Curation as Decolonial Practice

Aaron Tucker is a second year PhD student in the Cinema and Media Studies department studying the moving iamges of facial recogintion software.

Aaron Tucker, VISTA Doctoral Scholar, Cinema and Media Studies PhD Student

A discussion of curation as decolonial practice with Niki Little, Howard Adler, and Thirza Cuthand 

Presented by the Toronto Film and Media Seminar. Drawing from artist and scholar David Garneau’s notion of a decolonial practice as one that offers direct challenges to “colonial habits” and worldviews, this panel with Niki Little, Howard Adler, and Thirza Cuthand explores the question of how curation can function as a decolonial practice. Thirza Jean Cuthand (b. 1978 Regina SK) makes short experimental videos and films about sexuality, madness, Queer identity, love, and Indigeneity, which have screened in festivals and galleries internationally. She completed her BFA majoring in Film/Video at Emily Carr University of Art and Design in 2005, and her MA in Media Production at Ryerson University in 2015. She has performed at Live At The End Of The Century in Vancouver, Performatorium in Regina, and 7a*11d in Toronto. She is a Whitney Biennial 2019 artist. She is Plains Cree/Scots, a member of Little Pine First Nation, and resides in Toronto, Canada.Howard Adler in the Co-Director and Programmer of the Asinabka Festival which is an annual Indigenous film and media arts festival in the Nations Capital that allows independent artists - national, international, Indigenous, non-Indigenous - to share, present, and disseminate their work. Adler holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Indigenous Studies from Trent University, and a Master Of Arts Degree in Canadian Studies from Carleton University. Niki Little | Wabiska Maengun is a mother, artist/observer, arts administrator, and a founding member of The Ephemerals who were long-listed twice for the Sobey Art Award (2017/2019). She is Anishininew/English from Kistiganwacheeng (Garden Hill, FN), based between Win-nipi (Winnipeg, MB) and Tkaronto (Toronto, ON). Her interests investigate Indigenous womxn, kinship, community-based initiatives and economies. Niki is the Artistic Director of the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival. Previously, she was the Director of the National Indigenous Media Arts Coalition, where she organized Listen, Witness, Transmit, a national Indigenous media arts gathering in Saskatoon, SK (June 12-15, 2018). As an independent curator, Niki co-curated with Becca Taylor, níchiwamiskwém | nimidet | my sister | ma soeur, the La Biennale d’Art Contemporain Autochtone 2018 (May 03-June 19, 2018) and co-hosted Migration a three week on the land residency in Demmitt, AB (August 13-31, 2018). Image from Thirza Cuthand&#x27;s Less Lethal Fetishes (2019)Toronto Film and Media Seminar Steering Committee for 2020-2021 Co-chairs: Selmin Kara (OCAD) and Kate J. Russell (UofT) • Faculty members: Michael Baker (Sheridan); Kass Banning (UofT); Liz Clarke (Brock); Nathalie Coulter (York); Malini Guha (Carleton); Mark Lipton (Guelph); Scott MacKenzie (Queen’s); Janine Marchessault (York); Katherine Spring (WLU); Elizabeth Wijaya (UofT) • Grad student members: Lani Akande (York); Roxanne Hearn (WLU); Cyrus Sundar Singh (Ryerson); Aaron Tucker (York); Émilie von Garan (UofT) • Postdoctoral members: Jessica Whitehead (UofT) • TIFF: Keith Bennie.The goals of the Seminar are:• Encouraging intellectual and collegial discussion among the Cinema and Media Studies scholars in the region.• Encouraging in-depth scholarly discussion and critical debate.• Showcasing diverse research methodologies and research fields that address a wide range of cinematic technologies (film, television, video, new media, and other forms of moving imageand sound screens).• Aiming to model collegial and professional academic discourse for graduate students entering the field.

Curation as Decolonial Practice

More events from Aaron Tucker, VISTA Doctoral Scholar, Cinema and Media Studies PhD Student

Discover more events from Aaron Tucker, VISTA Doctoral Scholar, Cinema and Media Studies PhD Student, from Film & Media to other experiences you might love.

Still looking for the right event?

Explore all online events to browse and filter by date, category, and more.

Curation as Decolonial Practice

More events from Aaron Tucker, VISTA Doctoral Scholar, Cinema and Media Studies PhD Student

Discover more events from Aaron Tucker, VISTA Doctoral Scholar, Cinema and Media Studies PhD Student, from Film & Media to other experiences you might love.

You might also like...

Browse more events with different dates, prices, and formats to find your next great experience.

Still looking for the right event?

Explore all online events to browse and filter by date, category, and more.