Dr. Erica Cardwell

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Erica N. Cardwell is an Assistant Professor specializing in Arts Management. Her work centres on Black feminist and queer paradigms within cooperative models of arts management. Erica is the author of 'Wrong Name: Notes (Black) Art', published by Feminist Press in 2024, which has been recognized as a finalist for the 2025 Lambda Literary Award. Her essays and writings have appeared in notable publications such as ARTS.BLACK, Frieze, and BOMB. Additionally, Erica has contributed to exhibition catalogues for artists like Crystal Z. Campbell and Chitra Ganesh. As a dedicated advocate for equitable community practices in the arts, she engages in research that critically analyzes interdisciplinary studies and arts writing criticism.

Research Interests

Black Feminist Theory Cooperative Non-Hierarchical Labor Models Interdisciplinary Studies Arts Writing Criticism Theories of Flesh Creative Nonfiction Auto-Theory Life Writing Lyric Fragmentation Hybridity Art Criticism Self-Study and Corporeal Methods

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
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology