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Karla McManus is an Associate Professor of Visual Arts (Art History) in the Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance at the University of Regina. She is also a Member of the Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute for Studies in Canadian Art at Concordia University and an Affiliate Member of the Documentary Research Centre at Toronto Metropolitan University. Dr. McManus serves on the Board of Directors of the Universities Art Association of Canada as the Prairie Representative and on the Board of Blackflash Magazine.
Dr. McManus specializes in the study of photography and the environmental imaginary, examining how historic and contemporary environmental concerns are visualized photographically. Her research includes exploration of the history of bird photography and its impact on the twentieth century conservation movement, as well as the Prairie Art Network, a community-building project to promote connections in the arts of the prairies. These projects have been supported by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada grants.
Her scholarly output spans curation, publications, and presentations, with a particular focus on how photography documents environmental issues from wildlife conservation to ecological disasters. Dr. McManus actively participates in national and international conferences, often addressing topics at the intersection of photography, environmental studies, and Canadian art history.
Dr. McManus's work has been recognized through SSHRC funding and her extensive publication record in respected journals and edited collections. Her recent special issue co-editing on 'The Slide Lecture' demonstrates her engagement with the evolving methodologies of art historical presentation.
As an educator, Dr. McManus teaches courses including Introduction to Art History, Modern Art History, the History of Photography, Canadian Art History, and Ecocritical Art History. She is interested in supervising students in areas related to Canadian photographic history, ecocritical approaches to art, and prairie art history, providing mentorship grounded in her active research program.
