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Polly Wynn

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Polly Wynn is an MA student in Art History at Concordia University. After receiving her BA in Art History from McGill, she explored design through a variety of creative pursuits, including digital marketing, graphic design, writing, and illustration. Her research focuses on identity making through material culture in interiors and ephemera. Polly is particularly interested in the process of self-making through material for immigrants to Canada in the late twentieth century.

Thesis Title: TBD

Supervisor: Dr. John Potvin

Research Interests:

Semiotics
Material Culture
Phenomenology
Sound Ecology
Interior and Design Studies

Teaching Assistantships:

FFAR298: Histories of Music & Culture - Folk Music in Canada (Dr. Kate Bevan Baker)
ARTH 366: Studies in 19th Century Art and Architecture European Art & Design (Benoit Beaulieu)
ARTH 368: Event, Encounter, Intervention, Exchange: On Performance, Participation and Praxis in Contemporary Art Practices (Dr. Vanessa Parent)
ARTH 375: Issues in the Montréal Art Milieu - Urban Renewal (Charles Gagnon)

Research Assistantship:

Dr. Annie Gérin, Graduate Galleries in North America

Social Media:

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