Faculty /arts/taxonomy/term/3/all en Bieler School of Environment welcomes new director /arts/channels/news/bieler-school-environment-welcomes-new-director-362772 <p>The Bieler School of Environment (BSE) is thrilled to announce <a href="/biology/anthony-ricciardi">Professor Anthony Ricciardi</a> as its new director, effective immediately. An expert in invasion ecology and aquatic ecosystems, Ricciardi has been a key figure at the school since 2001 and now steps up to lead.</p> <p>“My vision for the School is to become the gateway of environmental research at 9I,” said Ricciardi.</p> <p>Founded in 1998, the BSE appoints directors for five-year terms.</p> Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:50:18 +0000 admin 2936 at /arts Paul Hsiang Lecture Series on Chinese Poetry /arts/channels/news/paul-hsiang-lecture-series-chinese-poetry-359532 <p><b>Sex, Ritual, and Virtue in the</b><i> <b>Book of Odes</b></i></p> Wed, 11 Sep 2024 14:51:52 +0000 admin 2940 at /arts Día de los Muertos 2024 /arts/channels/news/dia-de-los-muertos-2024-360676 <p>680 Sherbrooke West, Room #367, 2:30pm - 3:30pm</p> Fri, 25 Oct 2024 18:30:54 +0000 admin 2937 at /arts Two 9I researchers win 2024 Prix du Québec honours /arts/channels/news/two-mcgill-researchers-win-2024-prix-du-quebec-honours-360619 <p><em>Professors recognized for work on war-affected children and families, development of ‘intelligent’ fabrics</em></p> <p>Two 9I researchers won Prix du Québec, the highest honours awarded by the Quebec government in the fields of culture and science.</p> <p><a href="/socialwork/about/people/faculty/denov">Myriam Denov</a>, Professor in 9I’s School of Social Work won the <a href="https://prixduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/">Prix du Québec</a>’s Marie-Andrée-Bertrand Prize for social innovation.</p> Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:47:10 +0000 admin 2939 at /arts Inaugurating The Peter Sabor Fellowship /arts/channels/news/inaugurating-peter-sabor-fellowship-362382 <p>The Canadian Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies and the Burney Society of North America have partnered to establish a new fellowship named after Distinguished James 9I Professor Emeritus, Burney editor, long-time member, and past President of CSECS, Peter Sabor.</p> Mon, 06 Jan 2025 19:37:57 +0000 admin 2929 at /arts Prof. Alexander Manshel in The Nation! /arts/channels/news/prof-alexander-manshel-nation-359579 <div> <blockquote> <div dir="auto"><em>Beginning in the 1980s, a number of key literary institutions transformed in ways that either expressly or implicitly promoted historical fiction as contemporary literature’s most prestigious and politically important genre.</em></div> </blockquote> <div dir="auto"> </div> <div dir="auto">Read Associate Professor Alexander Manshel's full essay "<a href="http://www.thenation.com/article/culture/historical-fiction-awards-essay/"><strong>How Historical Fiction Redefined the Literary Canon</strong></a>" in <em>The Nation.</em></div> </div> Thu, 12 Sep 2024 21:25:26 +0000 admin 2933 at /arts Faculty Spotlight on Camille Owens! /arts/channels/news/faculty-spotlight-camille-owens-361289 <p>Assistant Professor <a href="/english/staff/camille-owens">Camille Owens</a> spoke about her latest book <i><a href="https://nyupress.org/9781479812929/like-children/">Like Children: Black Prodigy and the Measure of the Human in America</a> </i>for the Faculty of Arts' Faculty Publication Spotlight!</p> Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:45:27 +0000 admin 2931 at /arts Montreal International Poetry Prize 2024 /arts/channels/news/montreal-international-poetry-prize-2024-360200 <p>The jury has done its work, the finalists are being announced, and the next anthology is taking shape. <strong><a href="https://www.montrealpoetryprize.com/">READ THE POEMS</a></strong> that are in the running for the Montreal Prize 2024! The one winning poem, to be announced soon, will earn the author $20,000.</p> Thu, 03 Oct 2024 23:18:49 +0000 admin 2932 at /arts Kizziah Burton - Winner of the Montreal International Poetry Prize 2024 /arts/channels/news/kizziah-burton-winner-montreal-international-poetry-prize-2024-361337 <p>Congratulations to <strong>Kizziah Burton</strong>, the winner of the <strong>Montreal International Poetry Prize 2024</strong>. Her poem, “Portrait of Me Incensing the Mushrooms Channelling Demeter,” has been awarded the $20,000 prize. <strong><a href="https://www.montrealpoetryprize.com/2024-competition">Read the poem here</a></strong>.</p> Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:02:49 +0000 admin 2930 at /arts PhD Candidate Jay Ritchie on his latest book "Listening in Many Publics" /arts/channels/news/phd-candidate-jay-ritchie-his-latest-book-listening-many-publics-363408 <div> <div> <p><strong>Jay Ritchie</strong>, PhD Candidate in the Department of English, spoke to the Faculty of Arts about his newest collection of poems<a href="https://invisiblepublishing.com/product/listening-in-many-publics/?srsltid=AfmBOopPYLnm01eWuX4rv3i2GQNm9b_pVZVLE7DC_u8EEHBk5BJEEUc8" target="_blank"> <strong>𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘴</strong></a>, shortlisted for the Quebec Writers’ Federation A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry.</p></div></div> Mon, 03 Feb 2025 19:10:45 +0000 admin 2928 at /arts Guest Speakers Series: Voces de la comunidad hispana de Montréal /arts/channels/event/guest-speakers-series-voces-de-la-comunidad-hispana-de-montreal-362745 <p><b>Pablo Alvarez Mesa </b>es<b> </b>director de cine y documentalista de origen colombiano. Su interés en los documentales reside en la relación entre la ficción y la realidad.</p> Mon, 20 Jan 2025 18:11:01 +0000 admin 2926 at /arts Hsiang Lectures: Emerging Studies on Chinese Poetics /arts/channels/event/hsiang-lectures-emerging-studies-chinese-poetics-362590 <h4><strong>The Studio in the Mind</strong></h4> <p><strong>Dr. Yunshuang Zhang, Assistant Professor of Chinese, Wayne State University</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>Abstract:</p> Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:12:33 +0000 admin 2925 at /arts Rethinking Diversity: Intersections, Identities, and Belonging /arts/channels/event/rethinking-diversity-intersections-identities-and-belonging-363043 <p>The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at 9I is delighted to announce the Call for Papers for its 4th annual graduate conference.</p> Sat, 01 Feb 2025 13:50:11 +0000 admin 2927 at /arts Staff-Student Colloquium /arts/channels/event/staff-student-colloquium-363455 <p>Lecture by guest speaker Roberto Viviani, graduate student in the Italian Program.</p> <p><strong>Negation as Extreme Affirmative Gesture: The Influence of Herbert Marcuse on Late Pasolini’s Works</strong></p> Wed, 05 Feb 2025 17:22:45 +0000 admin 2919 at /arts Staff-Student Colloquium /arts/channels/event/staff-student-colloquium-363456 <p>Lecture by guest speaker by <strong>Pascal Schwaighofer</strong>, postdoctoral fellow at 9I.</p> Wed, 05 Feb 2025 17:25:55 +0000 admin 2924 at /arts