FASS in Dal News

• Canada’s Africa strategy is a landmark moment for Canada‑Africa relations, but still needs work
  Canada has taken an important first step towards a more strategic, intentional and mutually beneficial relationship with Africa. But it must provide more concrete plans for its implementation.
  
• Students channel 1875, a year when body shaping still ruled the fashion world
  Nowadays, we think of altering one’s silhouette with clothing as ‘cheating,' but in the Victorian Period, it was expected. See how five Costume Studies students rose to the challenge of re-creating the iconic outfits of 1875.
  
• New north strong and free? Reimagining Canada in the age of Trump
  How should Canada reimagine itself in the age of Trump? We asked six Dalhousie experts to answer that question — offering insights into how Canadians should navigate the choices ahead.
  
• Excellence in action: Meet this year's Dal Board of Governors' award winners
  The winners of Dal's top award for student leadership have made their mark through caring for each other and the planet, sparking new approaches to old problems, and creating connections that have lasting power.
  
• Why Canada must treat its food system as a matter of national defence
  Faced with both a trade war and annexation threats, Canada must confront whether its domestic food systems can feed its population in a crisis — economic, political, environmental or otherwise.
  
• Fountain School's Three Sisters reflects human desire to hope in the face of disappointment
  Guest director Diego Matamoros worked with Dal students and faculty members to bring Anton Chekov's famed play to life for the 2024-2025 season finale.
  
• Musical collaboration breathes life into DalSymphony’s 2025 Concerto Night
  Although Concerto Night highlights specific students, soloists agree that the best part of the evening is performing music that they love as an ensemble.
  
• The deep history of deepfakes: Q&A with Spatz Chair Eva Mroczek
  In her public lecture this week, Dr. Eva Mroczek, the Simon and Riva Spatz Chair in Jewish Studies at Dalhousie, traced the winding history of authenticity and forgery in how we discover, study, and talk about biblical texts.