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- Bringing everyone on board: 3M Student Fellow Basmah Hendy pushes for more inclusive learning experiences
- Dalhousie's first AI Symposium creates platform for community dialogue
- RBC and Dalhousie partner to transform health‑care education
- Alan Syliboy exhibition offers 50‑year retrospective on one of the region’s defining artists
- In photos: Bringing Worlds Together in Vancouver and Calgary
FASS in Dal News
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Alan Syliboy exhibition offers 50‑year retrospective on one of the region’s defining artists
The Dalhousie Art Gallery's latest exhibit offers the chance to explore the vibrant multimedia work of Mi'kmaw artist Alan Syliboy — a celebration of Mi’kmaq culture, spirituality, and friendship.
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Mad Max’s ‘Furiosa’ and other car movies are starting to change who gets behind the wheel
To understand how ‘Furiosa’ and other new films challenge car culture’s male-centric conventions, it’s useful to look closely at how car culture has favoured a certain kind of male hero.
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Dal English grad named Halifax’s ninth poet laureate
Anna Quon (BA’89) will be the city’s resident poet, storyteller or spoken word artist, acting as an ambassador and advocate for literacy, literature and the arts.
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Lifting Nova Scotia workshop showcases Dal’s impact in surprising new ways
Hundreds of members of the Dal community converged on the Weldon Law Building last week for a day of learning, connection, and serendipity.
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Uncovering untold stories: History MA student named a finalist in SSHRC Storytellers Challenge
Judith Meyrick has earned a spot as one of the 25 finalists in the 2024 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council’s Storytellers Challenge for A Dubious Honour, her write-up about locating archival files about the expropriation of land from Mi'kmaw people at a settlement in Cape Breton.
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After Just for Laughs’ bankruptcy, we should ask Canadian comedians what they need to succeed
Expanding the circulation of our comedic content and continuing to invest in the production of stand-up specials — which is relatively low cost — could hugely boost the careers of Canadian comedians.
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Waltzing through the Victorian era with Dalhousie’s Costume Studies program
Graduating Costume Studies students transported guests back to Victorian England last week during 1837: A Presentation of Historical Dress, showing off petticoats, corsets, ballgowns, bustles and more of their creations inspired by the era.
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The legal system must show more compassion to survivors of sexual abuse
Survivors of gender-based abuse can often feel retraumatized by the justice system. But simple acts of validation and support can make a meaningful difference and restore a sense of agency.