Future graduate students

What can Hannah Arendt’s life and work teach us about our present political moment? For the 2020 Grimm Lecture, the Waterloo Centre for German Studies presents Arendt scholar Samantha Rose Hill speaking about the renewed interest in Hannah Arendt’s work, and why we should be reading Arendt now to better understand the politics of today. PLEASE NOTE: THIS LECTURE WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED.

Monday, March 2, 2020 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Beyond the Headlines: Who's Defending Democracy?

Join the University of Waterloo for an engaging conversation on current affairs straight from the headlines. Who's defending democracy? will be hosted by Dean of Arts, Sheila Ager and President Feridun Hamdullahpur, and features three experts from the Faculty of Arts in a conversation moderated by CBC-KW host Craig Norris. 

Friday, January 24, 2020 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

You've Come A Long Way Baby! Or Have You? (lecture by Dean Sheila Ager)

Sheila Ager, Dean of Arts and Professor of Classical Studies, argues that, when it comes to the status of women, the ancient world is not as far away as one might think.

Tuesday, February 13, 2018 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Susan Hill: Indigenous Speakers Series

The Indigenous Speakers Series proudly presents professor of history Susan M. Hill, author of The Clay We Are Made Of. If we want to understand Haudenosaunee (Six Nations) history, we need to consider the history of Haudenosaunee land. For countless generations prior to European contact, land and territory informed Haudenosaunee thought and philosophy, and was a primary determinant of Haudenosaunee identity.

Thursday, January 11, 2018 5:00 pm - Saturday, March 10, 2018 5:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Sovereign Acts exhibit at UWAG

The University of Waterloo Art Gallery (UWAG) welcomes everyone to Sovereign Acts curated by Wanda Nanibush with the works of artists Rebecca Belmore, Lori Blondeau, Dayna Danger, James Luna, Shelley Niro, Adrian Stimson, and Jeff Thomas. Please join us for this thoughtful and timely exhibition.
 

Thursday, January 18, 2018 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Indigenous Speakers Series presents Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm

Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm is an Anishinaabe writer, poet, editor and the founder and managing editor of Kegedonce Press, an Indigenous publisher based in the territory of her people, the Chippewas of Nawash First Nation, Saugeen Ojibway Nation in southwestern Ontario.