Dr. Mark Kingwell

Professor

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Biography

Mark Kingwell’s research focuses on social and political theory, philosophy of art, architecture, and design, and 20th-century continental philosophy. He has held visiting positions at prestigious institutions such as Clare Hall at Cambridge University (1999), the Center for the Study of Law and Society at the University of California at Berkeley (2000), Baruch College at the City University of New York (Weissman Distinguished Professor of Humanities, 2002), and the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society at the University of Chicago (2016). Kingwell has received several significant awards, including the Spitz Prize in political theory (1997), the Drummer-General’s Award for non-fiction (1998), and National Magazine Awards for essay-writing (2002) and columns (2004). He also earned the University of Toronto Faculty of Arts & Science Outstanding Teaching Award (2010) and the University of Toronto President’s Teaching Award (2011). In recognition of his contributions to philosophical criticism, he was awarded an honorary DFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (2000). He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and the Royal Society of Arts (UK) (both in 2018) and received the Erving Goffman Award in Media Ecology (2020).

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Professor

— Present

University of Toronto • Toronto, ON

Professor in the Department of Philosophy focusing on social and political theory.

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