HUMA Student Soji Cole was selected to participate in national Black theatre initiative.
Presented by Obsidian Theatre in partnership with CBC Arts, “21 Black Futures” has brought together 63 Black Canadian playwrights, actors and directors to create art during the pandemic and answer the question, “What is the future of Blackness?”
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Mitch Goldsmith, a PhD Candidate in Interdisciplinary Humanities, has had an article published in the journal ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment, the journal of the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment. The article, entitled ” A Dead Lake and Hollowed Mountain: Reading Feminist Eco-Politic in Elfriede Jelinek’s Greed,” is available to read here
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In August Mitch Goldsmith, an Interdisciplinary Humanities PhD Candidate, participated in the “Posthuman Convergences: Theories and Methodologies” summer school program hosted by Rosi Braidotti and Utrecht University. According to the program, “The intensive course “Posthuman Convergences” offers an overview of contemporary debates around the ‘posthuman turn’, in the framework of Braidotti’s brand of critical theory. It explores the implications of the posthuman convergence of posthumanism and postanthropocentrism for the constitution of subjectivity, the production of knowledge, and the practice of the academic humanities.” Mitch received a grant from the HUMA program to cover partial costs of the course. The course was also held for the first time completely online due to Covid-19 Restrictions.
Venus Torabi, studying how the extremist organization ISIS uses modified versions of popular video games as a recruitment tool, placed second in 3MT 2020.
Congrats Venus!
For more information please visit https://brocku.ca/brock-news/2020/04/3mt-challenge-virtually-crowns-winner-amid-covid-19-pandemic/
The Faculty of Graduate Studies at Brock University would like to congratulate Brett on being selected to receive the 2019-2020 Jack M. Miller Excellence in Research.
Congratulations Brett!
Julia has been awarded a 2020 SSHRC postdoctoral scholarship for her project “Potential Archives: Envisioning the Future of the Interdisciplinary Artist Archive in Canada.” She will be working with Dr. Sarah Parsons in the department of art history at York University.
Congratulations Julia!
Here is a short description of her work: “My postdoctoral project Potential Archives reconceptualizes the interdisciplinary artist archive according to emerging feminist and digital epistemologies and methods to help artists plan for and prepare their future institutional archives and address emerging needs and concerns, while also assisting arts institutions in addressing such innovations”
Jill Planche, a PhD candidate in the Department of Interdisciplinary Humanities will defend her thesis titled “The Larger Stages: The ‘Becoming Minor’ of South African Theatres” on Thursday, December 19th at 9:30 a.m. in WH 147.
The examination committee members are Dr. David Fancy, Supervisor; Dr. Susan Spearey and Dr. Ebru Ustundag, Advisory Committee; Dr. James Allard, Internal Examiner; Dr. Michael Vallee, External Examiner (Athabasca University); Dr. Wendy Ward, Chair.
All are welcome!
PhD student Kevin McGuiness has received the Fall 2019 Distinguished Graduate Student Award. The Distinguished Graduate Student Award is presented to one student from each program, who has achieved the highest overall average.
Congratulations Kevin!
Congratulations to Paul Williams and Kevin McGuiness, who in the last several months have become HUMA’s latest (unofficial; it’s official at convocation) graduates. Paul successfully defended his dissertation, entitled “The European Union and the Politics of Migration,” on April 24, and Kevin successfully defended his dissertation, entitled, “The Cinematic Boogeyman: The Folkloric Roots of the Slasher Villain” on July 16 . The program wishes Dr. Williams and Dr. McGuiness the best in their future endeavours.
Congratulations goes out to Andrew McEwan, Carrie Stiver, Trudy Tattersall, and Erica Walter who all passed their comprehensive examinations this year!
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