This Month in FASS The latest news and events from the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences at Dalhousie University
The FASS monthly e-newsletter - January 2021 edition
FACULTY ANNOUNCEMENTS
A message from our Acting Dean,
Dr. Roberta Barker
Dear Students,
Happy New Year! I hope that you are all doing very well and that you had a happy, safe, and restful holiday season. I am just writing to wish you all the very best as we start the Winter 2021 term. After such a difficult year in 2020, I know we are all REALLY hoping that 2021 will be an easier year in every way! More particularly, I hope that the Winter 2021 term will be a rewarding and engaging one for each and every one of you.
We all learned an incredible amount during the Fall 2020 term. Throughout November and December, our faculty members have been working with student feedback on online learning to help shape their winter classes. We’re especially grateful to our Student Advisory Council of eight FASS students from numerous programs and levels of study, who helped us to create recommendations for our professors for the winter term based on the experiences of the fall. We very much hope that this hard work will help both you and your professors in this term’s classes.
Living through a global pandemic continues to be immensely challenging on many levels. If we can help you navigate these challenges, to find supports on campus, or just to learn about opportunities that feed your interests and passions, please don’t hesitate to let us know. I’d love to hear from you at fassdean@dal.ca at any time.
Thank you for being with us in FASS, everyone! Stay safe, be well, and have a good term,
Roberta
Academic Assistance for FASS Students
Dr. David Matthias, Assistant Dean (Student Matters) is available to respond to any questions and concerns you may have about your academic progress, academic regulations, and degree completion. Feel free to email him at david.matthias@dal.ca
DEPARTMENTAL ACADEMIC ADVISING
Please consult your department's academic advisor if you require specific advice about your major, honours options and program requirements.
Important Dates
January 15: Fees due for winter term
Last day to add winter term courses
Last day for late registration
Last day to drop winter term courses with no financial implications
January 29:
Last day to drop winter term courses without a "W"
Last day to change winter term courses from audit to credit (and vice versa)
Please visit Dalhousie's Important Dates webpage to stay aware of important dates and deadlines.
Call for Nominations - FASS Award for Excellence in Teaching
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is committed to excellence in teaching. It has established a teaching award that honours, each year, a faculty member who has made an outstanding contribution to teaching, mentoring, and serving the students of the Faculty. This award is intended above all to underline the fundamental importance of effective and/or innovative pedagogy.
Find further details and the nomination form HERE.
Nominations and all supporting documents should reach the Committee no later than JANUARY 29, 2021.
The Dalhousie Classics Department Student Society (Res Publica) Announcement
This year’s Pythian Games will be happening virtually! Please send us your performance in a video or audio format! Submissions in ancient and modern languages will be accepted from current students (in all departments) and alumni. There will be a live airing and judging of the performances on Zoom with the department. There is also a new demos prize voted on by the audience! The Games will be held in March!
On January 22nd, Lisa Binkley presents "Re-Viewing a 1960s Mi'kmaq Ribbon Skirt: Reclamation, Resilience, Resistance" as part of the Dalhousie Feminist Seminar Series.
Follow @GWSTDalhousie on Twitter and the Dalhousie Feminist Seminar Series on Facebook or check out dal.ca/gwst.
History Department
The Dalhousie Graduate History Society Announcement
The Graduate History Society will be hosting their annual Graduate History Conference this year on March 11th, 2021 via MS Teams on the theme of Chaos and Continuity. Any graduate student is welcome to submit a paper or project to the Graduate History Society prior to Feb 15th, 2021 as long as the said paper/project has a historical basis. We ask that within your submission you include a 500-word abstract, a short biography, and the paper itself (if applicable). All submissions and inquiries should be sent to the Graduate History Society (kr216804@dal.ca).
International Development Studies Department
Safe Space for White Questions - January Edition January 27th, 12:30pm AST
The event will be moderated by Dr. Ajay Parasram (Departments of International Development Studies and History, Dalhousie University) and Dr. Alex Khasnabish (Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Mount Saint Vincent University).
For further details about this event and how to access it live, please visit this webpage.
