PhD Critical Studies in Improvisation at University of Guelph

The PhD program in Critical Studies in Improvisation investigates the dynamic relationships between improvised creative practices and broader social relations in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Coordinated by the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation at the University of Guelph, the program offers a collaborative intellectual environment where scholars in the field of improvisation studies activate new social and creative configurations of power, new strategies for facilitating social justice, and new tactics to interpret and address the ever-changing world around us.

Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Guelph, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

The interdisciplinary PhD curriculum enhances competencies in research, practice, and teaching across the following areas: the critical historicisation of improvised art and practice; research methods and core concepts in Critical Studies in Improvisation; the development of ethical frameworks for collaborative, community-engaged initiatives; and the development and implementation of practice-based research projects.

Career pathways

The programs draw on faculty expertise at the University of Guelph, as well as five partner sites at McGill University, University of British Columbia, Memorial University of Newfoundland, University of Regina, Carleton University, 17 – Instituto de Estudios Críticos, and Queen’s University Belfast, and focuses on developing broad-level skills (e.g., collaboration across multiple institutions/orga

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