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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

2016 Chet Mitchell Memorial Award Winner Announced!

This year's recipient for the Chet Mitchell Memorial Award in Law is M.A. Legal Studies candidate, Sydney Jacklin! The award was presented to Sydney at the 11th Annual Carleton Graduate Legal Studies Association Conference which took place on Thursday, March 17, 2016. Sydney's research is interested in how the law constitutes ways of 'knowing'... More

Monday, March 28, 2016

Congratulations to 180 HRE Competition Winner

  Congratulations to fourth-year Law and Legal Studies student, Lloyd Barker, who has won the  2015-2016 Faculty of Public Affairs 180 HRE competition! Participants of the Honours Research Essay competition were given 180 seconds to present a year's worth of work. Lloyd's presentation, entitled “Satisfied Staff = Corporate Efficiency”,... More

Monday, March 21, 2016

Prof. Khan Examines Fascination with Ghomeshi Case

Leading up to the case verdict (and this week's panel discussion event on campus), Prof. Ummni Khan takes a look at 'Why we (still) can’t get enough of ‪Ghomeshi‬' via the Ottawa Citizen. Prof. Khan will be one of several panelists reviewing the verdict and analyzing its implications after Justice William B. Horkins hands down his verdict... More

Friday, February 26, 2016

March 1 | PhD candidate to compete in 3MT Competition

PhD candidate Lisa Wright is set to compete in the Carleton 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition next week. Come out and support her on Tuesday, March 1st from 1:00 – 2:30 pm in 2220 River Building! For more information on the event, please visit: http://gradstudents.carleton.ca/professionaldevelopment/3-minute-thesis/ About 3MT The 3MT is a... More

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Feb. 18 – 19 | Spring Writing Retreat

Grad students in Laws, Sociology, and Anthropology are invited to attend a writing retreat on February 18 - 19 (in whole or in whatever - parts work best for you)! A combination of writing workshops and independent writing periods will give you the skills - and the time - to make significant project in your... More

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Feb. 5 | ‘One Day: The Aesthetics of Liberalism in Steve McQueen’s ‘Twelve Years A Slave'”

The Global and International Studies Program announces its sixth Works-in-Progress speaker, Prof. Stacy Douglas, whose paper "One Day: The Aesthetics of Liberalism in Steve McQueen's 'Twelve Years A Slave'" will be presented on Friday, February 5th at 12pm in Room 2420 R River Building.  The discussant for this paper will be Dr. Kristin... More

Friday, January 22, 2016

Upcoming Events: Job Talks

Over the next few weeks, the Department of Law and Legal Studies will be hosting a number of job talks - presentations given by candidates who have been selected for consideration towards teaching opportunities in the Department. All job talk events are open to the public, and will take place in Loeb Building at variously scheduled... More

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Book Launch: “Looking For Ashley” by Prof. Bromwich

Prof. Rebecca Bromwich has announced the launch of her latest book, "Looking for Ashley: Re-reading What the Smith Case Reveals about the Governance of Girls, Mothers and Families in Canada". The launch will take place at the Vista Room - Lago Grill in Ottawa on January 28th at 7pm. About the Book The 2007 death... More

Monday, January 18, 2016

Book Launch: ‘Access to Information and Social Justice’

Book launch: Access to Information and Social Justice: Critical Research Strategies for Journalists, Scholars and Activists Co-edited by Kevin Walby and one of our instructors, Jamie Brownlee! Date: January 21, 2016 Times: 7:00 pm Location: Octopus Books, 251 Bank St., 2nd floor Access to Information and Social Justice combines the political... More

Monday, January 11, 2016

NEW LOCATION| Film screening and discussion: “The Hunting Ground”

We would like to invite members of the Carleton community to a very special screening of documentary film, The Hunting Ground (2015) --"an exposé of rape crimes on U.S. college campuses, their institutional cover-ups, and the devastating toll they take on students and their families." (imdb.com) A panel discussion surrounding issues related to... More

Friday, November 27, 2015

Dec. 11 | Thesis Defense: Garrett Lecoq

The Department of Law and Legal Studies is pleased to announce the Master's thesis defense of MA Legal Studies candidate, Garrett Lecoq (B. A. Hons., 2013). Date: Friday, December 11, 2015 Time: 11:00am **NEW** Location: Loeb B454 Garrett Lecoq is set to stand before the Examination Board in defense of his MA thesis entitled, "Potential... More

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Nov. 23 | MA Info Session and Luncheon

Join us for a this MA Info Session! Date: Monday, November 23, 2015 Time: 10am Location: 303 Southam Hall We’ll be covering the following topics: Overview of the MA Programs How to apply and admission requirements Funding Student perspective on the culture of the department student life and diversity of research Differences between being... More

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