Dr. Cara Krmpotich

Professor

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Biography

Cara Krmpotich is a museum anthropologist specializing in decolonializing and Indigenizing museum practices. Her research focuses on collections management, the repatriation of cultural property, kinship and material culture, and community-engaged practice. Professor Krmpotich is the co-director of the Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts and Cultures, an interdisciplinary network of scholars based with Indigenous nations, museums, and universities committed to reuniting Great Lakes cultural belongings held in museums with the peoples, places, and knowledges of the territory. She is also a co-leader of DigiLabs, an initiative by researchers and museum professionals from Manchester and Toronto aimed at understanding issues of equity, empathy, and ethics within digital cultural heritage practices.

Research Interests

Courses

MSL1150H Collection Management MSL2000H Curatorial Practice MSL2360H Museums Indigenous Communities: Changing Relations, Changing Practice MSL2370H Museums Cultural Heritage: Context Critical Issues MSL4000Y Museum Studies Capstone Projects INF1005H Information Workshops (2025-2026) INF1006H Information Workshops II (2025-2026) INF3001H Research Colloquium

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology