About FASS
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Dalhousie's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences offers a world of choices: thousands of courses, two hundred professors, thirty-five academic programs. Learn more about the Faculty.
Research in FASS
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How can the study of humanities and social sciences inform policy, improve health and restore the environment? Find out how FASS research and researchers are changing the world.
- Dal Solutions: Dalhousie study helps give Nova Scotia pharmacists the power to directly prescribe HIV prevention drug
- Dal‑led initiative aims to help crack the code on gender barriers in tech
- Coral cam captures coastal conservation for the curious
- Game on! Dal alumni Olympians set take on the world in Paris
- True colours shine: Pride Parade offers space to celebrate love and acceptance
FASS in Dal News
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Kafka at 100: Rawi Hage’s brilliant ‘Cockroach’ invited some comparison to ‘The Metamorphosis'
Sixty years after his death, the work of German author Franz Kafka continues to resonate. To mark what would have been his 100th birthday, Brittany Kraus of Dal's English department writes about his influence on the 2008 novel Cockroach by Lebanese Canadian writer and photographer Rawi Hage.
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Uncovering the scope and impacts of poverty in 2SLGBTQ+ communities
Two Dal researchers are part of the first national study to examine 2SLGBTQ+ poverty in Canada.
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After 63 years, alum fulfills dream of Bachelor of Arts degree
A lot can change over the course of earning a degree at Dalhousie. Just ask Ken Clark. He finally completed his Bachelor of Arts degree at 83 — Dal’s oldest grad this year.
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Standing up for the world
Generations of Dalhousie's Rhodes Scholars are a force for good.
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Golden moments: Celebrating the 2024 Aurum Award Winners
Recognizing exceptional alumni who are making society a better place.
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read.watch.listen
Dal alumni and faculty share their books, television shows, films, webinars, and podcasts.
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24 hours: Jack Bennet
Jack Bennett (BA’17, JD’23) shares a day in the life of a lawyer and co-host of The Big Sing, a Halifax event that teaches singers of all levels a pop song in three-part harmony.
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How the Middle Ages are being revisited through Indigenous perspectives
Indigenous and critical race approaches to narratives of the Middle Ages help reveal more accurate histories, and combat the misuses of ‘the medieval’ for hate.
News from FASS
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FASS grads celebrate at the 2024 spring convocation
More than 300 FASS students received their degrees as part of the 2024 Dalhousie Spring convocation activities.
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Dean's Message to the FASS community ‑ Spring 2024
FASS Dean Dr. Jennifer Andrews shares a message with the FASS community
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Political Science PhD candidate Patricia Porto de Barros Ayaz wins the Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Patricia Porto de Barros Ayaz, a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science, was awarded this honour at the 2024 Dalhousie Impact Awards.
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FASS faculty highlights and announcements ‑ Spring 2024
On behalf of several of the FASS departments and programs, please find several faculty highlights and announcements