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Experts: Economic impact of Quebec housing crisis

admin — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 16:25:04 +0000

According to a report by Quebec researchers studying social inequalities, Quebec’s economy lost $4.2 billion in 2021 due to the ongoing housing crisis — a figure the authors say is likely even higher in 2025.

Manque de logements adéquats : quels coûts sur la prospérité économique? is the first publication in a larger research project conducted by the Observatoire des inégalités du Québec with several partners.

Two Award Winners at ISID!

admin — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 20:24:09 +0000

Congratulation to ISID Professors Francesco Amodio and Jacob Blanc! Professor Blanc was awarded H. Noel Fieldhouse Award for Distinguished Teaching by the Faculty of Arts, and Professor Amodio was awarded the Faculty of Arts Distinction in Research Award.

Sophia Weiqi Li, Winner of the 2025 Best Undergraduate Paper in International Development Studies Prize

admin — Fri, 09 May 2025 14:00:44 +0000

The Institute for the Study of International Development congratulates Sophia Weiqi Li, winner of this year’s Best Undergraduate Paper in International Development Studies Prize. Sophia is a Honours International Development Studies Graduate with minors in French Language, Russian Language, and Urban Studies, and is recognized for her paper entitled When Feminists and Imperialists Link Arms: An Intersectional Case Study of the Russian Invasion in Ukraine.

Welcoming Eduardo Romero Dianderas

admin — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 13:35:54 +0000

The Institute for the Study of International Development is pleased to welcome Eduardo Romero Dianderas to its full time academic staff.

Eduardo Romero Dianderas is an Assistant Professor at the Institute for the Study of International Development, 91��. He holds a PhD in Sociocultural Anthropology from Columbia University (2022) and specializes in the study of media technologies, technical infrastructures, and global environmental governance in Latin America.

“Hasidic Women, the Arts, and the Digital Paradox”

admin — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 18:17:55 +0000

Jessica Roda (Georgetown University)

Part of the Jewish Studies Seminar series

RSVP: via the online form

“Schmatte Week Vs. Rosh Hashanah: The Influence of Ruth Finley's Fashion Calendar”

admin — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 18:19:14 +0000

Natalie Nudell (Fashion Institute of Technology)

Part of the Jewish Studies Seminar series

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“More Than Friends: Muslim-Jewish Intimacy in Algerian Music” with Jonathan Glasser (William & Mary)

admin — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 14:53:00 +0000

Music is a major site for remembering the Jewish presence in Algeria, and in many ways works against dominant discourses of Muslim-Jewish conflict and Jewish outsider status.

Cindy Blackstock Awarded Royal Society of Canada Prize for Indigenous Engagement

admin — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 18:52:20 +0000

Congratulations to Professor Cindy Blackstock from the School of Social Work on being awarded the 2025 Royal Society of Canada Prize for Indigenous Engagement.

Cindy 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.

IOWC Speaker Series: Elizabeth Elbourne

admin — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:30:34 +0000

Elizabeth Elbourne (Department of History and Classical Studies, 91��)

Montreal British History Seminar

admin — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:18:20 +0000

Zoe Neubauer (PhD candidate in History, 91��)

“Language in Transition: Changing Terms and Changing Identities in the UK Trans Community”

More details to follow.

IOWC Speaker Series: Ayesha Vemuri

admin — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:32:47 +0000

Ayesha Vemuri (Ph.D candidate in the Department of Art History and Communications Studies, 91��)

"The Case for Letting Assam Flood: Speculative Infrastructure in the Brahmaputra Floodplain"

Montreal British History Seminar

admin — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:19:47 +0000

Laila Parsons (Professor of History, 91��)

“The British Invasion of Palestine, 1917”

More details to follow.

IOWC Speaker Series: Mathew K. Birgen

admin — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:34:29 +0000

Mathew K. Birgen (School of Religious Studies, 91��)

"Towards Radical Utu: Reimagining the Tower of Babel through an African Ecological Lens"

More details to follow.

Roberta Ferritto (University of Pennsylvania- Marie Curie Fellow and the University of Bologna) - "Maritima Mirabilia: Roman Coastal Villa Design Through the CLaRMaV Project Lens

admin — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 16:01:31 +0000

This is a research talk based on Dr. Ferritto's field research on the marittime villas of the Roman Mediterranean.

Montreal British History Seminar

admin — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:21:10 +0000

John Marshall (Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Professor of History, Johns Hopkins University)