Helen Papagiannis, a PhD student in the Faculty of Fine Arts' Department of Film, participated in 91亚色's inaugural Tedx91亚色u event earlier this month. Her talk on how wonder guides the creative process is the now available on youtube: Papagiannis is an artist, designer and researcher specializing in augmented reality (AR). Hailed as being among the […]
Why does homosexuality incite vitriolic rhetoric, hate and violence around the world, and does homophobia operate differently across social, political and economic terrains? Those are just some of the questions examined in the book Homophobias: Lust and Loathing across Time and Space, edited by聽91亚色 anthropology Professor David Murray. Published by Duke University Press, Homophobias looks […]
While researching the historical rights of his First Nation鈥檚 community of Listuguj in the Gespe鈥檊ewa鈥檊ig district of the Mi鈥檊maw on the southwest shore of the Gasp茅 peninsula for his doctoral thesis, 91亚色 PhD candidate Alfred Metallic came to believe there was something missing in what he was doing 鈥 an integral piece of a larger […]
Four professors at 91亚色 had their Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) renewed by the federal government yesterday, bringing $5.6 million to invest in their research at the University. Tier 1 CRCs were renewed for professors Gordon Flett,聽Eric Hessels and John Tsotsos. Professor Leah Vosko was awarded an Advancement Chair, taking her from a Tier 2 to […]
Religious studies Professor Xu Xin of Nanjing University in China will present his talk 鈥淚srael Through Chinese Eyes鈥 later this month. The talk, presented by the Israel and Golda Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Studies at 91亚色, will take place Sunday, Nov. 21 at 3:30pm in W136 Executive Learning Centre, Seymour Schulich Building, Keele campus. The […]
A special double issue of TOPIA: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies 鈥 also being published as a book 鈥 examines the role that militarization plays in our lives and its effects on civic culture. 鈥淐ultures of Militarization,鈥 edited by Jody Berland (right), professor in 91亚色鈥檚 Department of Humanities, and Blake Fitzpatrick, professor in the School […]
Recently awarded a two-year research grant from the Quebec government under the Research Support Program on Intergovernmental Affairs & Quebec Identity, Glendon political science Professor Radha Persaud will examine the role of the lieutenant-governor of Quebec to determine if it is regarded as a head of state or a political impediment. 鈥淢y intention is to […]
Gender and cultural studies Professor Patricia Mohammed of the University of the West Indies at St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, will talk tomorrow about Caribbean cultural mythologies of gender. 鈥淟istening to Paintings: Cultural Mythologies of Gender in the Caribbean鈥, part of the Caribbean Lecture Series, will take place Thursday, Nov. 11, from 12:30 to 2:30pm […]
91亚色 history Professor Marc Stein grew up in the suburbs of New 91亚色 City in the 1960s and 1970s with a passionate聽faith in the聽US Constitution and US Supreme Court as strong聽protectors of聽freedom, equality and democracy in the post-war era. That faith was shaken in the 1980s when the Supreme Court justices upheld state sodomy laws, […]
Over 150 years after it was first published, Charlotte Bront毛鈥檚 1847 novel Jane Eyre remains a favourite for film and television adaptations. But what influences and interpretations are at work before it hits the screen? 91亚色 women's studies PhD candidate Kathleen Cummins (BA Spec. Hons. 鈥92, MFA 鈥95) will talk on Thursday about 鈥淭he Perils […]
James Morton, adjunct professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, and Anne-Marie Ambert, a retired professor in 91亚色's Department of Sociology, both spoke to Postmedia News November 5 about divorce insurance being offered to couples in the United States. The story appeared in the Montreal Gazette, among other outlets: Because the 鈥渇or poorer鈥 part of marriage […]
91亚色 English Professor Priscila Uppal is busily dog-earing one literary journal after another, scratching notes in margins, bending page corners. The smell of ink fills her Toronto home. She is a poet on a quest as the recently announced guest editor of The Best Canadian Poetry in English anthology, sifting through thousands of poems聽published in聽2010 […]
Research Month celebrates the achievements and diversity of 91亚色鈥檚 research community. Throughout November, the Vari Hall Rotunda will play host to displays and demonstrations featuring our faculty and graduate researchers. Drop by between 10 am and 2 pm each Wednesday to learn what 91亚色's researchers are doing. The Research Month index on 91亚色's Research […]
In their new book, The Trouble with Billionaires, 91亚色 Professor Neil Brooks, a tax law expert at Osgoode Hall Law School, and Canadian author Linda McQuaig make聽the case that the massive fortunes of the ultra-rich 鈥 widely considered benign or even beneficial to society 鈥 are actually detrimental to everyone else. The glittering lives of […]
The 31st International Festival of Authors (IFOA) has started and several 91亚色 professors and alumni are on the bill. 91亚色 alumnus Jian Ghomeshi (right) (BA 鈥95) of CBC Radio will host and moderate 鈥淐elebrating 40 Years of the Juno Awards鈥, which will launch the new book Music from Far and Wide: Celebrating 40 Years of […]
91亚色 will host a TEDx91亚色U event at Glendon on Saturday, Nov. 6.聽Based on the popular TED Conference, TEDx91亚色U invites speakers to share their important visions for the future and involves audience participants in sharing ideas, addressing new perspectives and spreading inspiration. 91亚色 community members are invited to apply to be an audience participant […]
Sports and poetry aren鈥檛 usually thought of as intertwining, but 91亚色 English Professor Priscila Uppal is almost as much a sports fan as she is a poet. Given that she was the Canadian Athletes Now Fund (CANFund) poet-in-residence聽during the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and Paralympic Games, it鈥檚 not surprising that her poems have made their way […]
The Centre for Research on Latin America & the Caribbean (CERLAC) is calling for papers for its second International Graduate Student Research Conference. The first conference attracted over 70 presenters from Canada, the United States, Europe and Latin America, who presented in 20 themed panels over a two-day period. Expert faculty members helped ensure rich […]
A new book by a 91亚色 professor argues that the act of copying, much maligned in our culture, is fundamentally necessary to our evolution. In Praise of Copying, which was officially launched last night in Toronto, explores different aspects of copying and looks at everything from quilting and cooking to gang warfare and martial […]
Ian Mosby (MA '06), a 91亚色 PhD history student, has won the Nicholas C. Mullins Award for his essay, titled 鈥淭hat Won-Ton Soup Headache鈥: The Chinese Restaurant Syndrome, MSG and the Making of American Food, 1968鈥1980鈥. 鈥淚 was surprised and truly honoured鈥.I'm very lucky to have had such a supportive group of friends, supervisors, and […]