Faculty of Arts

Canada Research Chair Announcements for the Faculty of Arts

Arts News — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 19:39:41 +0000

The Faculty of Arts is pleased to announce that new and renewed Canada Research Chairs were awarded to Ayodeji Ogunnaike, Assistant Professor, School of Religious Studies, and Debra Thompson, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, respectively.

Faculty Publication Spotlight: "Queers at the Table" by Alex Ketchum

Andria Caputo — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 17:32:53 +0000

Queers at the Table is a new anthology of essays, comics, and recipes that explores the dynamic and transformative relationship between queerness and food. Co-edited by historian Megan J.

Meet the 2025-2026 Arts Undergraduate Society Executive Team

Arts News — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:44:46 +0000

McGill’s Arts Undergraduate Society is every Arts’ students go to for campus life; from events like Grad Ball and Bar des Arts to support services like the AUS Essay Writing Centre and peer tutoring.

We spoke to a few of this year’s AUS executives about their roles within the organization, their academic journeys at 51�Թ��and what they are most looking forward to this upcoming year.

Aishu Rajan, AUS President, U3, Honors Political Science with Minors in South Asian Studies and Management

Q: What motivated you to join the AUS executive team?

A Look Back at the 2025 Maxwell Cummings Lecture with Professor Nicholas B. Dirks

Arts News — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 17:50:05 +0000

On September 25th, Lisa Shapiro, Dean of Arts, welcomed Professor Nicholas B. Dirks, former Chancellor of UC Berkeley, to 51�Թ��’s Faculty Club to deliver the Maxwell Cummings Lecture in the Humanities.

Dirks, who currently heads the New York Academy of Sciences, joined the Dean in a conversation surrounding the themes of his latest book, “The City of Intellect”, which draws upon his many years of experience in university administrative and presidential circles, reflecting on the solutions for the most pressing issues facing universities today.

Course Spotlight: INDG 200 – Introduction to Indigenous Studies

Andria Caputo — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 15:51:15 +0000

INDG 200: Introduction to Indigenous Studies, offered through the Indigenous Studies Program, gives students across the Faculty of Arts and 51�Թ��the opportunity to learn about the histories, cultures, political systems, and knowledge systems of Indigenous peoples, both locally and globally.

51�Թ��Arts Researchers Receive Over $2M in Funding from SSHRC

Andria Caputo — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 16:36:13 +0000

The Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) recently announced the recipients of its 2024 SSHRC Insight Grants awarding $127.6 million in funding to 693 research projects from institutions across Canada.

27 51�Թ��Arts professors are among the recipients, having received over $2 million in funding.

The recipients of the 2024 SSHRC Insight grants are:

Orsola Torrisi Awarded Anne Shepherd Prize from British Society for Population Studies

Andria Caputo — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:40:24 +0000

Orsola Torrisi, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and member of McGill’s Centre for Population Dynamics, was awarded the Anne Shepherd New Investigator Award from the British Society for Population Studies, a non-profitable society affiliated with the London School of Economics in the United Kingdom.

For Torrisi, who obtained her PhD from the London School of Economics, this award is particularly meaningful having become a demographer in the UK and she hopes that it will help foster ongoing academic connections between Canadian and British institutions.

Mille secrets mille dangers en première mondiale au Festival international du film de Toronto

Andria Caputo — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:32:03 +0000

L’adaptation cinématographique du roman Mille secrets mille dangers d’Alain Farah, lauréat du Prix littéraire du Gouverneur général en 2022, a été présentée en première mondiale au Festival international du film de Toronto le 5 et 6 septembre

Œuvre du réalisateur et scénariste québécois Philippe Falardeau, Mille secrets mille dangers, est la première adaptation cinématographique d’un roman d’Alain Farah. À l’instar du roman, le film est centré sur le jour du mariage d’Alain et de Virginie, et ouvre le récit d’une histoire d’amour, de famille et d’amitié.

Professor Francisco Ruge-Murcia Awarded Senior Houblon-Norman Fellowship from the Bank of England

Andria Caputo — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 20:26:38 +0000

Francisco Ruge-Murcia, Professor of Economics at 51�Թ��, has been awarded the Senior Houblon-Norman fellowship at the Bank of England for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Professor Ruge-Murcia will study the relative importance of monetary policy and of sectoral shocks, such as the large increase in oil prices following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in explaining the rise in inflation in several countries, including Canada and the UK, in 2022-2023.

Cindy Blackstock Awarded Royal Society of Canada Prize for Indigenous Engagement

Andria Caputo — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 17:40:48 +0000

Cindy Blackstock, Professor, School of Social Work, was recently awarded the 2025 Royal Society of Canada Prize for Indigenous Engagement. Professor Blackstock, who is a member of the Gitxsan First Nation and Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, is being recognized for her work and research in child welfare and advocacy for the rights of Indigenous Children.