Each semester, Carleton University Art Gallery (CUAG) showcases a Carleton academic whose research interests complements one of our current exhibitions, and invite them to give a talk on their research.

Inspired by the inception of Inuit printmaking and its huge popularity in the southern Canadian art market in the mid-twentieth century shown in Inuit Prints: Japanese Inspiration, this Lunchtime Lecture will feature Paul Litt (Department of History) speaking about how Inuit art fit into the Canadian nationalism and identity formation of the era, and how southern policy makers encouraged Inuit art as a means by which the Inuit could develop a new economy.

Bring your lunch, the gallery will provide coffee and tea, and we’ll all learn something new!

Paul Litt is a historian of twentieth-century Canada who specializes in cultural history, political history, and their intersections. He has taught courses in cultural studies, cultural policy, popular culture, nationalism, tourism, and public history. He has published on Canadian cultural nationalism, cultural policy, the heritage movement, and the media in politics. He is cross-appointed between the Department of History and the School of Canadian Studies at Carleton.

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