/arts/articles/rss en /arts/article/quotas-judith-szapor <p>Edited by ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ professor Judith Szapor, Department of History and Classical Studies, and Michael L. Miller, from the Central European University in Vienna, Austria, <a href="https://www.berghahnbooks.com/title/MillerQuotas"><i>Quotas: The ‘Jewish Question’ and Higher Education in Central Europe, 1880-1945</i></a>, published by Berghahn Books, explores the ideologies and practices of quota regimes in Central Europe and the ways quotas have been justified, implemented, challenged and remembered, from the late nineteenth century until the middle of the twentieth century.</p> Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:53:46 +0000 Andria Caputo 2905 at /arts /arts/article/entretien-avec-daphne-b-ecrivaine-en-residence-mordecai-richler <p>Poète, traductrice, essayiste et chroniquqeuse Daphné B. est l’écrivaine en résidence pour l’hiver 2025 chez le Département des littératures, de langue française, de traduction et de création (DLTC).</p> <p>Ancienne étudiante du baccalauréat au DLTC, Daphné B (elle, she/her) a réalisé un mémoire à l'UQAM sur l’influence des médias sociaux en littérature intitulé « La poète 2.0 », avant de continuer son parcours avec une maîtrise en traductologie à l’université Concordia.</p> Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:30:17 +0000 Andria Caputo 2904 at /arts /arts/article/2025-black-history-month-events <p>This February, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ marks Black History Month with events that celebrate the contributions, achievements and histories of Black communities both within and outside of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ.</p> <p>We've compiled a list of all the Black History Month events hosted by departments within the Faculty of Arts:</p> Mon, 10 Feb 2025 17:00:29 +0000 Arts News 2898 at /arts /arts/article/excavating-sipontum-archaelogy-discoveries-southern-italy <p>Since Summer 2022, <a href="/classics/faculty/darian-marie-totten">Darian Totten</a>, Associate Professor in the Department of History and Classical Studies, has been leading a team of undergraduate and graduate students on a six-week long excavation of Sipontum, a Late Antique and Roman site located in the commune of Manfredonia, in Italy’s Apulia region.</p> Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:16:01 +0000 Andria Caputo 2838 at /arts /arts/article/interning-visual-arts-collection-processes-authentication <p>In the summer of 2024, I worked at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Visual Arts Collection as an Arts Research Internship Award (ARIA) intern. I was tasked with investigating ‘authenticity’ using three paintings in the collection as case studies. The aim of my project was to establish guidelines for researching art authenticity while reviewing the terminology we use to present and explain works of art.</p> Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:47:39 +0000 Isabelle Hawkins 2836 at /arts /arts/article/faculty-publication-spotlight-listening-many-publics-jay-ritchie <p>In his newest collection of poems <a href="https://invisiblepublishing.com/product/listening-in-many-publics/?srsltid=AfmBOopPYLnm01eWuX4rv3i2GQNm9b_pVZVLE7DC_u8EEHBk5BJEEUc8"><em>Listening in Many Publics</em></a>, PhD Candidate Jay Ritchie is motivated by the possibility of a future that is fulfilling, luminous and held in common.</p> <p>Shortlisted for the Quebec Writers’ Federation A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry, <i>Listening in Many Publics </i>is Ritchie’s fourth collection of poems, and features three long poems that are composed of individual, interlinked poems.</p> Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:27:02 +0000 Andria Caputo 2835 at /arts /arts/article/brian-young-recipient-career-achievement-award-canadian-business-history-association <p>The Canadian Business History Association (CBHA) is proud to announce Professor Emeritus Brian Young as the inaugural winner of the Waugh Family Foundation Career Achievement Prize in recognition of career accomplishment in the field of Canadian business history. </p> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:29:52 +0000 Arts News 2784 at /arts /arts/article/dale-f-and-christine-eickelman-fellowship-established-institute-islamic-studies <p>“On behalf of the faculty, students, and staff of the Institute of Islamic Studies, I am deeply honored to extend our collective gratitude to Professor Dale F. Eickelman, and Christine for their generous financial contribution to our Institute,â€� says Professor <a href="/islamicstudies/people-directory/faculty-members/khalid-mustafa-medani">Khalid Medani</a>, Director of the Institute of Islamic Studies.</p> Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:32:38 +0000 Andria Caputo 2783 at /arts /arts/article/adjetey-2024-governor-generals-history-award <p>On November 20th, Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey, Associate Professor and William Dawson Scholar in the Department of History and Classical Studies, received the <a href="https://www.canadashistory.ca/awards/governor-general-s-history-awards/award-recipients/2024/wendell-nii-laryea-adjetey-nii-laryea-osabu-i-atrekor-we-oblahii-ke-oblayee-mantse" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">2024 Governor General’s History Award for Scholarly Research</a> for his 2023 book, <a href="https://uncpress.org/book/9781469672113/cross-border-cosmopolitans/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Cross-B</a></p> Tue, 26 Nov 2024 18:57:05 +0000 Andria Caputo 2750 at /arts /arts/article/faculty-publication-spotlight-eternal-sovereigns-gloria-bell <p>As Rome gears up to host an influx of tourists and pilgrims for the 2025 Jubilee, many visitors to the Eternal City might be unaware that far beneath the ornate ceilings of the Sistine Chapel, lies a vast collection of Indigenous cultural belongings and artifacts, many of which are hidden from the public to this day. </p> Mon, 18 Nov 2024 20:13:40 +0000 Andria Caputo 2735 at /arts