��ɫ��Ƶ News - Faculty of Arts

$268,000 awarded to support outreach activities by ��ɫ��Ƶ researchers

webfull — Tue, 27 May 2025 16:40:59 +0000

Seven ��ɫ��Ƶ researchers have been awarded more than $268,000 in Connection Grants by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Published: 27 May 2025

Researchers delve into incels’ rejection of work and study

webfull — Tue, 13 May 2025 18:08:46 +0000

The critically acclaimed Netflix drama Adolescence has put a spotlight on the culture and ideas of incels (involuntary celibates), an online subculture of people (mostly male and heterosexual), who define themselves as unable to find a romantic or sexual partner, largely due to their perceived unattractiveness.

Published: 13 May 2025

��ɫ��Ƶ researchers highlight disparities in ‘aging in place’

webfull — Mon, 12 May 2025 13:52:56 +0000

While health status is an important factor in whether a person is able to grow old in their home and community (age in place), researchers at ��ɫ��Ƶ have shed new light on the social factors that can also have an impact, both directly and through their impact on health over a lifetime.

Published: 12 May 2025

Provost honours 31 ��ɫ��Ƶ professors for exceptional research achievements

webfull — Thu, 01 May 2025 16:23:55 +0000

��ɫ��Ƶ announces 2025 cohort of Distinguished James ��ɫ��Ƶ Professors, James ��ɫ��Ƶ Professors and William Dawson Scholars

Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Christopher Manfredi has named 31 ��ɫ��Ƶ professors as Distinguished James ��ɫ��Ƶ Professors, James ��ɫ��Ƶ Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.

Published: 1 May 2025

Feminist pedagogy through creative assessments

webfull — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 20:34:40 +0000

Zine-making 101: Feminist pedagogy through creative assessments

Published: 22 April 2025

Professor Manshel's "Writing Backwards" released as an audiobook

webfull — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:45:57 +0000

Associate Professor Alexander Manshel's publication Writing Backwards: Historical Fiction and the Reshaping of the American Canon (Columbia University Press, 2023) has been released as an audiobook by University Press Audiobooks.

Published: 22 April 2025

English PhD candidate heads Montreal’s first trans film festival

webfull — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:33:07 +0000

English PhD candidate, Iris Pintiuta, created Exposure, Montreal's first trans film festival. The festival aims to promote inclusive representation for trans people, as well as create programs and events that advance trans acceptance.

'“Too often, queer and trans scholarship doesn’t make it back to the people it speaks about. I wanted to change that – I wanted to build a bridge between academic knowledge and public access and use what I was learning to support my community, not just advance my own career.”'

Published: 3 April 2025

Eleven new or renewed Canada Research Chairs awarded to ��ɫ��Ƶ

webfull — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:08:29 +0000

On March 13, the Government of Canada, announced more than $308 million to advance science and research across the country. More than $153 million will support 179 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs at 38 research institutions.

Published: 17 March 2025

Creative Writing Prizes and Awards 2025

webfull — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 21:03:14 +0000

The MONA ADILMAN PRIZE IN POETRY, for one student, estimated value $500, or for two students, estimated value $250, is open to undergraduate or graduate students registered in the Faculty of Arts for the best poem or group of poems relating to ecological or environmental concerns.

Published: 6 March 2025

In preparing children for a racially unequal society, families of colour can benefit from more support, study finds

webfull — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 18:49:44 +0000

A ��ɫ��Ƶ-led team of researchers has gained insight into how parents of colour in the United States approach discussions with their children aimed at teaching them the skills they need to survive and thrive in a racially unequal society.

A key finding of the recent paper in Developmental Psychology is that parents are especially in need of information, support and guidance when it comes to preparing their children to face discrimination and bias.

Published: 26 February 2025