Faculty of Arts

Meet the ɬ�﷬ Arts students behind the Montreal International Poetry Prize

Andria Caputo — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:18:56 +0000

When Clara Costello, U3 Physics and English Major took ENGL 311: Poetics during the Fall 2023 semester with Dr. Carmen Mathes, she not only discovered a love for discussing and analysing poems, but also found an opportunity to continue participating in lively conversations with poetry lovers by volunteering for the Montreal International Poetry Prize (MIPP).

Maria Popova Appointed Hiram Mills Chair in the Department of Political Science

Andria Caputo — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:31:40 +0000

Professor Maria Popova has recently been appointed the Hiram Mills Chair in the Department of Political Science.

The Chair was previously held by Professor Emeritus Elisabeth Gidengil, Canada's pre-eminent scholar on political behaviour, gender and diversity, and the media.

" Professor Gidengil is a colleague I greatly admire," says Professor Popova. "I am honoured to follow in her footsteps."

Conferences on Cambodian and Filipino Diaspora Reaffirm the Power of Community Engagement

Andria Caputo — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:54:16 +0000

In February and April of this year, Erik Kuhonta, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, and Kazue Takamura, Senior Faculty Lecturer at the Institute for the Study of International Development, organized two conferences that highlighted the stories, lives and contributions of Montreal’s Cambodian and Filipino diaspora communities.

Faculty Publication Spotlight: "Into the Loop" by Samuele Collu

Andria Caputo — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:27:25 +0000

In his latest book, Into the Loop: An Ethnography of Compulsive Repetition, Assistant Professor Samuele Collu explores how we can interrupt the repetitions that define us.

New DESA Lecture Series Engages Students with African and Diasporic Literatures

Andria Caputo — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:49:46 +0000

When Moyọ Alabi, a U2 student in Honours English and Philosophy and President of the Department of English Students Association, was reviewing which courses to register for this academic year, she noticed that there were currently no courses on African literature being offered at ɬ�﷬.

ɬ�﷬ Ethics Bowl: Where Civil Discourse and Intellectual Courage Meet

Jess Strachan — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:33:20 +0000

On Saturday February 21st and Sunday February 22nd, ɬ�﷬ hosted its annual Quebec Ethics Bowl, a debate tournament for secondary students. A total of 21 teams came to ɬ�﷬ over the two days to debate complex topics like friendship and AI, life sentences, the limits of free speech, the ethics of weightloss medication, and more. Students enthusiastically argued their stances on these moral issues while they were scored by judges on their ability to form a logical and rigorous argument.

A Look Back at "Remembering Homelands, Rebuilding Lives: On the Lived Experiences of the Cambodian Diaspora in Canada”

Erik Kuhonta — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:20:50 +0000

As part of the Canadian Southeast Asian Studies Initiative, ɬ�﷬ and Université de Montréal held a conference on 6-7 February 2026 entitled “Remembering Homelands, Rebuilding Lives: On the Lived Experiences of the Cambodian Diaspora in Canada.” Over one and a half days, an audience of over 120 students and community members listened to survivors of the Cambodian genocide, second generation Cambodians, and academic specialists on Cambodia share their personal journeys marked by grief, adversity, and hope.

2026 International Women’s Day ɬ�﷬ Arts Research Spotlight

Arts News — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:37:45 +0000

On the occasion of yesterday’s International Women’s Day, here are just a few highlights of the exciting research and initiatives for you to discover that are happening within our the Faculty of Arts.

Artful Naturalism: New Exhibit takes an Anthropological Lens to reimagine the boundaries between science, religion and ecology

Andria Caputo — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:08:55 +0000

Artful Naturalism, a new exhibit at the Redpath Museum, brings together contemporary artworks and the permanent collections of the Redpath Museum to ask, “How do we order the world today and human beings’ place within it??

Interview with Ricardo Wilson, 2026 Richler Writer-in-Residence

Andria Caputo — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:15:33 +0000

Creative writer and associate professor of English at Williams College, Ricardo Wilson, has been announced as this year's Mordecai Richler Writer-in-Residence. During his time as the Richler Writer-in-Residence, Wilson will supervise creative writing workshops with students and work on his forthcoming novel, Even Worse than the Nightmare.

We spoke to Wilson about his upcoming projects and the work he undertook in publishing Langston Hughes's translation of Mexican and Cuban short stories, Troubled Lands.