Stéfy McKnight
Professor
Faculty of Public and Global Affairs
School of Journalism and Communication
Clusters:
Gender issues
Ottawa, Ontario
stefy.mcknight@carleton.ca
Mobile:
(249) 878-7833
Office:
(613) 520-2600 ext. 7423
Languages
French
Bio/Research
McKnight (/they/them/elle) is a white settler, non-binary, femme of centre (foc) and queer artist-scholar based in Katarokwi/Kingston, on traditional Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee Territory. They are Director of PROTOHYVE: Centre for Innovative Research-Creation in so called Canada, and SurveillA...
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Bio/Research
McKnight (/they/them/elle) is a white settler, non-binary, femme of centre (foc) and queer artist-scholar based in Katarokwi/Kingston, on traditional Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee Territory. They are Director of PROTOHYVE: Centre for Innovative Research-Creation in so called Canada, and SurveillART: Laboratory for Disruptive Exhibitionism at Carleton University on the unceded territories of the Algonquin nation. McKnight's research examines research-creation as a methodology for knowledge production and fact-based storytelling in so called Canada. Their research interests are broad and look at surveillance as contemporary colonialism in Canada; queer and femme representation in digital and virtual spaces; 2SLGBTQIA+ activism; technology in rural communities, and art as function-creep.
Their scholarly work takes the form of performance, multi-media interventions, online curatorial projects, 3D printing, installation, video, and live streaming. Stéfy’s research-creation has been exhibited at the Stratford Gallery (Stratford); Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre (Kingston); Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts (Kingston); White Water Gallery (North Bay) and others.
McKnight is a member of the performance duo Cam Hunters (with Julia Chan). Cam Hunters seeks to reveal and interrogate the increasing presence of surveillance, in all its forms, in our lives. Cam Hunters does this through a range of projects, such as performances, creating satirical videos, recording a podcast, and offering critical tools. In 2020, they created the “Statement on Declining Online Imaging and Recording”, which was shared and used across Canada and internationally.
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Their scholarly work takes the form of performance, multi-media interventions, online curatorial projects, 3D printing, installation, video, and live streaming. Stéfy’s research-creation has been exhibited at the Stratford Gallery (Stratford); Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre (Kingston); Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts (Kingston); White Water Gallery (North Bay) and others.
McKnight is a member of the performance duo Cam Hunters (with Julia Chan). Cam Hunters seeks to reveal and interrogate the increasing presence of surveillance, in all its forms, in our lives. Cam Hunters does this through a range of projects, such as performances, creating satirical videos, recording a podcast, and offering critical tools. In 2020, they created the “Statement on Declining Online Imaging and Recording”, which was shared and used across Canada and internationally.
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