (VPHC47H3)
Enrolment Limits: 45
Breadth Requirement: Arts, Literature & Language
VPAC48H3
The Body in Contemporary Culture: Theories and Representations
A course focusing on the experience of the body in the public spaces
of the modern city and in cyberspace. Of special interest will be
the viewpoints of artists, writers, and filmmakers who explore how
the "other" is constructed in terms of class, culture, and ethnicity.
Same as ENGC77H3.
Corequisite: Two full credits at the B-level or above from ENG, WST,
VPA, VPH, and/or VPS.
Exclusion: ENGC77H3, (VPHC48H3)
Enrolment Limits: 45
Breadth Requirement: Arts, Literature & Language
VPAC89H3
Sound and Spectacle: Intersections and Exchanges in Music and
the Visual Arts
Bringing together students and instructors from music and art history,
the seminar investigates selected historical and cultural themes through
a study of unique intersections between these fields. An interdisciplinary
approach encourages critical analysis and evaluation of interpretation,
cultural context and reception from a variety of perspectives.
Prerequisite: [VPHA46H3
& at least one VPH course at the B-level] or[at least one course from
the sequence VPMB80H3-
VPMB82H3]
Recommended Preparation: HUMA01H3
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies
VPAD05H3
Senior Project
This course allows for individual or collaborative projects at an
advanced level. Students will be required to complete a project or
series of works that reflect the research completed in VPAC03H3.
Prerequisite: VPAC03H3
VPAD07H3
Agency and Pluralism in Social and Cultural Transformations
Transformations in social and cultural institutions have been achieved
through the agency of individuals who have embedded the values of
pluralism in their personal and professional lives. Students will
explore model examples and will develop projects they might use to
advance this aim in a variety of professional situations.
Prerequisite: (VPAB06H3)
or VPAB07H3
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences