Claude Bock
Ph.D. Candidate
Art History Program
Major Fields of Interest: Intersections of Truth and Reconciliation and Indigenous art; the impact of settler-colonialism on Canadian comic books and graphic novels; the art of Jewish diaspora; public art, monuments, and memorials.
Undergraduate Experience: Concordia University, BFA in Art History (2014)
Graduate Experience: Western University, MA in Art History (2016). Thesis: “The effects of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada on Contemporary Indigenous Art”
Dissertation Topic: The impact of settler-colonialism on Indigenous representation in Canadian (as well as Canadian content) comic books and graphic novels along with how Indigenous creators are claiming the medium control their own representations and identities.
Supervisor: Dr Norman Vorano