Faculty of Arts

Melissa Shaw Receives Best Article Award from Ontario Historical Society

Andria Caputo — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:05:38 +0000

Melissa Shaw, Assistant Professor in the Department of History and Classical Studies, was awarded the 2025 Best Article or Paper Award from the Ontario Historical Society for her article “Who Used to Run the UNIA Hall’: Black Canadian Women’s Leadership of Toronto Division 21, 1919-1939.”

Celebrating Service Milestones in the Faculty of Arts

Arts News — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 18:48:23 +0000

Loyal and dedicated employees are the foundation of 51�Թ��’s success. The Service Milestones Program recognizes the long-term commitment our employees have made to the University. This program celebrates employees reaching milestones of fifteen, twenty, twenty-five, thirty, thirty-five, forty, forty-five, and fifty years of service at 51�Թ��.

Congratulations to all employees who are marking these significant milestones in 2025:

New Centre for Global Chinese Studies Highlights Interdisciplinary Research on China and Global Chinese Experience

Andria Caputo — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:05:41 +0000

Established in September 2025, the new Centre for Global Chinese Studies brings together Faculty from across diverse fields, such as the social sciences, humanities, management, education and law, to advance interdisciplinary research on China and the global Chinese experience at 51�Թ��.

Faculty Publication Spotlight: "Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance" by Amy Janzwood

Andria Caputo — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 21:58:38 +0000

Amy Janzwood’s newest book, Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance: Tar Sands, Social Movements, and the Politics of Energy Infrastructure, investigates campaign coalitions that were formed to oppose two mega pipeline projects: the expansion of Trans Mountain, and the Northern Gateway, which was never built.

Researching and Archiving Canadian Culture

Madeleine Le — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 21:07:17 +0000

This summer, I had the opportunity to work under the supervision of Dr. Nathalie Cooke, of 51�Թ��’s English Department, as a part of the Len Blum Undergraduate Research Award Internship.

A Look Back at the Cundill Fringe

Raffaella Cerenzia — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:22:42 +0000

As a volunteer with the 2025 Cundill Festival, I was given multiple opportunities to sit in on, and participate in, academic conversations outside of the classroom.

Sociology in the Senate

Barry Eidlin — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:57:51 +0000

On October 23, an e-mail landed in my inbox with a cryptic subject line:

*TIME SENSITIVE| À LIRE MAINTENANT* TRCM: INVITATION - 2025-10-28 - Barry Eidlin

51�Թ��Arts Students Participate in Post-Screening Discussion with Alain Farah and Philippe Falardeau

Solène Chevallier, Oren Liebenthal and Sylvie Liss — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:42:36 +0000

On November 4, we had the lovely(!!) and exciting opportunity to moderate a discussion with director Philippe Farlardeau and 51�Թ��professor Alain Farah following a special screening of the movie Lovely Day (Mille secrets mille dangers), a film directed by Falardeau and based on Alain Farah’s critically acclaimed, partially autobiographical novel. The novel is a distinct Montréal story, inspired by Farah’s experiences growing up in the city as a child of Lebanese immigrants.

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.