February 2010 MEDIA COVERAGE

“Stop Phasing out the McMaster Art History Program”

1) Daily News. “New Opportunities for students in the Arts” McMaster University. Official
Memo, February 3rd 2010. http://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/story.cfm?id=6597

2) Lily Panamsky. Assistant News Editor. “McMaster proposes Art History Phase-out” The
Silhouette, McMaster University Student Newspaper. February 4th 2010.
http://thesil.ca/blog/featured/mcmaster-proposes-art-history-phase-out/

3) Grace Evans. Senior Andy (Arts and Culture Magazine) Editor “What has happened to the
Humanities?”The Silouette, McMaster University. February 4th 2010.
http://thesil.ca/blog/opinions/what-has-happened-to-humanities/

4) Leah Sandals. Toronto Art Critic and Writer. “Are the (Janson and Janson-loving) Kids Alright?
McMaster Art History Students Protest Closure of Program”. Unedit My Heart Blog, February 6th
2010
http://neditpasmoncoeur.blogspot.com/2010/02/art-janson-janson-loving-kids-alright.html

5) James St. North Community Blog “McMaster Art History endangered???” February 6th 2010
http://www.jamesstreetnorth.ca/blog/?p=596

6) Akimbo News, February 8th 2010. http://www.akimbo.ca/news/index.php?id=514

7) Hamilton-Halton-Niagra Events, February 8th 2010. http://www.actlocally.info/hamilton.php

8) Elaine Marion. Opinions: “Could we ever know each other in the slightest without the arts?”
The Silhouette, McMaster University, February 11th 2010.
http://thesil.ca/blog/opinions/save-the-art-history-program/

9) H Magazine, Hamilton Magazine Print Issue, February 2010. http://www.hmag.ca/

10) Gabriella Pirraglia. Student Blogger for McMaster University Career Services. “Art is the
Daughter of Freedom.” Water Cooler Gossip February 12th 2010.
http://watercoolergossip.wordpress.com/2010/02/11/art-is-the-daughter-of-freedom/

11) Wade Hemsworth. Reporter. “No future for art history” The Hamilton Spectator, February
17th, 2010. http://www.thespec.com/article/723204

12) ArtwordBlog. February 15th 2010. http://artword.net/wordpress/?p=279

13) Hamilton Arts and Letters. “Save the McMaster Art History Program” February 15th 2010
http://samizdatpress.typepad.com/hamilton-arts-letters/save-mcmaster-art-history-
program.html

14) Craig Campbell. Reporter. “Supporters stand up for Mac Art History program” The Dundas
Star, February 18th, 2010. http://www.dundasstarnews.com/news/article/202955

15) Mary Koziol, Incoming McMaster Student Union President-Elect. Blog, February 18th 2010.
http://imaginemoremary.com/contact

16) International Art History Newsletter, “Art History: Boring? Jones and McMaster University
Think So.” February 19th.
http://arthistorynewsletter.com/blog/?p=1226&cpage=1#comment-137377

17) Desiree Valadares Letter to the Editor: “Save the Art History Program.” The Hamilton
Spectator. February 20th, 2010. http://www.thespec.com/article/725069

18) Academica Group: Innovation for Higher Education. "McMaster Considers Discontinuing Art
History Degree". February 19th 2010. http://www.academicagroup.ca/node/9473

19) Adam Belovari. Letter to the Editor: “Art history students not getting facts from Mac” The
Hamilton Spectator. Tuesday February 23rd, 2010.
http://www.thespec.com/Opinions/LettertotheEditor/article/726560

20)Elaine Marion. Opinion Piece. “Heading toward a blank ignorance.” The Hamilton Spectator.
February 24th 2010. http://thespec.com/article/727377

21) Dr. Hayden Maginnis, “McMaster Art History Open letter to President George” The Silouette
February 25th, 2010. http://thesil.ca/blog/opinions/an-open-letter-on-art-history-full-version/

22) Carole Louis (Anonymous). “University Axes History of Art with heaps of artifice” The
Silhouette. Speculator: Humor Section, February 25th 2010.

23) Dr. Paul Rapoport. “No Mac Leadership.” The Hamilton Spectator, Letter to the Editor. Friday
February 26th, 2010. http://www.thespec.com/Opinions/LettertotheEditor/article/728788