Welcome to the Fall 2015 issue of Alchemy
Welcome to the Fall 2015 issue of Alchemy. If you would prefer to download and read this issue as a PDF, please click here: Alchemy F15 As you surely know, it has been quite a semester for FHASS… Read More
From the Dean’s Office
Returning to FHASS this semester was like going for a first run in a familiar neighborhood: exhilarating, essential, just right. It was hardly a surprise to find that creative and scholarly engagement are alive and well amongst faculty… Read More
FHASS Research Shines at Sheridan Creates
By Christian Knudsen On October 28th, Sheridan hosted its inaugural conference to showcase faculty research and creative activities entitled Sheridan Creates. The exciting day-long event during Reading Week celebrated and explored some of the cutting edge scholarship and… Read More
General Arts and Science Homecoming Celebration: Returning to Where Academic Journeys Begin
By Janet Shuh On the evening of Friday September 25th the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and Sheridan Alumni co-hosted an inaugural Alumni Homecoming Reception. The event brought together alumni, professors and staff (past and present) of… Read More
Help FHASS Help Home Suite Hope
By Sara Cumming According to Statistics Canada (2012) the number of lone-mother-led families jumped 32% in the Halton region between 2006 and 2011, with almost 2000 such families living at or below the poverty line. In 2009 alone… Read More
Spotlight on Research: “4 Pathways to a Creative Humanities” by Dr. Brandon McFarlane
At this fall’s Sheridan Creates day, Professor of Creativity Brandon McFarlane presented apaper entitled “4 Pathways to a Creative Humanities,” articulating a vision that combines the critical faculties so often celebrated in humanities disciplines with an emphasis on… Read More
Teaching Political Science and Sometimes During an Election
By Marcel Nelson There are a lot of misconceptions about the field of political science. As a student I was often asked whether I wanted to become a politician whenever I mentioned that I was studying political science…. Read More
Pulling Together In The Same Direction
By Anna Bartosik *Sheridan sits on the Territorial Lands of the Mississauga of the New Credit First Nation. Paula Laing, Student Success and Transition Advisor from Sheridan’s Aboriginal Initiatives Office, creates a lasting impression with those who meet… Read More
Claire Meldrum: ABD
FHASS professor Claire Meldrum successfully completed her Specialty Area Exam in September, 2015. She is now an ABD candidate at Wilfrid Laurier University in the Department of English and Film. Her dissertation project is Detecting Domesticity: Victorian Material Culture… Read More
Jennifer Chambers at NEMLA
Congratulations to FHASS professor Jennifer Chambers, who presented her paper “A Woman’s Will: May Agnes Fleming’s Cross-Border Publishing” at the Northeast Modern Languages Association (NEMLA) conference held at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto on May 1, 2015…. Read More
