Sarah Parsons' research and teaching span a wide range of studies in contemporary western art history, theory and museum practice, with an emphasis on photographic modes of representation. Her publications focus on modern visual culture, colonial art and pedagogy. As the recipient of a research fellowship in the Prints and Drawings Department at the Art Gallery of Ontario, she researched the provenance of the drawing collection to ensure compliance with the Task Force Report on the Spoliation of Art during the Nazi / WWII era. She has published on the ethics of photography in relation to the photographs of Sally Mann and the photo criticism of Susan Sontag. Her current research explores the role of photography in constructing notions of public and private space. Dr. Parsons taught art history and women's studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara before joining the Department of Visual Arts at York University in 2001. In 2004, she was honored with York's University-Wide Teaching Award for excellence in teaching. She currently serves as director of the M.A. program in art history and the Ph.D. program in art history and visual culture. Dr. Parsons received a B.A. from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, and a Ph.D. from the University of Santa Barbara. For the last ten years, she has helped to coordinate a collaborative research group on photography