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ART HISTORY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

Learn about historical, modern, and contemporary art forms. Discover craft, fashion, photography, architecture, design, and new visual technologies. Explore cross-cultural perspectives, Indigenous methodologies, gender and queer theory, and so much more. Study at Concordia and join the next generation of art historians, curators, and critics. 

Photo by Zack Jarosz on Pexels

Photo by Zack Jarosz on Pexels
Photo by Zach Key on Unsplash
teamLab, Valley of Flowers and People: Lost, Immersed and Reborn, 2020

Adad Hannah, Aphrodite, 2008

Art History is interdisciplinary

Art History encompasses a study of sexuality, race and gender, business and economics, politics, culture and society. It depends on a vast array of theories and methods. What makes our department exciting and fairly unique is that professors’ research and the courses they offer explore a genuinely wide scope of topics and allow students to benefit from a broad understanding of what constitutes art in both historical and contemporary contexts.

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Important dates

The first day of the Fall term is September 5. The DNE deadline is September 18, and the next DISC deadline is on December 5, 2023.

Spotlight on

Julia Skelly

The Department is pleased to welcome Dr. Julia Skelly as Assistant Professor (Limited Term Appointment) in Histories of Photography!

Dr. Julia Skelly (she/her) is a specialist in queer/feminist art, ethics and photography, global contemporary art, textiles, excess, decadence, and addiction. 

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Territorial Acknowledgement

We would like to begin by acknowledging that Concordia University is located on unceded Indigenous lands. The Kanien’kehá:ka Nation is recognized as the custodians of the lands and waters on which we gather today. Tiohtià:ke/Montréal is historically known as a gathering place for many First Nations. Today, it is home to a diverse population of Indigenous and other peoples. We respect the continued connections with the past, present and future in our ongoing relationships with Indigenous and other peoples within the Montreal community.

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