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Jillian Lerner specializes in the history of photography, nineteenth-century visual culture, and critical pedagogy. She completed her PhD in Art History at Columbia University in 2006, focusing on research under Jonathan Crary and Anne Higonnet. Prior to that, she earned her BA in 1998. Her publications include books such as 'Graphic Culture: Illustration Artistic Enterprise Paris, 1830–1848' (McGill-Queens University Press, 2018) and 'Experimental Self-Portraits Early French Photography' (Routledge, 2021). She has also contributed essays to notable journals and publications, including 'Grey Room', 'Oxford Art Journal', and the 'Art Bulletin'. Lerner's forthcoming study on phantasmagoria and historical retrieval will be included in 'Companion French Art, 1780 Present'. In addition to her research, she is actively involved in scholarship teaching and learning (SoTL) projects that explore social justice storytelling and place-based learning. Lerner serves as the Chair of the Art History Undergraduate Committee and is affiliated with the Bachelor of Media Studies Program as a faculty researcher at the Critical Image Forum. She is dedicated to teaching responsibly in the context of unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) territory, where she emphasizes the importance of being aware of privileges and complicities in her academic practice.
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