Christine Ramsay
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Research Interests
- Canadian and Saskatchewan cinemas
- Masculinities in contemporary cultures
- Curatorial studies in expanded cinema
- Culture of small cities
- Philosophies of identity
- Painting, drawing and ceramics practice
Dr. Christine Ramsay teaches Film Studies at the undergraduate and graduate levels. She completed her Honours BA in Film Studies with Distinction at Carleton University, where she received the Senate Medal for academic excellence; and her MA and PhD in Social and Political Thought at York University, where she received an award for her thesis on David Cronenberg. Her teaching, research and community service are in Canadian and Saskatchewan cinemas, masculinities in film and popular culture, philosophies of identity, the culture of small cities, and curating expanded cinema. Her books include Atom Egoyan: Steenbeckett (Black Dog, 2018) with Timothy Long and Elizabeth Matheson; Overlooking Saskatchewan: Minding the Gap with Randal Rogers (University of Regina Press, 2014); and Making It Like a Man: Canadian Masculinities in Practice (Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2011). Her articles have appeared in several books and journals, including the Canadian Journal of Film and Media Studies. In 2012, she was Visiting Scholar at the graduate program in Canadian Studies, University of Edinburgh. She has served on the editorial boards of Topia: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies and Imaginations: Journal of Cross Cultural Image Studies. She is a past Associate Dean of the Graduate Programs in MAP, past President of the Film Studies Association of Canada, past President of the Art Gallery of Regina, past Chair of the Regina Arts Commission and hosted Prairie Night at the Movies on Saskatchewan Communications Network. Christine has also served on the board of the Dunlop Art Gallery and as Co-Chair of Regina's ArtsAction Inc., a project designed to contribute to the role of arts and culture in revitalizing Regina's downtown, which resulted in the building of the Creative City Centre. She is currently developing an art practice in painting, drawing and ceramics. Contact: christine.ramsay@uregina.ca; ED 239.5; 306-585-4210