PhD Humanities: Homecoming Reunion

Sandra Huber, Phd 22, is an educator, researcher, and writer. She holds an extended-term appointment in the Faculty of Fine Arts at Concordia University where she is Area Head of Interdisciplinary Studies and Practices in Fine Arts (FFAR 248 + 249). She holds a PhD in Interdisciplinary Humanities from Concordia, where she joined Media Studies, Anthropology, and Fine Arts to look at the methods and epistemologies of contemporary witchcraft. She has published and presented on witchcraft, magic, sleep, and dreams in the area of poetics, cinema, media histories, and contemporary art. You can find her at sandrahuber.com.

Craig Morrison, PhD 00, is an ethnomusicologist, author, teacher, and musician. A graduate of the Humanities PhD program in 2000, his thesis was entitled “Psychedelic Music in San Francisco: Style, Context, and Evolution.” From Victoria BC, Morrison settled in Montreal in 1984. He taught courses on popular music and culture at Concordia for more than two decades. Now retired from university teaching, he remains active as a lecturer, performer with the band Vintage Wine, and writing his third book, an expansion of his PhD research on the folk revival foundations of folk rock, garage rock and psychedelic music.  Craig Morrison, nicknamed “The Rocking Professor,” has produced and performed his annual Roots of Rock and Roll Concert 24 times at Concordia’s Oscar Peterson Concert Hall. 

Natalie Doonan, PhD 16, is a new media and performance artist, writer and educator. She works at the intersection of visual art, sensory studies, performance studies and cultural geography. Her research focuses on food and the senses, technology, and the vitality of places. Natalie’s work has been shown in exhibitions and festivals across Canada and internationally. Her writing has appeared in professional and peer reviewed art and food culture publications. She serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at the Université de Montréal.

Amanda Gutiérrez, a stage design graduate from The National School of Theater, explores how sound and performance art impact daily life. She serves on the board of the World Listening Project and is part of the scientific committee of Red Ecología Acústica México. Currently, she is a PhD student and research assistant at Concordia University, involved with the PULSE Lab, Acts of Listening Lab, and Feminist Media Studio. Her research focuses on "Sono-(soro)rity," a feminist approach to sonic agency, using soundwalking and political listening to foster social coalitions and activism.

Koby Rogers Hall is an artist, writer, and social practice facilitator focused on dialogical arts, cultural activism through archiving, and public political engagement. She has worked on multi-stakeholder projects with Montreal's Immigrant Workers Centre and the Politics & Care project. Her performances have been showcased in warehouses, artist-run centers, and street demonstrations across the Americas. She teaches at Concordia's Theatre and School of Community and Public Affairs. Her award-winning doctoral research explores migrant justice in social arts, performance in conflict zones, and trauma in social movements, emphasizing collective care and community liberation.

Magdalena Hutter is a documentary filmmaker, cinematographer, and photographer, with a degree from the University of Television and Film Munich. Since 2007, she has focused on films about art, artists, and themes of belonging, and has taught filmmaking since 2012, emphasizing empowerment for queer and refugee youth. As a HUMA PhD candidate at Concordia, she researches fatness in dance and movement art, developing the concept of Fat ScreenDance. Magdalena is affiliated with the Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling and the Milieux Institute, under the supervision of MJ Thompson, PhD, Nadia Myre, and Stefanie Snider, PhD.