{"id":7098,"date":"2026-04-22T10:10:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/icslac\/cutheme-homepage\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T14:38:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T18:38:49","slug":"cutheme-homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/icslac\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparative Studies in Literature, Art and Culture &#8211; 杏吧原创 University"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/icslac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/F-Abn-2024-1600x700.jpg); background-position: 51% 25%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        Comparative Studies in Literature, Art and Culture\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                    \n\n<p>Applications for Fall 2026 are now open!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-c83fbfdc wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/icslac\/cultural-mediations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cultural Mediations<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-light-grey is-style-light-grey--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/icslac\/curatorial-studies\/\">Curatorial Studies<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>Known as ICSLAC, the Institute for Comparative Studies in Literature, Art and Culture is a haven for intellectually rebellious researchers. We offer a vibrant teaching and learning environment where research transcends conventional boundaries, and where interdisciplinary ideas and new dimensions of thought open up. &nbsp;We aim to be a place where we proudly nurture research projects that might be impossible elsewhere and a home&nbsp;for those who seek independence as well as a sense of belonging.<\/p>\n\n\n    \n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--grey ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl bg-cu-black-50 max-w-screen-2xl mx-auto rounded-xl px-6 py-5 md:px-14 md:py-12 md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n                            \n\n\n<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h2 id=\"we-offer-two-interdisciplinary-graduate-programs\" class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n        We offer two interdisciplinary graduate programs:\n    <\/h2>\n\n    <\/header>\n        \n        <div class=\"cu-column cu-component not-contained mx-auto grid max-w-5xl md:grid-cols-2 gap-6 md:gap-10\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100   \">\n    \n                        <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                \n        \n    \n    <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n        Cultural Mediations Doctorate \n    <\/h2>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n        \n                    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6\">\n                <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700\">\n                    For students seeking freedom to define and redefine their objects of study; to draw, redraw or erase boundaries among disciplines; and the freedom to put together eclectic committees that support and enhance one-of-a-kind projects. Starting from a place of deep disciplinary knowledge and theoretical rigour, we set the stage for productive academic discomfort. Inside and outside the classroom, we create an intellectual community that leads to greater engagement and understanding. \n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n                                \n            <footer class=\"px-6 pt-3 mt-auto text-white md:pt-5\">\n                <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/icslac\/cultural-mediations\/\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--red cu-button--small\">\n                    PhD\n                <\/a>\n            <\/footer>\n            <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100   \">\n    \n                        <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                \n        \n    \n    <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n        Curatorial Studies Graduate Diploma\n    <\/h2>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n        \n                    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6\">\n                <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700\">\n                    Designed to train curators in both the practical and the critical skills that are crucial in the curatorial profession. Combining hands-on experience in a practicum, with institutional training in a major museum, and critical theoretical engagement in the classroom, this program gives students a well-rounded education that enables them to jump-start their careers.<br><br>\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n                                \n            <footer class=\"px-6 pt-3 mt-auto text-white md:pt-5\">\n                <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/icslac\/curatorial-studies\/\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--red cu-button--small\">\n                    Grad Diploma\n                <\/a>\n            <\/footer>\n            <\/div>\n    \n\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-7xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/icslac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2026\/06\/odd-6sJMJUwU1LI-unsplash-1600x700.jpg); background-position: 20% 6%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h2 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        The Capital Advantage\n                    <\/h2>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 md:grid-cols-2 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<p>The metropolitan area of Ottawa-Hull has a population of more than one million. The&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/campus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">杏吧原创 University campus<\/a>&nbsp;is located at the junctions of the Rideau River, Dow\u2019s lake and the historic Rideau Canal. The campus is conveniently close to major off-campus research facilities and downtown Ottawa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ottawa is filled with&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.canadascapital.gc.ca\/bins\/ncc_web_content_page.asp?cid=16297&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">parks and recreational facilities<\/a>.&nbsp; It is located near the Gatineau Hills, favoured by residents for hiking and skiing, as well as being on the Ottawa and Rideau Rivers, which have water sport facilities. As a capital city and a cosmopolitan centre located on the Ontario\/Quebec border, Ottawa boasts an ethnically diverse and bilingual population. Daily newspapers, in French and English, are published locally.<br><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<p>At 杏吧原创, we have the benefit of being located in the nation\u2019s capital,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ottawa.ca\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ottawa<\/a>, which is home to an incredible density of cultural offerings. These include seven of Canada\u2019s nine national museums (<a href=\"https:\/\/ingenium.ca\/agriculture\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Agriculture and Food Museum<\/a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ingenium.ca\/aviation\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aviation and Space Museum<\/a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ingenium.ca\/scitech\/en\/\">Science and Technology Museum<\/a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.historymuseum.ca\/\">Canadian Museum of History<\/a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nature.ca\/en\/\">Museum of Nature<\/a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.warmuseum.ca\/\">War Museum<\/a>, and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallery.ca\/\">National Gallery of Canada<\/a>), the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nac-cna.ca\/en\/\">National Arts Centre<\/a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfi-icf.ca\/\">Canadian Film Institute<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/library-archives.html\">Library and Archives Canada<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/canadacouncil.ca\/\">Canada Council for the Arts<\/a>, and a wide range of smaller museums, art galleries, public art, historical landmarks, heritage sites, and memorials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/icslac\/why-ottawa\/\">Why Ottawa?<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ICSLAC\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eGU1U-_iy3g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Known as ICSLAC, the Institute for Comparative Studies in Literature, Art and Culture is a haven for intellectually rebellious researchers. 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