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Gabbi Whitlock
Research Officer
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Arts & Humanities Building, Room 3R34
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T. 519-661-2111, x84559
E. gwhitloc@uwo.ca
Arts & Humanities Research
The Faculty of Arts and Humanities has a long and proud tradition of academic excellence. We rank consistently as one of the top Faculties in the Arts in Canada. Our nine departments and programs bring together over 150 full-time Professors, many of whom hold teaching and research awards on the local and international stages.
Research Spotlight:
The Family Camera | Royal Ontario Museum
Exploring the relationship between photography and the idea of family, The Family Camera looks at family photographs as a cultural practice through the lens of migration. It considers the social, political, and technological influences that impact how we conceptualize and represent family. Cultural shifts, such as same sex marriage and transnational adoptions enhance our notion of family, while the arrival of Polaroid cameras, smart phones, and the digital age have transformed the moments we capture and how we share them. With nearly every photograph featured in this exhibition coming from a Canadian home, The Family Camera sheds light on how family photos reflect and shape our sense of self, family, community, and nation.
Curated by Deepali Dewan, Jennifer Orpana (PhD'16, Visual Arts), Thy Phu (English and Writing Studies), Julie Crooks, and Sarah Bassnett (Visual Arts).
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Graham and Gale Wright Awards
Erica Lawson (Women's Studies and Feminist Research) and Wayne Myrvold (Philosophy) have been awarded the 2017 Graham and Gale Wright Awards. This Faculty-based award recognizes their significant contributions as internationally recognized researchers.
1967: Canada Welcomes the World
A new documentary project focused on the national pavilions of the sixty countries that participated in Montreal's 1967 World Exhibition by Prof. Constanza Burucúa (Modern Languages & Literatures) will soon be exhibited in multiple locations in conjunction with Canada 150. Read the full article
Phu named to Royal Society of Canada
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Charles Weijer, Philosophy was named Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and Thy Phu, English & Writing Studies, was named to the RSC College of New Scholars, Artists & Scientists.
David Huebert wins 2016 Walrus Poetry Prize
David Huebert, a Ph.D. candidate in English and Writing Studies has won the 2016 Walrus Poetry Prize for his poem "Colloquium: J.T. Henry and Lady Simcoe on Early Ontario Petrocolonialism." The prize, now in its fifth year, comes with a $4,000 purse.
Indian-Canadian scholar on stereotypes, power and Slumdog Millionaire
Nandi Bhatia, (English & Writing and Associate Dean Research) recently presented the 10th Edward Baugh Distinguished Lecture at the University of the West Indies in Mona, Jamaica. Bhatia, a leading scholar of postcolonial theatre, presented " Dramatic Contests and Colonial Contexts on the Indian Stage.”Bhatia i s the author of 2010’s Performing Woman/Performing Womanhood: Theatre, Politics and Dissent in North India (Oxford University Press) and Acts of Authority/Acts of Resistance: Theatre and Politics in Colonial and Postcolonial India, released by University of Michigan Press in 2004. Her third book – Local Themes, Transnational Concerns:Theatres of the South Asian Diaspora in Canada, is a work in progress. Read the full article
Visiting Scholars
The Faculty continues to maintain a robust culture of internationalization through visiting scholars. In Winter 2016, Paulette Ramsay (University of West Indies) visited the Department of Modern Languages under the Canada-CARICOM Leadership Scholarships Program. From September 15-October 15, the Department of English and Writing Studies is hosting Dr. Kalpana Rao (University of Pondicherry) as a Visiting Fellow under the Lal Bahadur Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute’s Faculty Mobility Grant.
Governor General taps trio for top PhD honours
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Yanxiang Wu, PhD Comparative Literature is one of three Western students to be awarded the 2016 Governor General Gold Medal award.
Kelly Olson explores brothels of Pompeii with David Suzuki
Study explores role of Jewish women on homefront
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Southwestern Ontarians do talk differently
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Treating with emotions: The 'passion theory' of anorexia
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Looking for a curator of the human species
PhD candidate leverages research to create path
Women’s Studies and Feminist Research PhD candidate Sarah Saska looks at how innovation can be leveraged to advance women’s rights and gender equality. She is grateful to have a “rock star” supervisor in Bipasha Baruah, Canada Research Chair in Global Women’s Issues.
New chair embraces ‘meeting of minds’
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Exploring our social response to Paris attacks
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Professor plugs into what it means to game
Vanier celebrates nation’s finest graduate students
Kelly Jazvac: Interview with Artslant
In this episode of "working (it) out" the Artslant podcast, Studio Faculty member Kelly Jazvac discusses Plastiglomerates, and her recent presentation to Paleobiologists at the Smithsonian Institute. Read the full article
Student unearths footprint from antiquity
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Cultureplex measures beauty in art using 'big data'
June 29, 2015
Inside the mind of Murder City
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Western Philosophers listed among most cited worldwide
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Rotman Institute of Philosophy shares BIG IDEAS
May 07, 2015
Bentley wins Killam Prize
April 14, 2015
Conway named 2015 Faculty Scholar
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Canadian researcher discovers Roman history hiding in plain sight
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