PhD Candidate Jay Ritchie on his latest book "Listening in Many Publics"
Jay Ritchie, PhD Candidate in the Department of English, spoke to the Faculty of Arts about his newest collection of poems 𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘴, shortlisted for the Quebec Writers’ Federation A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry.
Remote sensing tools yield insights into abandoned pre-Columbian Mexican city
A McGill University researcher has discovered that Guiengola, a 15th century Zapotec site in southern Oaxaca, Mexico, which had been thought to be simply a fortress where soldiers were garrisoned, was in fact a sprawling, fortified city.
Bieler School of Environment welcomes new director
The Bieler School of Environment (BSE) is thrilled to announce Professor Anthony Ricciardi 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.
“My vision for the School is to become the gateway of environmental research at McGill,” said Ricciardi.
Inaugurating The Peter Sabor Fellowship
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 McGill Professor Emeritus, Burney editor, long-time member, and past President of CSECS, Peter Sabor.
Prof. Jelena Ristic presents TEDx talk at the Amazing Brain Science Talks
On October 17, 2024, Prof. Jelena Ristic presented a TEDx talk entitled, Eyes speak louder than words, at the Amazing Brain Science Talks hosted by Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives (HBHL), which is an interdisciplinary neuroscience program at McGill. This event brought together leading Canadian brain health experts to showcase some of the latest advances in brain health research. For more information on the event, see here. To watch Prof.
Kizziah Burton - Winner of the Montreal International Poetry Prize 2024
Congratulations to Kizziah Burton, the winner of the Montreal International Poetry Prize 2024. Her poem, “Portrait of Me Incensing the Mushrooms Channelling Demeter,” has been awarded the $20,000 prize. Read the poem here.
Faculty Spotlight on Camille Owens!
Assistant Professor Camille Owens spoke about her latest book Like Children: Black Prodigy and the Measure of the Human in America for the Faculty of Arts' Faculty Publication Spotlight!
New publication in the International Journal of Eating Disorders by graduate student Adrienne Mehak and Prof. Sarah Racine
Congratulations to PhD candidate Adrienne Mehak and Prof. Racine for their recent publication in the International Journal of Eating Disorders! The paper is titled, A Psychophysiological Investigation of Mechanisms Underlying “Feeling Fat” in Women With and Without Binge Eating, and more information (including the full article) can be found here. Great work!
New publication in Nature Communications Psychology by graduate student Florence Mayrand and Prof. Jelena Ristic
Congratulations to graduate student Florence Mayrand, postdoc Dr. Sarah McCrackin, and Prof. Ristic for their recent publication in Nature Communications Psychology! The paper is titled, Intentional looks facilitate faster responding in observers, and can be found here.
An end-of-semester message from Dean Maioni
Dear members of the Arts community,
December 7 marks the last day of classes of the Fall 2020 semester. Congratulations to everyone for having made this semester -- McGill’s first to be delivered primarily remotely – a good success. We are all proud of the Faculty of Arts community for such an accomplishment.
Update on Faculty of Arts' operations during red alert status: October 9, 2020
Dear members of the Arts community,
Faculty of Arts commits to addressing anti-Black racism
Dear members of the Arts community,
Yesterday, McGill Principal and Vice-Chancellor Suzanne Fortier announced the University’s Action Plan to Address Anti-Black Racism. The Action Plan is a crucial step forward for the university to deepen and elaborate its commitments within the Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Plan to confronting anti-Black racism.
Remembering Professor Stéfan Sinclair (1972-2020)
The Faculty of Arts is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Professor Stéfan Sinclair of the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. Three of Professor Sinclair's close colleagues—Geoffrey Rockwell at the University of Alberta, Susan Brown at the University of Guelph, and Michael Sinatra at the Université de Montréal—honour his life and work below.
2020.05.12 - Update from Dean Maioni - Fall 2020 Semester
La version française suit.
Dear members of the Faculty of Arts community,
On Monday, May 11th, the Provost announced that McGill University will be delivering its academic programs and courses for the Fall term, which will begin as scheduled in September.
I’d like to highlight the content of that message by reiterating the following:
End of winter semester message from Dean Maioni
Dear members of the Faculty of Arts,
As we end the Winter 2020 semester, a semester like no other at McGill University, I’d like to wish you all the best for the exam period and the summer beyond. You have all demonstrated such goodwill and adaptability, and each one of you has been essential to keeping our big ship afloat and realizing the Faculty’s academic mission in this uncertain situation.