Valerie Noftle
PhD Student
Cultural Studies
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Building on her three previous graduate degrees in Law (Osgoode Hall), Journalism (Western University) and Political Science (Dalhousie University), Noftle brings a truly interdisciplinary approach to her PhD in Cultural Studies at Queen鈥檚. As an artist with a working studio, Noftle weaves photo based art and audio into her innovative and thought provoking research, with relationship building through storytelling as her fulcrum. With a focus on visual cultural identity, Noftle seeks to facilitate communication and increase understanding among different peoples by creating visual bridges across cultures.