Meet Prof. Marcus Freeman, Pre-Health Sciences
My journey to Sheridan College has followed some interesting twists and turns. I knew, as a high-school student, I was going to be a marine biologist. I took up SCUBA diving, and received a Bachelor’s degree in Marine… Read More
Dr. Alia Somani delivers talks for BHM and The Tubman Institute
This semester has been a busy one for FHASS’s own Dr. Alia Somani, Professor of Postcolonial Literature. First, Alia gave a talk at the Black History Month Kick-Off Celebration in February. The event was hosted by the Canadian… Read More
Paul Vermeersch wins OAC grant!
Alchemy congratulates Paul Vermeersch, Professor of Publishing, on his impressive recent grant from the Ontario Arts Council. The $12,000 Works in Progress grant has been awarded for the completion of Paul’s upcoming book of poetry, currently titled Self-Defence… Read More
The Dr. is in: Mr. Rory Sommers becomes Dr. Rory Sommers!
Alchemy congratulates FHASS’s own Dr. Rory Sommers, Professor of Sociology (Criminology), on the successful defense of his PhD dissertation from the University of Guelph. You can read a summary of Rory’s project in this issue’s Spotlight on Research…. Read More
Knudsen in Translation: Dr. Christian Knudsen’s Essay in French
Alchemy would like to extend its congratulations to Christian Knudsen, Professor of Cultural History, whose article “Gendered Penance and Monastic Sexual Misconduct” was translated into French for a book entitled Enfermements III. Le genre enfermé. Hommes et femmes… Read More
Dr. Jessica Carey: Talking Food Nostalgia at Concordia University
In January, FHASS professor Jessica Carey participated in a roundtable panel discussion at Concordia University, attended by both students and the public. The inaugural event for Concordia’s new interdisciplinary Society, Politics, Animals, and Materiality Centre (SPAM), the roundtable’s… Read More
Dr. Glenn Clifton’s new article on The New Old Woman
Alchemy congratulates Glenn Clifton, Professor of Literary Studies, whose academic article appeared in a special issue of the peer-reviewed journal Intervalla. Glenn’s article, “The New Old Woman of the 1930s: Aging and Women’s History in Woolf, Sackville-West, and… Read More
Spotlight on Research: Peter Grevstad on Joseph Boyden’s The Orenda
Editor’s Note: Alchemy is proud to present Peter Grevstad’s academic research paper, “Joseph Boyden’s Inconvenient Indian: knowledge production in postcolonial writing,” as our Spotlight on Research feature for Fall 2016. Peter completed this paper as part of his… Read More
Meet Lynn Easson-Irvine, Program Support Specialist
Lynn has a BA from Brock University with a concentration in Classical Art and Archaeology, and a Post Graduate Certificate from Sir Sandford Fleming College in Museum Management and Curatorship. Her unique background and varied career has included… Read More
