Montreal’s Interuniversity PhD Program in Art History
This program enables students to develop advanced research skills and offers a dynamic environment for the exchange of ideas across intellectual communities.
The program brings together faculty members and students from Concordia University, Université de Montréal, and Université du Québec à Montréal. Students enroll at the institution where their supervisor teaches, but take courses at any partner institution, studying in English, in French, or in both languages.
Why choose us
Research
With over 40 professors, all active researchers, the program covers the major fields and periods of art history, and offers rigorous methodological training and specialized courses with strong interdisciplinary and theoretical components.
Professionnal Development
Our graduates are specialists who occupy research and management positions in museums, galleries, and artist-run centres, who work as art writers and critics, and who teach at the university and college levels.
Benefit from a range of opportunities to develop your professional profile while earning your PhD.
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Doctoral Dissertation Defence – Stéphanie Hornstein
Candidate: Stéphanie HornsteinDegree sought: Ph. D.Program: Concordia University – Art HistoryDepartment/Faculty/School: School of Graduate Studies – Department of Art History Subject: Picturing “Topsy-Turvy Land”: Photographic Representations of Egypt and Japan, 1850-1914 JuryChair: Dr. Carly Daniel-Hughes (Religions and Cultures)Supervisor : Dr. Martha Langford (Art History)Examiner: Dr. Jason Camlot (English)Examiner: Dr. John Potvin (Art History)Examiner: Dr. Ersy Contogouris… Read more
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Doctoral Dissertation Defence – Varda Nisar
Candidate: Varda NisarDegree sought: Ph. D.Program: Concordia University – Art HistoryDepartment/Faculty/School: School of Graduate Studies – Department of Art History Subject: The Museum is Weaponized: Countering Ethnic, Gendered and Religious Representations by the Visual Complex of Pakistan’s Military Regimes JuryChair: Dr. Christopher Moore (Design and Computation Arts)Supervisor : Dr. Alice Ming Wai Jim (Art History)Examiner: Dr.… Read more
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Call for texts for issue 4 of Cigale « Correspondances en territoires industrialisés / Notes from the Industrialized Field »
How might we care for lands transformed by centuries of industrial development? In the context of long-term environmental contamination, what well-established and emerging practices might be able to coexist? New relational habitats are taking shape at the edge of wetlands ravaged by the toxic promises of the battery industry; grassroots initiatives strive to map out… Read more
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International Symposium: Queer Encounters from the South / Simposio internacional: Encuentros cuir desde el sur
On June 30 and July 1, the Faculty of Arts at Udelar will host an international symposium bringing together Brazilian artists Bento Ben Leite, Hermano Luz, Pavão, Rafa Bqueer, and Rodrigo D’Alcântara, along with curator Ulisses Carrilho and special guest, Uruguayan artist and activist Sofía Saunier. The event invites collective reflection on dissidence, imaginaries, and… Read more
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Call for texts for issue 5 of the decolonial magazine Minorit’Art
The first call concerns aesthetics extractivism. Your proposals, including between 3,000 and 5,000 words maximum, must be sent no later than September 1, 2025. You are strongly advised to accompany the texts with images and/or video hyperlinks. These elements will be relevant data when selecting texts. Selected articles will be published in the journal in… Read more
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Doctoral Dissertation Defence – Eve-Catherine Champoux
Candidate: Eve-Catherine ChampouxDegree sought: Ph. D.Program: UdeM – Histoire de l’artOption: Research-CreationDepartment/Faculty/School: Département d’histoire de l’art, de cinéma et des médias audiovisuels – Arts et sciences Subject: The exhibition modalities of theatrical heritage: Towards a remediation of the spectator experience Jury Director: Jean-Marc Larrue – UdeMCodirector : Christine Bernier – UdeMExternal Examiner: Robert Faguy – Université… Read more
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