The risk of a catastrophe on the scale of BP鈥檚 offshore Deepwater Horizon disaster happening in聽Canada聽poses a real threat to people鈥檚 health and the economy. At the Oil: Slick Suits and Sinister Scenarios symposium tomorrow, leading researchers in risk, disaster management, ethics and the environment will provide insights into the murky world of oil and […]
Religion and culture Professor Carol Duncan of Wilfrid Laurier University will explore Caribbean women鈥檚 religious dress traditions at the next instalment of the Centre for Research on Latin America & the Caribbean鈥檚 (CERLAC) Caribbean Lecture Series. 鈥淐aribbean Religion and Female Esthetic鈥 will take place Thursday, March 10, from 12:30 to 2:30pm in the Conference Centre […]
Sheila Cavanagh, professor of sociology at 91亚色 [Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies], recently published a book called Queering Bathrooms: Gender, Sexuality, and the Hygienic Imagination, in which transgendered and other queer interviewees discuss the difficulties that divided bathrooms present, wrote the Toronto Star March 4: The evolution of bathroom-stall signage 鈥 from […]
What does the economic crisis in Europe mean for the future of the European Union? That鈥檚 the question 91亚色 faculty from economics, public policy and history will grapple with at a round table discussion tomorrow. Round table Discussion: The European Union in Crisis? will take place from 2 to 4pm at 305 91亚色 Lanes, Keele […]
Professor Emeritus Delmar McCormack Smyth, dean of Atkinson College聽from 1963 to 1969 and past director of the Centre for Continuing Education at 91亚色, died peacefully at St. Joseph鈥檚 Hospital in Hamilton on Feb. 21. He was 88. Prof. McCormack Smyth, or simply 鈥淢ac鈥 as he was known to his family, colleagues and friends, was […]
The long list of finalists for the 2010 CBC Literary Awards has been announced, and 91亚色 English and education Professor Rishma Dunlop and alumna Kilby Smith-McGregor (BA Hons. 鈥09) are among them. Dunlop鈥檚 Home, Roses, Hauntings and Smith-McGregor鈥檚 The Infinity Pool are both vying for top spot in the non-fiction category, along with 24 other […]
A delegation of researchers from 91亚色's Faculty of Science & Engineering will begin a nine-day mission to India today to establish partnerships and collaborations with the country's researchers. The group will visit聽seven top-tier universities and research institutes during their trip. Along the way they will stop at聽the India Institute of Technology's聽facilities in聽Mumbai (Bombay) and Madras, […]
Now that the garbage has hit the fan again in Toronto, so to speak, it would have been nice to have seen some serious investigative journalism before an editorial rushing to endorse privatization, wrote Leo Panitch, Canada Research Chair in Comparative Political Economy and Distinguished Research Professor of Political Science in 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Liberal […]
Although Quechua dates back to the time of the Incas and is spoken by millions in Peru, its success as a written language has been limited. Despite its official language status, it鈥檚 considered marginalized and is dogged by stigma and misconceptions. During the first half of the 20th century, however, there was a sudden flurry […]
Want to understand recent events in Egypt and the surrounding region better? A Teach-in Panel on Turmoils in the Middle East 鈥 an area covering North Africa and Western Asia 鈥 will be presented this week, featuring 91亚色 professors from the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. The teach-in will take place Thursday, Feb. […]
What made a man in the 18th and 19th century? That鈥檚 what 91亚色 Professor Carolyn Podruchny, graduate director of the Department of History, will reveal at her public lecture聽tomorrow as part of the Canada: Like You've Never Heard It Before Speakers' Series. Podruchny鈥檚 talk, 鈥淭ough Bodies, Fast Dogs, Well-Dressed Wives: Measures of Manhood Among French-Canadian […]
After a two-year hiatus, the highly popular Empire series of interdisciplinary talks returns to 91亚色's Keele campus this Thursday. Empires II is a joint project of the Departments of Anthropology, History and Sociology in 91亚色's Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, and offers University community members an opportunity to participate in free talks that […]
There is little that 91亚色 women鈥檚 studies Professor Andrea O鈥橰eilly (BA Hons. '85, MA '87, PhD '96) hasn鈥檛 done when it comes to researching, writing and advocating for motherhood and mothering. She started a press, a journal and an association devoted to motherhood, designed the first university course on motherhood in Canada, and wrote and […]
91亚色 students have a chance this summer to join an archeological dig of an ancient village in Israel鈥檚 Negev Desert. Horvat Tsalit flourished during the turbulent years from King Herod to the violent Bar Kochba War (circa 30 BCE to 135 CE). According to ancient historian Flavius Josephus, it provided sanctuary to Judean militias fleeing […]
Most people think of slavery as a thing of the past. But that鈥檚 a misconception, says 91亚色 PhD history candidate Karlee Sapoznik of the newly formed Alliance Against Modern Slavery (AAMS). Human trafficking alone is a $32 billion annual industry today and, at聽any聽given time,聽there are聽up to 27 million slaves around the world 鈥撀爐he majority of […]
The second panel in 91亚色鈥檚 鈥淎utomobility鈥 series, taking place today, will examine the changing political economy of the global automobile industry. The panel, hosted by 91亚色鈥檚 Canadian Centre for German & European Studies (CCGES) and co-sponsored by the International Business Program of the Schulich School of Business, will feature Scott聽Paradise, VP marketing & business […]
Giambattista Vico Lecture to be held February 15, 2011 Universities can play a critical role in confronting the democratic deficit pervading politics at every level, 91亚色鈥檚 George Fallis will聽argue in this year鈥檚 Giambattista Vico Lecture Feb. 15. What is to be done, Fallis will ask, about declining voter turnout, strident and polarizing debate, public decision-making […]
In her ongoing effort to illuminate the experience of Muslims in the West, 91亚色 Professor Haideh Moghissi has recently produced her second book on the subject, Muslim Diaspora in the West: Negotiating Gender, Home and Belonging. Released in December, the volume of essays by scholars from both sides of the Atlantic explores issues of race […]
The Institute for Science & Technology Studies (STS) will host a panel discussion today at 12:30pm in the Delaney Gallery, 320 Bethune College. The panel will examine the future of Science & Technology Studies. Participating in the panel are University of Western Ontario聽 Professor William Turkel; University of Toronto Professor Michelle Murphy; Queen's University Professor […]
Chancellor Roy McMurtry and three 91亚色 professors will discuss social justice and human rights on a panel next Wednesday as part of the聽Research Matters Speakers Series. McMurtry, former attorney general of Ontario, will open with remarks on social justice in Canada. Each panelist will speak about a different aspect of the theme, followed by a […]