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  • Congratulations to GPD, Dr. Cristina Santos on recent book launch

    Monday, November 02, 2026 | By

    Motherhood has long been idealized as a site of unconditional love, sacrifice, and renewal, yet the horror genre reveals its darker undercurrents–the spaces where fear, violence, and survival converge.

    On 28 Oct. 2026 our GPD, Dr. Cristina Santos, alongside her co-editors Sarah Revilla-Sanchez and Rachel Vandivier Davidson,  participated in her book launch for Horror and Mother/hoods in Global Cultural Imaginaries: Representations Across Literature, Television and Art at Little Ghosts Books organized by Demeter Press.

    Present at the event were 2 HUMA students, Marley Liepert and Genevieve Jones who performed an excerpt of her creative piece “Mrs. Jaws at the Edge of the World.”

    Book available at demeterpress.org.

    Photos by Calleigh Wrobel.

    Categories: News

  • Congratulations to Dr. Trudy Tattersall!

    Wednesday, July 29, 2026 | By

    On July 14, 2026, HUMA PhD candidate Trudy Tattersall successfully defended her PhD thesis, “A Mingled Yarn”: Needlework, Emotional Communities, and Affective Experience in Settler-Colonial Maritime Canada.

    Congratulations, Dr. Tattersall!

    Categories: Defense, HUMA Grad Students, News

  • HUMA alum, Dr. Maya Karanouh, awarded Board of Trustees Spirit of Brock Medal

    Monday, June 29, 2026 | By

    HUMA’s most recent grad, Dr. Maya Karanouh, was honoured at this month’s convocation ceremony with the Board of Trustees Spirit of Brock Medal! This prestigious award is given to a graduating student, selected by the Deans’ Offices, who “exemplifies the spirit of Sir Isaac Brock.”

    Left to right: Dr. Aaron Mauro, Dr. Maya Karanouh, and Dr. Jason Hawreliak (Supervisor)

     

    Left to right: Natalia Rodrigues-Rana (another Board of Trustees Spirit of Brock medalist), Rob Welch (Brock University Board of Trustees Vice-Chair), and Dr. Maya Karanouh

     

    You can read more about this wonderful accomplishment, as well as Dr. Karanouh’s research, in the Brock News.

    Congratulations, Maya!

    Categories: Convocation, HUMA Grad Students, News, Student Funding and Awards, Uncategorised

  • HUMA Grads at Spring Convocation

    Thursday, June 11, 2026 | By

    Our most newly minted HUMA grads, Dr. Alia Wazzan and Dr. Maya Karanouh, were spotted yesterday at Brock’s Spring convocation ceremony! Congratulations to you both — wishing you both all the best for the future.

    Photo taken from @brockhumanities

    Categories: Convocation, HUMA Grad Students, News

  • Congratulations, Dr. Alia Wazzan!

    Friday, March 27, 2026 | By

    On March 24, Alia Wazzan successfully defended her thesis, Netflix Feminist Euphoria: Gendered Orientalism and the Age of Platform Imperialism in the Middle East.

    Congratulations to Dr. Wazzan!

    Categories: Defense, HUMA Grad Students, News

  • Congratulations to Dr. Maya Karanouh for a successful defence!

    Friday, January 02, 2026 | By

    On December 16, Maya Karanouh successfully defended her thesis, Wicked Problems of Generative AI: Navigating Ethical Concerns and SMEs Early Adoption Challenges.

    Congratulations to Dr. Maya Karanouh! We wish you all the best in your future endeavours!

    Categories: Defense, HUMA Grad Students, News

  • Three HUMA PhD students featured in the HRI Fall Term Symposium

    Tuesday, December 09, 2025 | By

    Congratulations to HUMA PhD students Philip Akoje, Long Vu, and John Heckman, who delivered “Lightning Talks” about their research at the Fall Term Symposium hosted by the Humanities Research Institute. The Symposium was held on Monday, Dec. 8th, and featured Brock graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty members. Each participant was tasked with the challenge of presenting their research project in just 5 minutes!

     

    Philip Akoje delivering his Lightning Talk, “Gendered Frames of Emotion and Affect in Igala Ritual Masks”

     

    Long Vu presenting his research project, “Gifted Subjects: A Political Ontology of the Vietnamese Socialist Citizen”

     

    Long Vu (right) and John Heckman (left); John’s Lightning Talk was on “Constructing Conflict: Creators, Audiences, and Digital War Visuals”

     

    Well done, Philip, Long, and John!

    Categories: Events, HUMA Grad Students, News

  • Alia Wazzan wins 2025-2026 Vice President, Research Award and the 2025-2026 Robert G. Rawle Graduate Bursary

    Tuesday, December 02, 2025 | By

    The HUMA program is proud to announce that PhD student Alia Wazzan has been awarded both the 2025-2026 Vice President of Research Award and the 2025-2026 Robert G. Rawle Graduate Bursary.

    Both awards are given annually to graduate students at Brock University, with the Vice President of Research Award given to a full-time international graduate student at Brock University who demonstrates outstanding academic merit.

    Congratulations, Alia!

    Alia Md. Wazzan

    Categories: HUMA Grad Students, News, Student Funding and Awards

  • Congratulations to Dr. Mugan!

    Thursday, October 30, 2025 | By

    Dr. Christine Daigle with Dr. Camila Mugan

    Earlier this month, graduate Dr. Camila Mugan crossed the stage to formally accept her doctoral degree. Her supervisor, Dr. Christine Daigle, was there to share in this special moment with Camila and her family.

    Congratulations, Camila!

    Categories: Convocation, HUMA Grad Students, News

  • Artwork by Laur Pilon acquired by McMichael Museum, featured in ELLE Canada

    Wednesday, October 29, 2025 | By

    Mine the catatonic backdrop, 2025, oil on canvas over panel, 91 x 122 cm

     

    We are proud to announce that a painting by PhD student Laur Pilon (titled Mine the catatonic backdrop) has been added to the collection housed by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.

    Laur is also featured in a new issue of ELLE Canada, which spotlights Canadian artists who are “capturing our imaginations with diverse forms of painting that push the medium toward new conceptual heights.”

    Congratulations, Laur!

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Categories: HUMA Grad Students, News

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