The Faculty of Arts welcomes Dr. Emma Brandt, a new postdoctoral fellow working in Communication Arts who began in her role on September 1, 2024.
The interdisciplinary project will examine the different factors that influence what people around the world consider to be wise ways to make decisions and solve dilemmas.
The Faculty of Arts is pleased to welcome two new postdoctoral fellows, who have joined the Provost’s Program for Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Scholars: Dr. Geneva Smith who began in her role on July 1, 2024, and Dr. Paula Catalina Sanchez Nuñez de Villavicencio who will begin on August 1, 2024.
Four graduate students in the Industrial/Organization Psychology program swept the podium at the Canadian Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology poster awards. Congratulations to Amy Barron, Iris Xing and Allister Grapes who placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, respectively, as well as Pearlyn Ng for winning the best Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion poster award.
Brush with Art celebrates and exhibits the talent of Fine Arts students, including Jialing Wu's six digital prints entitled A Poem Without Words (2024).
Congratulations to doctoral students Rebecca MacAlpine and Chris Martin, recipients of this year's Warren Ober Award for Outstanding Teaching by Graduate Students!
At a recent design jam sponsored by Sunlife Financial, students were challenged to create solutions that help to destigmatize mental health.
As part of the Fine Arts Open House, everyone is invited to join a special presentation by Longhouse Labs Fellow's Protect the Tract Artists Collective. The artists will be facilitating a show and tell workshop about Haudenosaunee beadwork hosted by Tuscarora artist Gadaihongwas and Mohawk artist Kahionwinehshon. There will be demonstrations, learning, and refreshments.
The Theatre and Performance program's fall show, She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen, tells the story of Agnes Evans who, following the death of her teenage sister, Tilly, discovers Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook. Curious, she recruits an avid D&D player to guide her through this unknown world. She finds herself catapulted into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was her sister’s refuge.
For centuries Black people all over the world have used visual art, literature, performance, theatre, music and other means of expression to imagine and advocate for freedom in their public and private lives. Started by Dr. Naila Keleta-Mae in 2017, Black And Free is an artistic and academic experience that deepens, enlivens and expresses themes of blackness and freedom projecting expansive visions of what that could be for engaged, curious and casual members of the public.