Faculty

Standing Against Genocide and Its Ripple Effects in Palestine and Beyond

admin — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 14:33:47 +0000

A guest lecture by Professor Nadia Abu Zahra of the University of Ottawa.

Between International Financial Subordination and Turbulent Geopolitics: Financing Green Industrialization in the Globa South

admin — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 14:39:32 +0000

A guest lecture by Professor Ilias Alami of Cambridge University.

Co-sponsored by CIPSS.

Climate Migrants as the New Stateless Persons

admin — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:04:53 +0000

A guest lecture by Professor James Hathaway of the University of Michigan.

Co-sponsored by the ��ñ�� Refugee Research Group and the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism.

The Risks from Breaking the Bridges the UN Built, the Benefits of Saving Them and How to Do That

admin — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:07:04 +0000

A guest lecture by Neil Buhne, Professor of Practice, ISID.

School of Information Studies Professors Awarded $5.6M Grant to Propel Canada to the Forefront of Cybersecurity Data Analytics Research

admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:00:53 +0000

Professor Benjamin Fung, Canada Research Chair in Data Mining for Cybersecurity, and Professor Steven Ding, both of the School of Information Studies in the Faculty of Arts, are part of a team that has recently been awarded a $5.6 million grant, funded under the NSERC Alliance Grants-CSE. The project, the only one to receive funding from NSERC Alliance Grants-CSE, will provide a multimodal, comprehensive solution for exploratory analysis of unstructured data, with a strong focus on cybersecurity applications.

Provost honours 31 ��ñ�� professors for exceptional research achievements

admin — Thu, 01 May 2025 16:23:55 +0000

��ñ�� announces 2025 cohort of Distinguished James ��ñ�� Professors, James ��ñ�� Professors and William Dawson Scholars
Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Christopher Manfredi has named 31 ��ñ�� professors as Distinguished James ��ñ�� Professors, James ��ñ�� Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.

Isabel Wilkerson to deliver the 2025 Beatty Lecture

admin — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:49:01 +0000

Pulitzer-Prize winning American journalist, journalism professor and author will speak Oct. 23

Isabel Wilkerson, Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents and The Warmth of Other Suns will deliver the 2025 Beatty Lecture at ��ñ�� on Oct. 23 during the University’s annual Homecoming festivities. Nahlah Ayed, host of CBC national radio program Ideas, will moderate the event.

Eleven new or renewed Canada Research Chairs awarded to ��ñ��

admin — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:08:29 +0000

On March 13, the Government of Canada, announced more than $308 million to advance science and research across the country. More than $153 million will support 179 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs at 38 research institutions.

$268,000 awarded to support outreach activities by ��ñ�� researchers

admin — Tue, 27 May 2025 16:40:59 +0000

Seven ��ñ�� researchers have been awarded more than $268,000 in Connection Grants by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Professor Manshel's "Writing Backwards" released as an audiobook

admin — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:45:57 +0000

Associate Professor Alexander Manshel's publication Writing Backwards: Historical Fiction and the Reshaping of the American Canon (Columbia University Press, 2023) has been released as an audiobook by University Press Audiobooks.

Feminist pedagogy through creative assessments

admin — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 20:34:40 +0000

Zine-making 101: Feminist pedagogy through creative assessments

English PhD candidate heads Montreal’s first trans film festival

admin — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:33:07 +0000

English PhD candidate, Iris Pintiuta, created Exposure, Montreal's first trans film festival. The festival aims to promote inclusive representation for trans people, as well as create programs and events that advance trans acceptance.

'“Too often, queer and trans scholarship doesn’t make it back to the people it speaks about. I wanted to change that – I wanted to build a bridge between academic knowledge and public access and use what I was learning to support my community, not just advance my own career.”'

Nathalie Cooke's Latest Book: Tastes and Traditions

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 21:03:09 +0000

Tastes and Traditions: A Journey Through Menu History by Professor Nathalie Cooke
Published by Reaktion Books

Welcoming Eduardo Romero Dianderas

admin — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 13:35:54 +0000

The Institute for the Study of International Development is pleased to welcome Eduardo Romero Dianderas to its full time academic staff.

Eduardo Romero Dianderas is an Assistant Professor at the Institute for the Study of International Development, ��ñ��. He holds a PhD in Sociocultural Anthropology from Columbia University (2022) and specializes in the study of media technologies, technical infrastructures, and global environmental governance in Latin America.

Sophia Weiqi Li, Winner of the 2025 Best Undergraduate Paper in International Development Studies Prize

admin — Fri, 09 May 2025 14:00:44 +0000

The Institute for the Study of International Development congratulates Sophia Weiqi Li, winner of this year’s Best Undergraduate Paper in International Development Studies Prize. Sophia is a Honours International Development Studies Graduate with minors in French Language, Russian Language, and Urban Studies, and is recognized for her paper entitled When Feminists and Imperialists Link Arms: An Intersectional Case Study of the Russian Invasion in Ukraine.