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Cassie Chew is an Assistant Professor in the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema and the Department of Art History at Concordia University. Her research focuses on interactive immersive technologies and their integration into diverse museum exhibit spaces across Canada, exploring how these technologies facilitate material practice and cultural citizenship. Chew's work includes a collaboration on a socially-engaged experimental art lab project in Toronto’s Lawrence Heights community. She earned her PhD in Cultural Studies from Queen’s University and held a postdoctoral fellowship at York University’s Sensorium Centre for Digital Arts & Technology. Her recent publications include a chapter in the anthology 'Material Cultures Canada' and articles in various journals. Chew actively participates in research projects aimed at exploring contemporary art's role and implications within public cultures and has served on executive committees for significant media architecture biennials. She is also engaged in graduate supervision across multiple disciplines, guiding students on projects that delve into themes of hauntology, memory, and participatory practices in art and cinema.
Concordia University • Montreal, QC, Canada
Teaches courses on art history and cinema while conducting research on interactive technologies.
Administered by the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema; focuses on cinematic arts practice and research-creation.