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The FASS
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MARCH 2nd, 2022
2020-2021 FASS Dean’s Honour List Students
Congratulations to students on the 2020-2021 FASS Dean’s Honour List!
Making the Dean's Honour List is about more than a >10.0 GPA, and we want to acknowledge the hurdles, helpers, and personal growth experienced along the academic journey.
We asked some Honour List students about their role models, favourite courses, and best advice. Follow our social media feeds to see their stories & use #FASSHonourList to share yours with us!
Reclaiming the Caribbean’s Historical Truth
History Professor Audra Diptée confronts distorted colonial narratives in textbooks and the classroom in a recent FASS Story about reclaiming the Caribbean’s historical truth.
“History may be about the past, but it is contested in the present, in a fight for a particular vision of the future,” says Dr. Audra Diptée, Associate Professor in the Department of History at Carleton University.
Reflections on the 2022 Convoy Protests
When: Thursday, March 3 at 7:00 PM EST on Zoom
Ottawa is still reeling from the impact of the 2022 Convoy Protests. One important aspect of these events which has not received detailed analysis in the mainstream press is their multifaceted religious elements.
Join the College of the Humanities for this roundtable discussion featuring faculty members from the Religion and Public Life program and from Communication and Media Studies.
Kinàmàgawin Symposium
When: Thursday, March 3 at 9:00 AM EST (full day event)
Registration is open for the third annual Kinàmàgawin Symposium, which will be streamed online on March 3.
The day-long symposium includes cultural performances, keynote speakers, and panel discussions focused on this year’s theme, Surviving the Pandemic: Indigenous Approaches to Wellbeing.
Book Launch with Dr. Nduka Otiono
When: Thursday, March 3 at 7:00 PM EST on Zoom
The University of Alberta Department of English and Film Studies is honoured to launch the new book of Dr. Nduka Otiono, Associate Professor in the Institute of African Studies at Carleton University.
DisPlace: The Poetry of Nduka Otiono will be launched in a hybrid event at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, and virtually on Zoom.
Steve Giasson Talks to Others
When: Tuesday, March 8 at 6:00 PM EST on Zoom
The Carleton University Art Gallery is hosting a talk with artist Steve Giasson, who will be joined by exhibition curator Jean-Michel Quirion and three of the project’s guest writers: Mélanie Boucher, Didier Morelli and Jessica Ragazzini.
Admission is free and everyone is welcome.
This event will be primarily in French.
Jesse Bernstein Presents The Scribe
When: Wednesday, March 2 at 6:30 PM EST on Zoom
The College of the Humanities invites you to The Scribe, a one-man play by Jesse Bernstein that imagines the Bible's origins in the hands of a simple scribe at a pivotal time in the 5th century BCE.
Confronting questions and scholarship about how the Bible came to be, Bernstein combines fact and fiction, research, creativity, and a deep understanding of humanity, to bring this central moment in world history to life.
After the performance, Bernstein will answer audience questions and chat with biblical scholars Dr. Shawna Dolansky and Sarah Cook about the scholarship behind the performance.
2022 Rose Maguire Lecture
When: Wednesday, March 9 at 4:00 PM EST on Zoom
Greek and Roman Studies in the College of the Humanities is proud to present the 2022 Rose Maguire Lecture, "Plagues, Past and Present" with Dr. Kyle Harper, G.T. and Libby Blankenship Chair in the History of Liberty, Professor of Classics and Letters, Senior Advisor to the President, and Provost Emeritus at the University of Oklahoma.
Dr. Harper’s work as a scholar integrates the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities to deepen our understanding of human expansion as a planetary force.
2022 Edgar and Dorothy Davidson Lecture Series
When: Thursday, March 10 at 7:00 PM EST on Zoom
The MA in Religion & Public Life in the College of the Humanities is proud to present the second event in the 2022 Annual Edgar and Dorothy Davidson Lecture Series featuring Dr. Brooke Schedneck, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Millard Professor of Religion at Rhodes College.
Dr. Schedneck will be delivering a talk entitled: “Who is a Good Monk? Everyday Scandals, Gender Policing, and the Lay Buddhist Gaze in Contemporary Thailand.”
2021-2022 Munro Beattie Lecture
When: Saturday, March 26 at 7:00 PM EST on Zoom
The Dean of FASS and the Department of English invite you to attend the 2021-2022 Munro Beattie Lecture, "An Evening with Hannah Moscovitch."
In conversation with Dr. Janne Cleveland (Drama Studies program in the Department of English), Hannah Moscovitch will speak about her life in theatre, her receipt of the Governor General's Award for English-Language Drama for her play Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes, what it's like to write for television, and how the pandemic has affected being a working artist.
After the conversation, there will be a Q&A where the audience can ask questions.
