In the spotlight
The Faculty of Arts is proud to announce that Dr. Shana Poplack, Professor at the Department of Linguistics, has won the 2012 SSHRC Gold Medal, the most prestigious prize in the Social Sciences and Humanities in Canada, for her research in sociolinguistics. Dr. Poplack’s work has had a profound impact on research on bilingualism, language variation and language change. Visit the following links for more information on Dr. Poplack’s research and prize:
Shana Poplack
SSHRC 2012 Gold Medal for Achievement in Research
News releases
- We would like to express our congratulations to Professor Lori Beaman, Department of Religious Studies, for her success in obtaining funding through the International Research Acceleration Program (IRAP) of the Office of International Research. The project is entitled “Patterns of Governing Religion” and will be undertaken in partnership with the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Germany.
- Our Faculty of Arts professors were very successful in the Distinguished Visiting Researchers Program (DVRP) of the Office of International Research. Lori Beaman, Department of Religious Studies, will host Dr. Grace Davie of University of Exeter, UK. Karin Schlapbach, Department of Classics, will host Dr. Wendy Mayer of the Australian Catholic University. Both Distinguished Researchers will be on campus during May 2013. The Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI) professors Dr. Hélène Knoerr and Dr. Alysse Weinberg will host Dr. Aline Gohard-Radenkovic of Fribourg University, Switzerland, arriving in October 2013. Finally, Dr. Isaac Nahon-Serfaty, Department of Communication, will host Dr. Donn Tilson, who will be visiting us from the University of Miami in April 2013.
- Professor Boulou Ebanda de B’beri with his Promised Land Project team of collaborators and local community partners has completed a five-year investigation of the contribution of 19th century Afro-Canadian settlers to contemporary Canadian society, thanks to a $ 1 million SSHRC CURA grant. Visit the PLP’s interactive database – a valuable tool for students, historians, museums and local community historians.
