Samantha Chang

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About Samantha Chang

Samantha Chang is a PhD Candidate from the Department of Art History at the University of Toronto, where she holds a Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS) Doctoral Award, a Faculty of Arts & Science Top (FAST) Doctoral Fellowship, and a Mary H. Beatty Fellowship. A professional flutist and conductor, Samantha graduated from the Royal Academy of Music, and she is a fellow of the Trinity College London and the London College of Music. Samantha’s research explores the conceptual relationships between visual arts and music in the early modern period, specifically artistic identity, temporality, synaesthesia, and performativity. Her current research project examines the representation of music in the painter’s studio. Samantha is the Faculty Liaison Coordinator, Teaching, Learning & Technology at the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation, University of Toronto. Her previous positions include Faculty Liaison, Pedagogical Support, Teaching & Learning at the Faculty of Arts & Science; Humanities and Teaching Dossier Coordinator at the Teaching Assistants' Training Program; and the Online Learning Consultant at the Department of Art History. In 2021, Samantha received the Course Instructor Teaching Excellence Award from the Teaching Assistants' Training Program, Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation, University of Toronto.