Faculty

Join us for an engaging discussion with Tess Chakkalakal, author of A Matter of Complexion: The Life and Fictions of Charles W. Chesnutt, as she speaks with moderator Dr. Vay.

The University of Waterloo Department of Fine Arts invites you to the 51st Senior Undergraduate Exhibition hosted by the University of Waterloo Art Gallery. This annual exhibition captures the students’ creativity and the diversity of practices that they have been exploring in the studio arts program.

Divided postwar Berlin was home to people of different non-binary genders. They found or made spaces for living dignified lives, even in the deeply queerphobic societies of Cold War Germany. In her talk, Andrea Rottmann will introduce us to some of them and to the pleasures and problems of writing their histories.

Drawing on various scholars, Dr Zoe Todd critiques the push to 'braid' Indigenous and settler paradigms in conservation. As a Red River Métis scholar, Dr Todd advocates for the radical refusal of systems based on white possession and individualism, urging western institutions to embrace Indigenous practices and global anti-imperialist solidarities.

Join Rachelle Besaw, Descendant Member of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin and veteran of the United States Navy, for her talk on Indigenous Identity and Academia.

The Global Engagement Seminar Speaker Series presents a talk and Q&A with Sandy Little, Director of Strategic Initiatives at the City of Waterloo.