Past Events

We invite you to join us for From "Snaky Swamp" to Chesapeake Bay and Beyond: Liquid Escapes and Maritime Marronage in Harriet Jacobs’s Narrative (1861), a talk by Dr. Paula von Gleich​ from the University of Bremen in Germany.

Don't miss Gender and the Medical Humanities: Conversion Practices in Contemporary British Film, an upcoming talk by Dr. Jennifer Henke​ from the University of Lüneburg in Germany! 

Thesis Title: "The Ethics and Cognitive Science of the Attention Economy'' ALL ARE WELCOME

Dr. Alan McDougall's new book, Dreams and Songs to Sing: A People’s History of Liverpool FC from Shankly to Klopp, is coming out with Cambridge University Press in August (7 August in the UK, 28 August on this side of the pond). The North American book launch event is Wednesday 10 September 2025, Ben McNally Books, 108 Queen Street East, Toronto, from 5-7 p.m.

(This event was rescheduled from an earlier date in June.)

Thesis Title  - "Gendered Harms of AI and Data'' ALL ARE WELCOME

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.