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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.
A&H Research In the News:
New podcast from French Studies
Un podcast du Département d'études françaises de l'Université Western sur la recherche, la littérature, la langue, les mots, les pages que l'on a lues ou que l'on voudrait lire. Un podcast animé par Geneviève De Viveiros Recherche et montage: Forough Hazrati, Lidiya Boteva, Kaitlyn Gagnon Musique: Lidiya Boteva Affiche: Mélanie Paré. LISTEN HERE
Tilottama Rajan awarded 2023 Chauveau Medal
Royal Society of Canada awarded the 2023 Chauveau Medal to Western English and Writing Studies professor Tilottama Rajan, a leading international scholar in Romantic literature, contemporary theory and German idealism. Read more
Western researchers unveil stunning stained-glass artwork in online gallery
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Mapping the stories of formerly enslaved Black Londoners focus of new research
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Miranda Green-Barteet (English/GSWS) and Alyssa MacLean (English) are working to trace the paths these self-liberated individuals took after arriving in London. By documenting their journeys through an interactive website hosted by Western Libraries, they aim to address a longstanding gap in the history of Black Londoners. Read the full article
Art historian Alena Robin’s persistence paid off with the discovery of masterpiece by Antonio Enríquez
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Visual arts chair and art historian Alena Robin stands in front of Saint Angelus Preaching in the Basilica of Saint John Lateran, a monumental painting by Antonio Enríquez, an 18th century Mexican painter. Robin recovered the painting during her sabbatical in 2015 and provided the historical evidence to see it restored by the School of Conservation and Restoration of the West in Guadalajara.Read the full article
Western PhD students named Vanier scholars
Three PhD candidates were recognized for their leadership and scholarly achievement including Sohini Chatterjee, a student in gender, sexuality and women’s studies, who is researching queer and trans communities in India. Read the full article
Ernaux’s Literature Nobel no surprise for French Studies professor
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Western French Studies professor, Karin Schwerdtner, has studied Annie Ernaux’s critically acclaimed body of work for many years and thinks her Nobel Prize in Literature was long overdue. Read the full article
N’Satung documentary sheds light on Indigenous perspectives on education
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How have Indigenous Peoples of the Great Lakes region experienced education? A new documentary featuring students, staff and graduates of Western’s Faculty of Arts and Humanities collected the voices of Indigenous People from many backgrounds to answer that question. Read the full article
Fulbright student award recipient furthers ‘instapoet’ research at Duke
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Western PhD candidate Tanja Grubnic is spending nine months at Duke University in North Carolina on a research placement funded by a Fulbright student award. Read the full article
Juan Luis Suárez awarded Hellmuth Prize for Achievement in Research
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Juan Luis Suárez, Languages and Cultures, has been awarded the 2022 Hellmuth Prize for Achievement in Research. Read the full article
