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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.

“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.

Professor Nathalie Cooke appointed to Royal Society of Canada

admin — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 15:02:40 +0000

Congratulations to Professor Nathalie Cooke on her election as a Fellow to the Royal Society of Canada!

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.

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)

IOWC Speaker Series: John Galaty

admin — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:37:53 +0000

John Galaty (Department of Anthropology, 91��)

"A Deep History of Pastoralism in Eastern Africa: From the Origins of Domestication to the Indigenization of Pastoral Modernities"

Chicago Citation Style: The Basics and Beyond

admin — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:25:58 +0000

Learn how to use Chicago notes and bibliography citation style to cite your sources! Please feel free to bring along questions you have about a paper or project you are working on now.

Montreal British History Seminar

admin — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:15:15 +0000

Michael Collins (Associate Professor of Modern & Contemporary British History, University College London)

“Windrush and Writing British History”

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.

IOWC Speaker Series - Vatsala Shoukla

admin — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:28:46 +0000

"Visualizing Feminist Urbanism in Mumbai: Participatory Video-Voice and the Nagar Swaraj Leadership Approach"

Vatsala Shoukla (SNDT Women's University)

Montreal British History Seminar

admin — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:17:09 +0000

Rimliya Telkenaroglu (PhD candidate in History, 91��)

“‘Ranting Wild Spirits’: Women and Divine Possession in Early Quakerism

More details to follow.