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Friday, November 24, 2023

5th Annual Madeleine Dion Stout Lecture – Gallery

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Thursday, November 23, 2023

Sowing the Seeds of Solidarity – Gallery

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Fantasy and Subversion: Children’s Fantasy Literature in Colonial Bengal

A talk by Mayurika Chakravorty about children's fantasy literature and anti-colonial nationalism in Bengal. Room 4207, 4th floor, Maanjiwe Nendamowin building, University of Toronto Mississauga, UTM 1535 Outer Circle Mississauga, ON L5L 3E2 Mayurika Chakravorty will draw upon children's fantasies from Bengal during the colonial period to speak... More

Monday, September 11, 2023

Welcome Reception for Cree Poet Tyler Pennock-Co-hosted by the English Department and Interdisciplinary Studies/Indigenous Studies

Celebrating the Inaugural FASS Indigenous Artist-in-Residence Come meet, greet, and mingle.... More

Friday, September 8, 2023

Dr. Julia Sinclair-Palm speaks on “What does it mean to protect trans children? Exploring debates about the figure of the trans child”

Dr. Julia Sinclair-Palm will be giving a public talk at the University of Victoria on Thursday, Sept. 14th, 2023 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Pacific Time  Venue :UVic David Strong C124 & Zoom Visit the University of Victoria Chair in Transgender Studies page for more information.... More

Friday, September 8, 2023

Book Launch: Contemporary Pakistani Speculative Fiction and the Global Imaginary: Democratising Human Futures

Come celebrate and have a conversation with us at the launch of Dr. Shazia Sadaf's new book, on the 20th of September at 3pm EST in Room 482 of the MacOdrum... More

Thursday, September 7, 2023

The Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies welcomes the Indigenous Studies program and our colleagues!

The Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies is thrilled to welcome the Indigenous Studies program and our colleagues! The Indigenous Studies program is committed to teaching Indigenous approaches, epistemologies, and knowledge. One of the major objectives of this undergraduate major is to advance Indigenous scholarship, research, and teaching... More

Monday, June 26, 2023

Colonel By Goes to the Library: Undergrads Experience Community-based Storytelling

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Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Video: Professor Mayanja and Students Discuss “Ubuntu” in the Classroom

Professor Evelyn Mayanja and two of her students discuss this African philosophy and how Prof. Mayanja brings it to life in the classroom when teaching two critically important Human Rights courses: 1) Racialization, Racism and Human Rights, and 2) Anti-Black Racism. Watch the video on... More

Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Meet Professor Patrizia Gentile on the Talking Raven Podcast

Faculty Month begins with an exploration of our Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Patrizia Gentile, Associate Director of the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, tells us why the skills of language, curiosity and confidence are key to solving the issues of tomorrow! March 3, 2023 Episode Seventeen – Meet Our Faculties: Arts and Social... More

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

“Overcoming racism depends on respect for every person’s dignity”

Prof. Evelyn Mayanja's article for The Conversation on  "Overcoming racism depends on respect for every person’s dignity" is a thought provoking piece on how Racism against Black people, Indigenous peoples, and people of colour remains. Regardless of national and international systems founded on human dignity, equal rights, and liberty. These... More

Monday, April 24, 2023

Congratulations Dr. Mayurika Chakravorty

Mayurika Chakravorty has been granted a transfer of faculty and will start working as an assistant professor on July 1,... More

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