Growing up in a small rural community in western Jamaica motivated Orlando Scarlett, HBA/Economics’23, to question from a young age why poverty exists and to consider how stronger social foundations might help. “From as early as high school, I became …
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Faculties to showcase interest in interdisciplinary research
The academic space is a diverse place, composed of various forms of evidence. Increasingly, the conversation around what constitutes evidence, and what type of evidence ought to be applied to bring change, has become a critical topic of discussion. These factors have...
Cross-border love a complex affair
In the world of Kate Choi, the wedding ring is a portable mini-architect – it builds bridges between people and their families; it shapes entire neighbourhoods and communities. But before building these bridges, newly arrived immigrants have to break down walls of...
Study shakes up quake, fracking connections
Oil and gas companies can influence the number of fracking-related earthquakes they may unintentionally generate by changing the volume of fluids injected during the extraction process, a study by Western seismic expert Gail Atkinson shows. The volume of material used...
Russian doping about more than one Olympic Games
When you talk about the Russian doping scandal, it is a mistake to insist on speaking solely about the 2014 Sochi Olympics. That is, when the KGB – now named the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) – worked to allow dirty athletes to compete by...
Weighing in on Vonnegut, zombie Shakespeare and ‘The Fatness’
If you can forgive Mark A. Rayner for not making it through ‘Ulysses’ – and we certainly can – read the Information and Media Studies professor’s take on ‘bookishness’ and his writing.
Frankenstein and his monster – two centuries later
Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus still haunts conversations of scientific progress, ethics and human vanity. Today, we celebrate its 200th anniversary with insights from faculty across disciplines.
FRANKENSTEIN 200: Cannot help but remain a text for our time
I cannot think of any film adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein that would pass the Bechdel test. Most have few women characters, women rarely talk to each other and, when they do, it’s invariably about men – or at least about males, if we count Victor Frankenstein’s creation.
FRANKENSTEIN 200: Embracing the loneliness of monsters
In the 200 years since its publication, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: or, the Modern Prometheus has engendered endless debate among readers and scholars.
FRANKENSTEIN 200: Of ‘Frankenstein’ and the White House
To read Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein at 200 is also, coincidentally, to read it one year into Donald Trump’s presidency. The novel’s subtitle, The Modern Prometheus, indicates the folly of a human who steals fire from the gods and assumes for himself divine power, just as Victor Frankenstein attempts to replace God by creating human life from an act of solitary will rather than the natural means of sexual congress.
FRANKENSTEIN 200: Mary Shelley warned me there’d be days like this
As I stood with my arm hooked around a nearby support, lurching with the train, the pre-recorded male announcer’s voice on the intercom gave the usual orders: “Move over, make room at the doors.” Nobody shifted, except one teen who exhaled a bored “Whatever,” dragging out the ‘r’ for a few heartbeats.
FRANKENSTEIN 200: Bequeathals create ‘life,’ enable research and learning
Two centuries ago, Mary Shelley was on a trip to Switzerland where she conceived and constructed the idea of Frankenstein. Through countless theatrical and silver-screen adaptations, the novel still conjures ideas of creating a new human from various pieces of humans.
Read. Watch. Listen. with John Hatch
Read. Watch. Listen. introduces you the personal side of our faculty, staff and alumni. Participants are asked to answer three simple questions about their reading, viewing and listening habits.
Faculties to showcase interest in interdisciplinary research
The academic space is a diverse place, composed of various forms of evidence. Increasingly, the conversation around what constitutes evidence, and what type of evidence ought to be applied to bring change, has become a critical topic of discussion. These factors have...
Cross-border love a complex affair
In the world of Kate Choi, the wedding ring is a portable mini-architect – it builds bridges between people and their families; it shapes entire neighbourhoods and communities. But before building these bridges, newly arrived immigrants have to break down walls of...
Study shakes up quake, fracking connections
Oil and gas companies can influence the number of fracking-related earthquakes they may unintentionally generate by changing the volume of fluids injected during the extraction process, a study by Western seismic expert Gail Atkinson shows. The volume of material used...
Russian doping about more than one Olympic Games
When you talk about the Russian doping scandal, it is a mistake to insist on speaking solely about the 2014 Sochi Olympics. That is, when the KGB – now named the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) – worked to allow dirty athletes to compete by...
Weighing in on Vonnegut, zombie Shakespeare and ‘The Fatness’
If you can forgive Mark A. Rayner for not making it through ‘Ulysses’ – and we certainly can – read the Information and Media Studies professor’s take on ‘bookishness’ and his writing.
Frankenstein and his monster – two centuries later
Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus still haunts conversations of scientific progress, ethics and human vanity. Today, we celebrate its 200th anniversary with insights from faculty across disciplines.
FRANKENSTEIN 200: Cannot help but remain a text for our time
I cannot think of any film adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein that would pass the Bechdel test. Most have few women characters, women rarely talk to each other and, when they do, it’s invariably about men – or at least about males, if we count Victor Frankenstein’s creation.
FRANKENSTEIN 200: Embracing the loneliness of monsters
In the 200 years since its publication, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: or, the Modern Prometheus has engendered endless debate among readers and scholars.
FRANKENSTEIN 200: Of ‘Frankenstein’ and the White House
To read Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein at 200 is also, coincidentally, to read it one year into Donald Trump’s presidency. The novel’s subtitle, The Modern Prometheus, indicates the folly of a human who steals fire from the gods and assumes for himself divine power, just as Victor Frankenstein attempts to replace God by creating human life from an act of solitary will rather than the natural means of sexual congress.
FRANKENSTEIN 200: Mary Shelley warned me there’d be days like this
As I stood with my arm hooked around a nearby support, lurching with the train, the pre-recorded male announcer’s voice on the intercom gave the usual orders: “Move over, make room at the doors.” Nobody shifted, except one teen who exhaled a bored “Whatever,” dragging out the ‘r’ for a few heartbeats.
FRANKENSTEIN 200: Bequeathals create ‘life,’ enable research and learning
Two centuries ago, Mary Shelley was on a trip to Switzerland where she conceived and constructed the idea of Frankenstein. Through countless theatrical and silver-screen adaptations, the novel still conjures ideas of creating a new human from various pieces of humans.
Read. Watch. Listen. with John Hatch
Read. Watch. Listen. introduces you the personal side of our faculty, staff and alumni. Participants are asked to answer three simple questions about their reading, viewing and listening habits.