Knowing Bodies: A Visual and Poetic Inquiry into Gender, Dress and the Professoriate
Dr Fiona Blaikie CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW. NEW DATE: April 19th 6.30-8.30pm Room 5-250 OISE, 252 Bloor St West This is a visual and poetic inquiry into scholarly clothing as re/presented and lived through the clothed, disciplined/ and/or transgressing bodies of scholars. Through artworks and poetry situated meanings of scholarship and visual identity are revealed and presented. Theoretically, the study resides in the arenas of arts-informed research, social theory on the body, and the social theory of clothing as expressed through gendered clothing choices. Fiona Blaikie has a Ph.D. from the Department of Visual and Performing Arts in Education at the University of British Columbia. She is a Professor of Curriculum Studies and visual art education. Fiona is an internationally recognized scholar in arts education, with a record of numerous publications and conference presentations, including her recent book Canadian Art/Works: A Resource for Primary, Junior, Intermediate and Senior Teache