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Wednesday, August 19, 2015
We are pleased to welcome Hossein Raeesi, who joins our Department for the Fall/Winter 2015-2016 academic year! Mr. Raeesi, a member of the Scholars At Risk (SAR) network, is co-hosted by Carleton University and the Univeristy of Ottawa as a visiting scholar. While at Carleton, he will teach LAWS 4903A - Human Rights, Sharia Law and Islamic... More
Friday, April 10, 2015
Ph.D. candidate Menaka Raguparan shares her research with the April issue of Carleton Now. In the article, Menaka discusses how she is exploring the lives of women of colour in the Canadian sex industry. Read the article in full at: http://carletonnow.carleton.ca/april-2015/legal-student-examines-experience-of-women-of-color-in-sex-industry/... More
Thursday, March 26, 2015
On Wednesday, March 25, Prof. Jane Dickson joined Alan Neal on CBC's All in a Day program. Prof. Dickson discussed IndiGenius & Associates, a native-led consulting firm (of which she is a founding partner) dedicated to eliminating the over-representation of native people in the criminal justice system; and the Gladue Reports that the firm... More
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
UPDATED As part of the Faculty of Public Affair's Living Book series, Prof. Stacy Douglas and Prof. Dale Spencer are two of the selected FPA faculty members who can be “signed out” so that guests can talk to them about their research for a 10 or 20 minute time period. Prof. Douglas is interested in the question: what is law? How... More
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Carleton University and the Carleton University Academic Staff Association (CUASA), in partnership with the University of Ottawa, have officially launched the Scholars at Risk (SAR) network in Ottawa, following its kick-off event, 'Je Suis Scholar', which took place yesterday afternoon. SAR is an international network of higher education... More
Thursday, February 19, 2015
With the first instalment of Fifty Shades of Grey hitting theatres this past week, Prof. Ummni Khan has been busy sharing thoughts on the film and its connection to BDSM and kink. Prof. Khan, whose book Vicarious Kinks: S/M in the Socio-Legal Imaginary launched recently, has been sought out for her research on the subject of film, feminism,... More
Thursday, December 18, 2014
UPDATE: Prof. Dickson's session on Prison Radio due to air in January, as part of a possible documentary - stay tuned! This Friday, tune in to CKUT 90.3 FM, as Prof. Jane Dickson will be talking about her research and Gladue work on the Prison Radio show! Prison Radio has been on the air in Montreal for more... More
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Prof. Melanie Adrian, Managing Editor of the Canadian Journal of Law and Society (CJLS), confirmed today that the Journal has received a 3 year SSHRC grant totalling approximately $90,000. The funding will help support the ongoing publishing activities of the Journal, and support the work of two PhD students. Congratulations to the editorial... More
Friday, May 23, 2014
Prof. Ummni Khan is set to launch the release of her latest book, Vicarious Kinks: SM in the socio-legal imaginary. Join her on Wednesday, June 11, 2014 for a glass of wine and explore the regulation of kinky subjectivity and the boundary between normal and perverse. Music, performance, reading and discussion. Venus Envy 226... More
Friday, April 25, 2014
Congratulations to Prof. Doris Buss, who has been announced as one of the leading researchers receiving the recently awarded SSHRC Insight Grant. The grant is for a 5-year project titled “Women’s Livelihoods in Artisanal Mining Sectors: Rethinking State-Building in Conflict-Affected Africa”. Joining Prof. Buss in this honour is colleague... More
Thursday, March 20, 2014
As part of the FPA Research Month, Prof. Ummni Khan joins a research discussion panel entitled, "Does Social Science Have an Obligation to Solve Society's Problems?". The event, which is scheduled to take place on Friday, March 21st, 2014 at 3:00pm in room 2220 River Building, will feature guest speaker Chad Gaffield, President of the Social... More
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
The Faculty of Public Affairs Research Month has begun! Over the next few weeks, Faculty and Instructors from all FPA departments will be presenting their research in a month-long period of recognition and discussion, lasting from February 24th to March 24th. The Department of Law and Legal Studies' Prof. Ummni Khan has recently been... More
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