Past Events

Cognizance is an exhibition showcasing the talents of current candidates of the University of Guelph MFA program. Ranked as one of the best MFA programs in the country, the University of Guelph has produced a number of the most successful emerging artists working in Canada today. Current and former graduates of the program are now represented all over Canada, as well as the United States and Europe. They have also had notable award success, being included as finalists, and winners, in the RBC painting prize, Scotiabank Photography award, BMO Art award, and the Sobey Art award.

Thesis Title: The Ethical Role of Aesthetics in Levinas   ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND  

Join us as Kim Christen of Washington State University delivers the keynote address at DH@Guelph Summer Workshops 2019. Decolonization has become a touchpoint for redefining the practices, policies, and procedures within collecting institutions. This talk explores how traditional knowledge can become a point of collaboration between Indigenous, First Nations, Aboriginal and Native American communities and libraries and archives as they work to undo settler histories and recreate libraries and archives as places of relation within networks of obligation and respect.

Founded in the city of São Paulo in 1924, O Clarim d’Alvorada, Brazil’s first independent black newspaper, became a vehicle of cultural inclusion for a class of middle-class black men excluded from social advancement on the basis of their skin colour. Between 1924 and 1927, O Clarim d’Alvorada writers appealed to constructions of gender, women’s writings, and symbols of Mãe Preta in an effort to foster the cultural inclusion of middle-class black men.

British representations of courtesans, or nautch-girls, is an emerging area of study in relation to the impact of British imperialism on constructions of Indian womanhood. The nautch was a form of dance and entertainment, performed by courtesans, that originated in early Indian civilizations and was connected to various Hindu temples. Nautch performances and courtesans were a feature of early British experiences of India and, therefore, influenced British gendered representations of Indian women.

In this talk/workshop, publishing scholar and podcaster Hannah McGregor (Publishing@SFU) will discuss how to incorporate podcasting into your courses, the value (and perils!) of involving students in public-facing scholarship, and other ways academics can embrace the potential of the podcast. Participants are encouraged to bring syllabi-in-process, assignment ideas, and podcast aspirations!

Thesis Title: Dignity: A Salient Concept in Philosophy of Medicine ALL ARE WELCOME

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We had to postpone this event due to weather, but the change in date has meant that it now takes place during Global Soil Week! The inimatible Karen Houle asks participants to meet her at The Cannon in Branion Plaza for 12pm, for a compost-collecting parade through campus to the Organic Farm. From there, we'll tour the farm together, talk about compost, death, healthy earth practices as well as life, and growth, and we'll connect these things to our working senses of "feminism".