Philosophy Department
The Spatz Visiting Chair in Jewish Studies and Youth Art Connection present: Can I Get A Witness? Hip-Hop Book Launch and Benefit Show Thursday January 21, 2021 - 7:00 PM AST
Please join us for the virtual book launch of Hip-Hop as Philosophical Text and Testimony, by the 2020-2021 Spatz Visiting Chair in Jewish Studies Dr. Lissa Skitolsky, and performances by local hip-hop artists to raise funds for Youth Art Connection and the artists they support.
Learn more about the event and how to join virtually by visiting this webpage.
Political Science Department
The Dalhousie Undergraduate Political Science Society
The Dalhousie Undergraduate Political Science Society will be accepting submissions to our Podium Journal from January 10-February 10. The Podium is an academic journal featuring the writing of undergraduate Political Science students. This is a peer- reviewed journal and a great opportunity to become a published author!
Each year, Arts & Social Sciences students are recognized for their success and dedication through scholarships, bursaries and awards. Contact your department to find out if they offer department-specific scholarship and bursary opportunities.
Find links to further information about Dalhousie's financial assistance and opportunities at this link and learn about some of our Faculty hosted competitions below.
The Mohini Mathur Memorial Bursary in Indian Studies will be awarded to a student registered as a Dalhousie University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences student (BA, MA or PhD) with a sincere and demonstrated interest in pursuing the study of Indian thought and ideas, these can include (but are not limited to) Indian philosophical systems, Hinduism or any branch of Hindu Religion, the Sanskrit language, Indian literature, or other traditions of India's intellectual heritage.The deadline to apply for this bursary for 2021 is Monday, February 22 at 4:30 p.m. Visit this webpage to learn more about application and eligibility requirements.
FASS in Dal News
Ask an expert: Ajay Parasram on the police response to Trump mob's storming of U.S. Capitol
Why was law enforcement not more aggressive in its response as the U.S federal legislature was stormed by rioters? We ask Dr. Ajay Parasram, a professor in the Department of International Development Studies and the Department of History.
Rewriting the script on film studies during a global pandemic
Shannon Brownlee adapted her film studies classes for an online environment this year to ensure more opportunities for shared viewing and discussion, both essential elements of learning in the discipline.
Ask an expert: Robert Huish on pandemic‑fuelled stigmas and what can be done to prevent them
The International Development Studies researcher shares insights from his study on the consequences and outcomes of stigma and how it has evolved throughout the pandemic.
January 22 and 23, students in King’s Early Modern Studies Program will present the 9th Annual Conference of the Early Modern. Keynote lectures will be delivered by Dr. Karen Detlefsen (University of Pennsylvania) and by King's Early Modern Studies Program alumna Dr. Lindsay Reid, BAH’03, Lecturer at the National University of Ireland Galway. Student papers on topics from the 15th to 18th centuries will also be presented. Attendance online is open to the public, learn more and register HERE.
2021 Robert Crouse Memorial Lecture
The 2021 Robert Crouse Memorial Lecture will take place on January 17 at 4 p.m. AST over Zoom. The Rev’d Dr. Andrew Louth, one of the foremost English-speaking Eastern Orthodox theologians alive today, will deliver a lecture titled “Necessity of Platonism for Christian Theology,” which builds on his recent work on the writing of Hans Urs von Balthasar. The lecture is free and open to all to attend online and will be followed by a Q&A session.
New to Dalhousie University, or just looking for a refresher on what the library offers you? Faculty, staff, and students from any department are welcome to attend this 45-minute webinar, where you will learn about the many resources and services available to you through Dalhousie Libraries. January 25thRegistration link
Cite it right! An introduction to citation styles and citation management tools
APA Style, Vancouver Style, Chicago Style and more!
Have you been asked to include citations in papers or follow a particular citation style in your projects but you’re unsure where to start? This session will introduce you to why you cite, how to cite, as well as tools to help with your writing and citing. January 13thRegistration link February 2ndRegistration link
Need to find an electronic book (ebook) at Dalhousie Libraries?
This session for undergraduate and graduate students from all departments will show you how to make use of Dal's ebook collection. January 19thRegistration link
Researching for Literature Reviews
Do you have a course assignment that requires a literature review? This session will cover how to do an in-depth and methodical searches. January 20thRegistration link February 9thRegistration link
Moving Through Trauma: Indigenous Futurism, Survivance, and the Apocalypse in The Marrow Thieves with Tiffany Morris
Wednesday, January 20, 7 p.m. Join via Microsoft Teams
