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Janine Marchessault is a Professor of Cinema and Media Arts at York University, holding the York Research Chair in Media Art and Social Engagement. She serves as Graduate Program Director and was the inaugural Director of Sensorium: Centre for Digital Arts Research (2014-2016). Her work bridges academia and public art through initiatives like the Future Cinema Lab and the Outer Worlds expanded cinema festival.
- Affiliations: Public Access Curatorial Collective, CinemaExpo67.ca research group
- Research Focus: Moving-image archives, media architecture, and climate change studies
Education:
- BA (Concordia)
- MFA
- PhD (York University)
Her research explores intersections between media, urban space, and social engagement. Key projects include the SSHRC-funded Archive/Counter-Archive initiative (2018-2024), collaborating with 14 Canadian archives to preserve marginalized histories. She examines how archives become 'living' cultural artifacts through artistic reinterpretation.
Awards:
- Trudeau Fellowship
- Royal Society of Canada Fellowship
Her advising and grants:
- Principal Investigator (PI) for major SSHRC grant
- Founder of Future Cinema Lab
Labs/Teams: Sensorium Centre, Future Cinema Lab, Archive/Counter-Archive partnership network.
