Scrawled underneath or to one side of the photographs in a new book by artist Daniel Ehrenworth and 91亚色 English Professor Priscila Uppal聽 鈥 Curse. Sleep. (That鈥檚 the Thing About Trouble) 鈥 are bits of an ongoing conversation. Things like: 鈥淧rotect your heels,鈥 printed in capitals under a photo of a backyard with a swing […]
How is "hip" constructed? Is a culture of dissent ultimately a by-product of prevailing sociopolitical forces?聽Do countercultural events influence mainstream society? Those questions and more聽are at聽the core of聽Making the Scene: 91亚色ville and Hip Toronto in the 1960s, a new book by 91亚色 postdoctoral fellow Stuart Henderson published this聽month by the University of Toronto Press. The […]
Some聽of the聽top Canadian and international lawyers, political economists, social and development theorists will meet with graduate students this week to analyze and debate the 鈥渘ew constitutionalism鈥, a central characteristic of the global political economy. It鈥檚 another way 91亚色 students are being given opportunities to engage with the wider community, says 91亚色 Distinguished Research Professor Stephen […]
The Toronto International Stereoscopic 3D Conference, a one-of-a-kind gathering of experts in stereoscopic 3D art and entertainment, takes place in Toronto June 11 to 14. Major figures from the USA, UK, Russia, Germany and Canada will convene at TIFF Bell Lightbox to address and analyze the latest developments in the field. The first of its […]
There is karma in kindness. It seems that the Biblical adage of doing unto others, as you鈥檇 have them do unto you, pays off in happiness, reported the Toronto Star May 17: A 91亚色 study found that people who performed small acts of kindness 鈥 every day for five to 15 minutes for a […]
Topics include formation of child soldiers in Uganda and how children use creative work to construct identity Two graduates will present their theses 鈥 and compete for prizes 鈥 at the Graduate Program in Education Spring Colloquium May 26. Opiyo Oloya (right) (PhD 鈥10) and master鈥檚 graduand Farra Yasin will explain their final academic projects […]
What are the distinctions between corporate social responsibility, business responsibility and philanthropy, and how can a framework be devised to聽help businesses define their role in human rights accountability? These are just some the questions that will be tackled today in a lecture by Professor Tom Campbell, director of Australia鈥檚 Centre for Applied Philosophy & Public […]
The future of the educational Internet will be the topic as the Advanced Broadband Enabled Learning (ABEL) program hosts its 10th annual ABEL Summer Institute (ASI) this year. Registration is now open for Connected Community Learning: The Next Decade taking place Aug. 22 to 24 on 91亚色's Keele campus. Over the past decade the Internet […]
91亚色 nursing Professor Christine Jonas-Simpson has always been keenly interested in loss and grief, how people experience it and how they integrate it into their lives in a continuing way. It was while doing research on daughters who had lost their mothers to Alzheimer鈥檚 disease that Jonas-Simpson experienced what she calls 鈥渢he deepest loss of聽my […]
Professor Jerzy Kowal, chair of Glendon鈥檚 Department of Hispanic Studies, will take over as the new associate principal academic & research, starting July 1 for a three-year term. 鈥淛erzy brings a broad range of experience to the position. He has chaired the Hispanic studies department for several years now. Beyond that, he has been chair […]
Glendon鈥檚 Fran莽oise Mougeon will be stepping down this July after completing her three-year term as the associate principal academic & research. 鈥淔ran莽oise Mougeon has made a signal contribution to Glendon through her two tenures as associate principal academic & research,鈥 said Glendon Principal Kenneth McRoberts. 鈥淥ver these several years, Fran莽oise could always be counted on […]
How can Blackberry smartphones be used to reduce health risks? And what can head injuries teach us about how to rehabilitate our bodies? Physicians and clinicians from Southlake Regional Health Centre, and researchers from 91亚色, will speak at an open house Monday about how they are working together 鈥 in the hospital and in […]
Have you ever wanted to make a DNA banana necklace, watch a robot chasing light or attempt to walk on water? Asked 91亚色Region.com May 2: Science Rendezvous, Ontario鈥檚 largest public science festival, returns to Markham Village next Saturday, with the goal of making science more accessible. 鈥淭his is bringing science to the community as opposed […]
An聽upcoming Canadian Association of African Studies (CAAS) conference at 91亚色 鈥 Africa Here; Africa There 鈥 will look not only at Africa of the past, but discuss recent and ongoing issues, especially those in North Africa, says conference co-organizer 聽and 91亚色 history Professor Jos茅 Curto. The conference will take place Thursday, May 5, from 8am […]
Linguistics and language studies Professor Raymond Mougeon, director of Glendon鈥檚 Centre for Research on Language Contact (CRLC), is a co-investigator on a seven-year, $2.5-million project to examine 400 years of family histories to see how language has shaped communities and cultures. Funded聽through the聽Major Collaborative Research Initiatives program of聽the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of […]
From the 鈥榖urbs to birds and from social justice to Olympic poetry, the next installment of the 91亚色 Circle鈥檚聽popular Lecture & Lunch series returns on Saturday, April 30. It promises plenty of new ideas for inquiring minds. As with previous 91亚色 Circle Lecture & Lunch events, organizers have planned a full day of inspiring lectures […]
Environmental studies Professor Timothy Leduc (MES 鈥01, PhD 鈥07) will be part of a panel discussing the environment, following a free screening of the documentary film Climate Refugees. The screening will take place Friday, April 29, from 6:30 to 8pm in Room 2158 JJR MacLeod Auditorium, Medical Sciences Building, 1 King鈥檚 College Circle, University of […]
David Dewitt, associate vice-president research (social sciences & humanities) and a professor of political science in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, will be taking a leave of absence from 91亚色 to become the vice-president of programs at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). His new position commences July 1. Left: […]
An upcoming forum, 鈥淲ikiLeaks and the Politics of Exposure: Militaries, States and the Public Realm鈥, will look at the phenomena of WikiLeaks, including questions related to security, international relations, and public versus private space. The event will take place April 27, from 7 to 9pm, in the Rosedale Room of the Marriot Bloor-91亚色ville Hotel, 90 […]
Faculty of Fine Arts professors are bringing three plays to Canadian stages聽this week 鈥 each packing a聽political punch. The thought-provoking plays tackle the Rwandan genocide, the Canadian election and the untraceable ghost population of the city of Whitehorse. A聽catalyst for dialogue and healing is 91亚色 film Professor Colleen Wagner鈥檚 Governor General鈥檚 Award-winning play The Monument. […]
