If you ever suspected Canadian politicians flip-flopped on a specific issue, or wondered where they stand on another, a new online tool will help you easily find out for sure.
French Studies research assistants Sarah Reilly and Monika Sosnowski are currently filming and starring in a new series of videos that help to disseminate research from L’Ontario français et ses premiers textes (Early Ontario French Narratives), a SSHRC-funded project led by Professor François Paré (French Studies). The videos are intended to deepen understanding of French Ontario history and its inseparable conne
“The public is not presently well-served by either the popular media or the science media when it comes to issues around gender,” says Shannon Dea, Director of Women’s Studies and Associate Professor of Philosophy. “Because the effects of gender are so pervasive, we need to be able to examine them from a range of perspectives.”
"There is such a wide breadth of technique, technology, and concept," explains Professor Beth Coleman of the MA in Experimental Digital Media (XDM) program based in the Department of English Language and Literature. “The students are using media technology in ways that are both surprising and delightful.”
The Faculty of Arts and Stratford Campus stand proud as second-year Global Business and Digital Arts (GBDA) student Ariana Cuvin wins the Government of Canada’s 150 anniversary logo competition.
It was a wildly unpredictable day of snow, rain, and sunshine, but that didn’t stop the Faculty of Arts from holding a successful groundbreaking ceremony for the new student space to be built over the courtyard of Hagey Hall.
Jenifer Sibdhannie, a fourth year Arts & Business student, has been awarded the prestigious TD Fellowship in Advancement by the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education.
Children actually help entrepreneurial dads stay the course, but the gender difference starts to disappear when women get access to startup funds, says Waterloo economist.
Mompreneurship is a buzzword these days for mothers looking to re-enter the workforce—or those looking for a better way to balance work and family. But in Canada, children increase the likelihood that a woman will exit the entrepreneurial market by nearly 20 percent, while children help self-employed men stay the course.
The Faculty of Arts congratulates Professor Jim Walker of the Department of History for his latest honour, the Olivier Le Jeune Memorial Award from the Ontario Black History Society.