Dr. Amanda Boetzkes

Professor

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Biography

Amanda Boetzkes specializes in contemporary art history and theory, with a focus on the intersection of artistic practices and life sciences within global systems of energy use. She is the author of 'Plastic Capitalism: Contemporary Art and the Drive to Waste' (MIT Press, 2019) and 'Ethics of the Earth: Art and Environment' (University of Minnesota Press, 2010), and co-editor of 'Heidegger and the Work of Art History' (Ashgate, 2014). Her current project, 'Ecologicity, Vision and the Art World', explores modes of visualizing environments, with a special emphasis on Arctic landscapes. Her research and publications include areas such as currency, economic exchange, the concept of value, theories of consciousness and perception—specifically ecological perception and neuroplasticity, as well as art and visual culture that problematizes the ontological and political status of animal species, phenomenology in art historiography, and the aesthetics of landscape art from the 18th century to the present.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Guelph

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:21
Reading
Required:21
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:21
Total
Required:89
Prerequisites
Honours baccalaureate degree in a relevant field or DVM degree Identify a potential faculty advisor
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • Two academic reference assessments
  • Statement of interest
  • English language proficiency test results (if applicable)
Specialization Notes

Department of Clinical Studies. Offers MSc by thesis (2 years) and MSc by coursework (1 year).