/arts/articles/rss en /arts/article/excavating-sipontum-archaelogy-discoveries-southern-italy <p>Since Summer 2022, <a href="/classics/faculty/darian-marie-totten">Darian Totten</a>, Associate Professor in the Department of History and Classical Studies, has been leading a team of undergraduate and graduate students on a six-week long excavation of Sipontum, a Late Antique and Roman site located in the commune of Manfredonia, in Italy’s Apulia region.</p> Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:16:01 +0000 Andria Caputo 2838 at /arts /arts/article/interning-visual-arts-collection-processes-authentication <p>In the summer of 2024, I worked at McGill’s Visual Arts Collection as an Arts Research Internship Award (ARIA) intern. I was tasked with investigating ‘authenticity’ using three paintings in the collection as case studies. The aim of my project was to establish guidelines for researching art authenticity while reviewing the terminology we use to present and explain works of art.</p> Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:47:39 +0000 Isabelle Hawkins 2836 at /arts /arts/article/faculty-publication-spotlight-listening-many-publics-jay-ritchie <p>In his newest collection of poems <a href="https://invisiblepublishing.com/product/listening-in-many-publics/?srsltid=AfmBOopPYLnm01eWuX4rv3i2GQNm9b_pVZVLE7DC_u8EEHBk5BJEEUc8"><em>Listening in Many Publics</em></a>, PhD Candidate Jay Ritchie is motivated by the possibility of a future that is fulfilling, luminous and held in common.</p> <p>Shortlisted for the Quebec Writers’ Federation A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry, <i>Listening in Many Publics </i>is Ritchie’s fourth collection of poems, and features three long poems that are composed of individual, interlinked poems.</p> Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:27:02 +0000 Andria Caputo 2835 at /arts /arts/article/brian-young-recipient-career-achievement-award-canadian-business-history-association <p>The Canadian Business History Association (CBHA) is proud to announce Professor Emeritus Brian Young as the inaugural winner of the Waugh Family Foundation Career Achievement Prize in recognition of career accomplishment in the field of Canadian business history. </p> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:29:52 +0000 Arts News 2784 at /arts /arts/article/dale-f-and-christine-eickelman-fellowship-established-institute-islamic-studies <p>“On behalf of the faculty, students, and staff of the Institute of Islamic Studies, I am deeply honored to extend our collective gratitude to Professor Dale F. Eickelman, and Christine for their generous financial contribution to our Institute,” says Professor <a href="/islamicstudies/people-directory/faculty-members/khalid-mustafa-medani">Khalid Medani</a>, Director of the Institute of Islamic Studies.</p> Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:32:38 +0000 Andria Caputo 2783 at /arts /arts/article/adjetey-2024-governor-generals-history-award <p>On November 20th, Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey, Associate Professor and William Dawson Scholar in the Department of History and Classical Studies, received the <a href="https://www.canadashistory.ca/awards/governor-general-s-history-awards/award-recipients/2024/wendell-nii-laryea-adjetey-nii-laryea-osabu-i-atrekor-we-oblahii-ke-oblayee-mantse" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">2024 Governor General’s History Award for Scholarly Research</a> for his 2023 book, <a href="https://uncpress.org/book/9781469672113/cross-border-cosmopolitans/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Cross-B</a></p> Tue, 26 Nov 2024 18:57:05 +0000 Andria Caputo 2750 at /arts /arts/article/faculty-publication-spotlight-eternal-sovereigns-gloria-bell <p>As Rome gears up to host an influx of tourists and pilgrims for the 2025 Jubilee, many visitors to the Eternal City might be unaware that far beneath the ornate ceilings of the Sistine Chapel, lies a vast collection of Indigenous cultural belongings and artifacts, many of which are hidden from the public to this day. </p> Mon, 18 Nov 2024 20:13:40 +0000 Andria Caputo 2735 at /arts /arts/article/myriam-denov-remporte-le-prix-du-quebec <p>Myriam Denov, professeure à l’École de service social de McGill, décroche le Prix Marie-Andrée Bertrand pour l’innovation sociale.</p> <p>Myriam Denov est une figure majeure dans le domaine du travail social, reconnue pour ses recherches révolutionnaires sur les enfants et les familles touchés par la guerre.</p> Fri, 15 Nov 2024 22:39:28 +0000 Arts News 2734 at /arts /arts/article/kizziah-burton-named-2024-montreal-poetry-prize-winner <p>The <a href="https://www.montrealpoetryprize.com/">Montreal International Poetry Prize</a> has recently announced Texas poet, Kizziah Burton, as the winner of the 2024 Prize, for her poem “<a href="https://www.montrealpoetryprize.com/2024-competition">Portrait of Me Incensing the Mushrooms Channelling Demeter</a>.”</p> <p>Burton’s poem was characterized as “arresting, personal, political and prophetic” by Professor Eli MacLaren, who oversees and directs the running of the prize</p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:06:03 +0000 Andria Caputo 2725 at /arts /arts/article/remembering-professor-michael-r-smith <p>With great sadness we announce the passing of Professor Michael R. Smith on Thursday, September 19<sup>th</sup>, 2024, just weeks after he had retired from the university. During the 50 years he spent at McGill, he was a pillar of our department and an influential figure across the university. Generous, kind and always willing to share his wisdom with colleagues and students, Professor Smith leaves a lasting mark as a scholar, a mentor, and friend to many.</p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 19:07:32 +0000 Faculty from the Department of Sociology 2721 at /arts