Past Events

Quiltro, a story about personal reflection written by College of Arts Alumna Yasmine Agocs and directed by Asenia Lyall, will be featured in this year's Toronto Fringe Festival. Please see event details below. What would you do if you could experience the memories of your ancestors?

Thesis Title : ''Hierarchy and Anarchy" ALL ARE WELCOME

We are delighted to announce the inaugural Scotland-Canada Academic Partnership (S-CAP) Lecture! Lecture title: Gaelic in Scotland, Gaelic in Canada: Challenges, Prospects, Connections Speaker: Delivered by Professor Robert Dunbar of the University of Edinburgh Date: June 26, 2025 Time: 3 p.m. (EDT)/8 p.m. (UK) Location: Zoom About the Talk...

Faculty and students are invited to attend the MA thesis defence of student TAMARA ABRAMS (“‘Internationalism is in Our Blood’: The Transnational Ties between the Antiwar and Black Power Movement through an Examination of Tariq Ali, Tom Hayden, Obi Egbuna and Stokely Carmichael”) on Tuesday, May 6th from 1:00pm - 3:00pm.

Thesis Title: "A Monist Approach to the Metaphysics of Concepts" ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND

Faculty and students are invited to attend the hybrid MA MRP defence of student ALLIE WINELAND (“‘In a World of Prims’: 2SLGBTQIA+ Student Life and Activism at the University of Guelph, 1990-1999”) on Friday, April 25th at 11:00am - 12:30pm.

Faculty and students are invited to attend the MA thesis defence of student JAMES RUBINO (“Canvases of Expression: Tourist Performances in Travel Manuscripts 1800-1850”) on Friday, April 25th at 10:00am - 12:00pm.

Thesis Title: "Developing Empathy in Social Robots'' ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND

The College of Arts, in partnership with the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation, are excited to announce our third panel in the Why Arts Matter research speaker series, an exploration of the intersections between disciplines, expertise and themes that impact individual experiences, social life and culture.

Faculty and students are invited to attend the virtual MA thesis defence of student JULIA DI CASTRI (“A Picture-Perfect Girl: The Highland Lassie in Scottish Postcards (1895-1914)”) on Wednesday, April 23rd at 11:00am - 1:00pm.