Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

statue commemorating Persons DayThe UWindsor Women’s and Gender Studies program is hosting a lecture Tuesday to commemorate Persons Day.

Presentation to tout benefits of books for prisoners

The UWindsor Women’s and Gender Studies program is hosting a lecture Tuesday to commemorate Persons Day.

University seeking researcher in viable, healthy and safe communities

The University of Windsor invites applications until November 1 for the position of Canada Research Chair – Tier 2 SSHRC in Viable, Healthy and Safe Communities with an anticipated start date of October 1, 2017 (or later). This position is subject to final budgetary approval and approval of the nomination by the Tri-agency Institutional Programs Secretariat.

The following criteria apply to candidates applying for this position:

Susan HolbrookUWindsor creative writing professor Susan Holbrook shares credit with her English department colleagues for her poetry collection being shortlisted for a Governor General’s Literary Award.

Professor’s poetry short-listed for national award

UWindsor creative writing professor Susan Holbrook’s book Throaty Wipes has been short-listed for the Governor General’s Literary Award in Poetry.

Nino RicciAcclaimed author Nino Ricci will conduct his inaugural reading as UWindsor writer-in-residence Thursday, October 6, at 4 p.m. in Katzman Lounge.

Writer-in-residence ready for first reading

Acclaimed author Nino Ricci will conduct his inaugural reading as UWindsor writer-in-residence Thursday, October 6, at 4 p.m. in Katzman Lounge.

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image of First Nations designAn open mic night Monday will feature poetry and prose from around the world.

Open mic night to cross cultural boundaries

A teepee in the Campus Community Garden is the setting for an evening of poetry from all over the world tonight—Monday, October 3.

The event, entitled “The alchemy machine: poetry global,” is also open to spoken word performance, readings of prose or the work of a favourite author, says organizer Richard Douglass-Chin, a professor in the Department of English Language, Literature, and Creative Writing.

Physics student wins praise and prize for defense of humanities

Disciplines in the humanities provide a frame for her to understand the implications of her work in sciences, says Layale Bazzi. The second-year physics student took top honours in the “Why Humanities” competition for her impassioned defense of their importance.

“Day in and day out, I am differentiating, integrating, rearranging and solving equations that describe the physical world around us,” she wrote. “What I can’t tell you are the ethical implications. All I can provide are facts about nature, and not human nature.”