Category: Faculty of Arts

Research excellence celebrated in the Faculty of Arts

It has been a momentous year for Brandon University scholars in the Faculty of Arts!
Through 2016, some 21 faculty members have been recognized for their research nationally and abroad, awarded international grants and Tri-Council grants; some have secured residencies and fellowships, others have published books, edited collections and written plays.

Evening talk to discuss female suicide bombers and attempts at emancipation

The department of Political Science at Brandon University, in conjunction with the Gender Frontiers Speaker Series and the Manitoba Chair in Global Governance, is proud to organize a talk by Dr. W. Andy Knight from the University of Alberta to launch his new book on female suicide bombers.
Dr. Knight, who co-authored “Female Suicide Bombings: A Critical Gendered Approach” with Tanya Narozhna (University of Winnipeg), will explore the complex intertwinement between power, knowledge, identity, legitimacy and violence that are expressed through suicide bombings carried out by females.

Brandon University launches wide consultations on new, stand-alone sexualized violence policy

Brandon University (BU) has scheduled three open town hall sessions this month to gather wide community feedback for its new, stand-alone sexualized violence policy, now in draft form.
The draft policy, related information, resources, and details about the consultation process have been posted to a new website at BrandonU.

BU professor illuminates Islamic History Month with look at Muslims in Manitoba

When Ahmed Awid moved to Brandon in the early 1900s, he was at the vanguard of what is now a thriving Manitoba Muslim community.
Brandon University (BU) professor Dr. Alison Marshall says that Awid’s story is both an example of early Muslim immigration to Canada and also a window through which to consider the social history that made it difficult for newcomers to enter and stay in Canada through much of the 20th century.

BU professor’s book unearths new roots to formation of the CCF

BRANDON, Man. — How true the New Democratic Party (NDP) remains to its roots is an eternal political debate, and now a new book by a Brandon University (BU) History Professor shakes loose some common beliefs about those roots.
James Naylor’s new book, The Fate of Labour Socialism, reveals the previously unknown history of the CCF.
James Naylor, the Chair of the Department of History at BU, is the author of the recently released book, The Fate of Labour Socialism: The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and the Dream of a Working-Class Future.

Exhibition by retired BU professor Steve Gouthro opens at Sutherland Gallery

The Glen P. Sutherland Gallery of Art at Brandon University (BU) will welcome back recently retired professor Steve Gouthro for the opening of a new exhibition of his work on Wednesday, Oct. 27.
The oil painting “The Church and the Word” is an example of Steve Gouthro’s photorealism style.
Presence – Steve Gouthro features the work of Gouthro, who taught painting, drawing and art fundamentals in the Department of Visual and Aboriginal Art at BU for 10 years.

Rural Development Institute finds common issues for refugees arriving in rural Manitoba

BRANDON, Man. — Language barriers and transportation are some of the common challenges for refugees settling in rural Manitoba based on case studies by the Rural Development Institute (RDI) at Brandon University (BU) that looked at five communities.
The case studies were carried out in conjunction with the Manitoba Association of Newcomer Serving Organizations (MANSO) through funding from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.