Gerald Pratley Lecture: Caroline Klimek (York University): “Artist-Run Centres + XR Media: How Canadian Artists are Making Tech Accessible.”
The Gerald Pratley Award was established in 1991 in tribute to Gerald Pratley‘s (1923-2011) contribution to the advancement of Canadian film studies. The Gerald Pratley Lecture is presented by a graduate student undertaking innovative research in cinema & media studies that will contribute to the understanding of Canadian/Québec cinema both within this country and elsewhere.
The 2023 Pratley Lecture will be delivered by Caroline Klimek of York University. Klimek is a programmer and a PhD candidate in Cinema and Media Arts at York and a recipient of the SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship. Her research examines the impact current Canadian public funding and policy stakeholders have on cultural institutions’ new media programs and exhibitions’ practices. She is published in the Canadian Journal of Film Studies, Shameless Magazine and two forthcoming book chapters.
