Nicola Levell

Wall Associate

Title

Associate Professor

Department/School

Anthropology

Faculty

Arts

University

UBC

Prof. Nicola Levell is Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology, with expertise in critical museology and curatorial practice; the history of museums and museum anthropology, visual and performative arts and storytelling. Prof. Levell’s research and publications focus on exhibitions, collections history, public and performing arts and storytelling. She has curated exhibitions and art installations in the United Kingdom, Portugal, the United States and Canada. Her recent books include the edited volume Bodies of Enchantment: Puppets from Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas (2021) and the monograph Mischief Making: Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, Art, and the Seriousness of Play (2021) which explores the intersections of oral narratives and graphic practice in the work of Yahgulanaas, the celebrated Haida manga artist.