2022 Marston LaFrance Lecture
When: Wednesday, March 23 at 3:00 PM EST on Zoom
Join Dr. Sarah Phillips Casteel for the 2022 Marston LaFrance Lecture, “Making History Visible: Black Lives Under Nazism in Literature and Art.”
This talk draws attention to a largely unrecognized artistic corpus that challenges the erasure of Black wartime history. The literature and visual art Dr. Casteel will discuss illuminate the relationship between art-making and survival and the role of creative expression in the formation of collective memory.
Dr. Casteel is a Professor in the Department of English Language and Literature, cross-appointed to the Institute of African Studies and the Institute for Comparative Studies in Literature, Art and Culture.
2022 Vickers-Verduyn Lecture
When: Thursday, March 10 at 3:00 PM EST on Zoom
Join the School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies for the 2022 Vickers-Verduyn Annual Lecture in Canadian Studies, delivered by Dr. Charmaine Nelson, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD).
Dr. Nelson is the Tier I Canada Research Chair in Transatlantic Black Diasporic Art and Community Engagement and founding Director of the Institute for the Study of Canadian Slavery.
Her talk is entitled “‘she commonly wears a Handkerchief round her Head’: Expanding and Complicating the Concept of Creolization for the study of Transatlantic Slavery.”
2022 Shirley Thomson Memorial Lecture
When: Wednesday, March 23 at 6:00 PM EST in-person and on Zoom
The School for Studies in Art and Culture invite you to the 2022 Shirley Thomson Memorial Lecture with Dr. Heather Igloliort, Concordia University Research Chair in Circumpolar Arts and the Lead Guest Curator of INUA: Inuit Nunangat Ungammuaktut Atautikkut | Inuit Moving Forward Together.
In this presentation, Dr. Igloliorte explores the innovations and continuities manifested by the curatorial team and a host of other Inuit interlocuters who worked on the project, who collectively work towards the articulation of a new, self-determined future for Inuit exhibition practices.
This is an in-person event with a concurrent live stream.
Carleton Library Series: New Spring Titles
The Carleton Library Series has two new titles for spring 2022.
Coming March 2022: John Baldwin’s Regulatory Failure and Renewal explores how the failure to protect private property from the coercive power of the state in Canada led to a breakdown in regulation and in the creation of public enterprises. This reprinting of an important document from the now-defunct Economic Council of Canada includes a new foreword by Carleton Professor Emeritus Stanley Winer.
Coming May 2022:
Harriet’s Legacies: Race, Historical Memory, and Futures in Canada is a new title edited by Ronald Cummings and Natalee Caple. The legacies of Harriet Tubman instigate and orient this exploration of the history of Black lives and the future of collective struggle in Canada.
MeWeRTH: Lived Experience Luncheon Series
The Mental Health and Well-being Research and Training Hub (MeWeRTH) launched a virtual initiative, the Lived Experience Luncheon series, where members in the community present on their lived experience, highlighting challenges they encountered and their resiliency in facing these challenges.
Upcoming virtual presentations are scheduled from 12:00 – 1:00 PM EST:
• March 30 - Gillian Stein presents "Mental Health Issues Affect Us All… Even CEOs"
Centre for Urban Youth Research Virtual Speakers’ Series
When: Thursday, March 3 at 6:00 PM EST on Zoom
The Centre for Urban Youth Research (CUYR) is hosting a virtual speakers' series from March through May 2022 that will address multiple overlapping issues concerning young people’s well-being, meaningful engagement, and struggles for social justice.
Their first event on March 3 will open up a discussion with youth scholars and activists from Canada, Australia, and the US to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the lives of children and youth across the world in the areas of mental health, domestic violence, access to education, and unemployment.
Career Services Presents: OSEG's Careers in Sports Management Panel
When: Wednesday, March 9 at 12:00 PM EST on Zoom
Career Services is hosting a panel of professionals from the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG).
At this virtual event, attendees will learn about the panelists' career paths and opportunities in sports management, and will have an opportunity for career exploration and networking.
The first 25 students to register and attend this event will receive a free ticket to the Ottawa 67's game on Friday, March 25!
FASS Research Bulletin Board: February 2022 Round-Up
Have you checked out the February edition of the FASS Research Bulletin Board yet?
Keep up on the latest research news from faculty and students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences by heading over to our monthly FASS Research Bulletin Board.
Are you a FASS researcher with a new publication, paper, or research-related project to share? Let us know by submitting to the FASS Research Bulletin Board, an initiative aimed at promoting research within FASS and throughout the broader Carleton community.
The FASS Framework
We have launched a new initiative to help guide prospective and current students on their academic journeys in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
The FASS Framework reflects the foundational cross-disciplinary areas of interest explored at FASS that get to the heart of what our community of students, researchers, educators, and administrators care about most.
The four "frames" that make up the FASS Framework are: Identities and Social Justice, Mental Health and the Mind, Sustainable Futures, and the Power of Creative Expression.
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