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Allan Antliff is a Professor in Art History & Visual Studies at the University of Victoria's Faculty of Fine Arts. Holding the Jeffrey Rubinoff Legacy Chair since 2023, he directs the Anarchist Archive at UVic and maintains editorial roles for Anarchist Studies and Anarchist Developments in Cultural Studies.
- B.A., University of Waterloo
- M.A., Queen's University
- M.A. & Ph.D., University of Delaware
Research focuses on Modern American and European art, Contemporary art, and Anarchist studies, with particular emphasis on:
- Anarchist movements in artistic contexts
- Decolonizing art practices
- Modernist rebellions against authority
- Critical pedagogy in visual education
- Political economics of art
- Interdisciplinary anarchist theory
His 2024-2007 publications show sustained exploration of anarchist aesthetics across print culture, indigenous sovereignty, abstract expressionism, and economic critique in art. Recent articles examine transnational anarchist networks, pandemic-era social theory, and decolonial art practices.
Notable achievements include:
- Jeffrey Rubinoff Legacy Chair (2023-present)
- Two Canada Research Chair terms (2003-2013)
- Directorship of the Anarchist Archive since 2005
- Editorial leadership in anarchist academic journals
Active in public intellectual work, Antliff has produced CBC Radio programs about Guernica and anarchist activism. His students benefit from radical pedagogical approaches that challenge conventional art historical narratives.
