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Kristina Parzen
Kristina Parzen is a doctoral student in the Department of Art History at Concordia University in Montreal. Her dissertation research examines the history and structure of anthropomorphic maps produced in Europe since the 14th century. She completed her MA in Art History and Theory at the University of British Columbia and her undergraduate degree in Art History at the University of Saskatchewan. She has presented work at the annual national conference of the Universities Art Assocation of Canada/L’Association D’Art des Universites du Canada (UAAC/AAUC) and the annual international conference of the Council for European Studies. Her research is currently funded by a Canada Graduate Doctoral Scholarship provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).
Thesis Title: Anthropomorphic Maps: Representing and Constructing the Character of Space
Supervisor: Dr. Kristina Huneault
Research Interests:
- The intersection of art and science
- Print history
- The visual history of cartography
- Anthropomorphic maps
Teaching Assistantships
- ARTH 300: Methods in Art History, Dr. Julia Skelly (instructor), Jan-May 2022
- ARTH 200: Perspectives of Art History, Dr. Steven Stowell and Dr. Marco Deyasi (instructors), Sep 2021-May 2022
Research Assistantships
- Graduate Research Assistant, Dr. Annie Gérin (supervising professor), Jan-Mar 2022
Conferences
- "Anthropomorphic Maps from 19th Century England: Spatiotemporal Narratives of National Identity" (paper presentation), E.1 Convergent Temporalities on the Printed Page (panel session)
Universities Art Association of Canada/L’Association D’Art des Universites du Canada (UAAC/AAUC)
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff, Canada
Oct 19-21, 2023
- "Performance as Action: Moving Reconciliation Beyond Performativity” (paper presentation) Decolonization as Theater - Decentering and Disrupting Colonial Spaces and Narratives: The Theaters of Memory and Regret/Reconciliation (panel session)
28th Annual International Conference of the Council for European Studies (CES)
Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (Iscte), Lisbon, Portugal
Jun 29-Jul 1, 2022
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