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Janine Marchessault
Affiliation
York UniversityAcademy or College
Academy of the Arts and HumanitiesYear Elected
2016Areas of Interest
Cinema and Media Arts, Cinema and Communication Studies, Cinema, Urban Design, New Media
MARCHESSAULT, Janine – Cinema and Media Arts Department, York University
Janine Marchessault is an internationally acclaimed media scholar and curator of numerous large-scale public art exhibitions exploring sustainable urbanism. Her scholarly work, including ten monographs and edited volumes and over fifty articles, has had an enduring influence on the fields of Media, Cinema, and Urban Studies. As a curator, she has made a sustained impact in the art world and opened a vital space for community participation and public dialogue.
Janine Marchessault est une chercheuse acclamée internationalement dans le domaine des nouveaux médias, et conservatrice commissaire de plusieurs expositions artistiques explorant l’urbanisme durable. Son travail comprend dix monographies et publication de volumes et plus de cinquante articles. Elle a influencé de façon remarquable les domaines des médias, du cinéma et des études urbaines. Comme conservatrice elle a influencé le monde des arts, ouvrant un espace vital à la participation communautaire et au dialogue public.