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Seven Western professors honoured by Royal Society of Canada
Western Communications
Two Arts and Humanities professors are one of seven Western scholars whom are being recognized by the Royal Society of Canada for their outstanding contributions to the arts, humanities and sciences.
Professors Joel Faflak and Juan-Luis Suárez were elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada, which honours excellence across the country, empowering leaders who are building a better future in Canada and around the world.
Joel Faflak
Joel Faflak is the Robert and Ruth Lumsden Chair in the department of English. He is a sought-after lecturer and recipient of multiple teaching awards during his time at Western. His publications are internationally recognized for their study of literature’s profound influence on theories of mind, emotion, evolution and addiction. He was also the founding director of the interdisciplinary School for Advanced Studies in the Arts and Humanities (SASAH).
Joel Faflak is the Robert and Ruth Lumsden Chair in the department of English. He is a sought-after lecturer and recipient of multiple teaching awards during his time at Western. His publications are internationally recognized for their study of literature’s profound influence on theories of mind, emotion, evolution and addiction. He was also the founding director of the interdisciplinary School for Advanced Studies in the Arts and Humanities (SASAH).
Juan-Luis Suárez
Juan-Luis Suárez is an internationally renowned interdisciplinary researcher and public intellectual who has made multiple field-defining achievements in his discipline of digital humanities, including an analysis of our present digital world and numerous research tools and methods. His career has also been characterized by a unifying underlying approach: cultural analytics, of which he is considered a world-renowned expert and pioneer.
Juan-Luis Suárez is an internationally renowned interdisciplinary researcher and public intellectual who has made multiple field-defining achievements in his discipline of digital humanities, including an analysis of our present digital world and numerous research tools and methods. His career has also been characterized by a unifying underlying approach: cultural analytics, of which he is considered a world-renowned expert and pioneer.