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Rachel is a proud MLC Alumna and no longer with the Centre.

Rachel Farquharson has a Masters of Literature in Modern and Contemporary Art from Christie's Education London, and a BA in Fine Art History from the University of Toronto. Under the supervision or Dr. Irene Gammel, Rachel assists with the research for and curating of an exhibition and performance of Baroness Elsa's poetry. Curated by Dr. Gammel and her team in 2011, the exhibition explores the ways in which elements of the Baroness's work resonate today. The aim of the exhibition is to embed key poems by the Baroness, chosen to illuminate the body, the city, ecology, and aesthetic consciousness. The exhibition will include poetic performance and sound, and the areas in which these interact and overlap, ultimately demonstrating the intermediality of sonic poetry in general.

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Rachel Farquharson has written shorts texts for Tate Gallery (online), including pieces on Pae White's Morceau Accrochant  (2004) , and pieces on Rudolf Stingel's work, such as Untitled (1993) and Untitled (2007) .

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The Great War in Literature and Visual Culture

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The Great War in Literature and Visual Culture

Amid the unprecedented social change of World War I, women renegotiated their identities by dramatically changing the way they engaged with the arts. But how did they do so? And how did everyday citizens engage with the war?
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven

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Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven

Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, considered by many to be the mother of Dada, was a daringly innovative poet and an early creator of junk sculpture. “The Baroness” was best known for her sexually charged, often controversial performances.
Modernism in the World

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Modernism in the World

Recent research has departed from the Euro-centric and national view of Modernism to include approaches and methods studying Modernism across national boundaries and across different art forms to include fashion, dance, performance, technology, and visual culture.
Lucy Maud Montgomery

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Lucy Maud Montgomery

L.M. Montgomery is perhaps Canada's most important literary export. She was prolific writer of over 500 short stories and poems, and twenty novels, including the beloved Anne of Green Gables.
Canadian Modernism

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Canadian Modernism

The works of numerous Canadian authors who lived during the modernist era may well constitute the most central and experimental articulation of Canadian modernism in prose, allowing authors to stage cross-cultural, controversial, and even conflicted identities.
Modernist Biography and Life Writing

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Modernist Biography and Life Writing

Life writing, including autobiographical accounts, diaries, letters and testimonials written or told by women and men whose political, literary or philosophical purposes are central to their lives, has become a standard tool for communication and the dissemination of information.