Prof. Carla Rice
College Member
Current Employer
University of Guelph
Election Year
2017
Academy
College of New Scholars
Department
Family Relations and Applied Nutrition
Keywords
embodiment studies, disability and fat studies, intersectionality, research creation, feminist participatory research, activist arts, multimedia storytelling
Carla Rice is Professor and Canada Research Chair at the University of Guelph. A leader in the field of embodiment studies, her research focuses on representations and experiences of difference across diverse sectors and in activist arts. She founded Re•Vision: The Centre for Art and Social Justice and REDLAB, a leading-edge social research centre and state-of-the-art-multimedia lab that mobilizes the arts to disrupt dominant narratives and open possibilities.
Carla Rice est professeure et titulaire d’une Chaire de recherche du Canada à l’University of Guelph. Elle s’est fait connaître par ses études sur la personnification. Ses recherches portent sur des représentations et les expériences de la différence entre divers secteurs et dans les arts engagés. Elle a fondé Re•Vision: The Centre for Art and Social Justice et REDLAB, un centre de recherche sociale de pointe et un laboratoire multimédia ultramoderne qui utilise les arts pour remettre en question les discours dominants et ouvrir des possibilités.