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Lynda Jessup is Professor of Screen Cultures and Curatorial Studies in Film and Media at Queen's University's Faculty of Arts & Science. She currently serves as Vice Dean (2021-present), overseeing faculty relations across 30 departments, after previously holding Associate Dean (2014-2021) and Director of Cultural Studies (2009-2014) positions.
Her research interrogates visual culture through exhibitions, museums, and art historiography, focusing on Canadian and Indigenous North American contexts within Western valuation systems. She critically examines "the national" as a category of cultural authority, with recent expansion into cultural diplomacy exploring art exhibitions' role in Canadian foreign policy. As Director of the North American Cultural Diplomacy Initiative (NACDI), she leads an international network connecting cultural practitioners with diplomacy scholars.
Analysis of her publication trends reveals deep integration of art history with diplomatic studies, particularly through state-sponsored Canadian art exhibitions as instruments of international relations. Her collaborative work consistently bridges academic research and policy impact, with growing emphasis on decolonization, trust-building, and critical approaches to cultural exchange in global contexts.
Dr. Jessup's scientific recognition includes:
- Universities Art Association of Canada Recognition Award (2018)
- Fulbright Scholar at Rockefeller Archive Center (2010–11)
- Queen’s University Graduate Supervision Excellence Award (2009)
- Queen’s University Teaching Excellence Award (1998)
- Massey College Visiting Scholarship (2019-20)
- National Gallery of Canada Research Fellowships (2002-03, 1994-95)
Her funded research demonstrates sustained leadership in cultural diplomacy, including a SSHRC Partnership Development Grant (2019-25) for "The Cultural Relations Approach to Diplomacy" and MITACS Accelerate funding for Toronto's city diplomacy work. Major grants consistently address intersections of cultural policy, international relations, and visual representation through collaborative frameworks.
Through NACDI, Jessup directs an international research network producing policy-shaping outputs like the "Cultural Diplomacy as Critical Practice" report series, fostering practitioner-scholar dialogue on decolonization and trust-building in global cultural relations.
