2024

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To mark the 35th Anniversary of the Montreal Massacre and with the generous support of the President’s Office, Wanda Campbell has published a booklet of poems she has written over the years for Acadia’s annual December 6th ceremony for the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. A Cairn of Poems is available for a donation of $10 or more (with all proceeds going to the Mi’kmaw Family Healing Centre and Chrysalis House) at the Acadia Book Store and at this year’s ceremony to be held on Friday, December 6 at 4pm at the Wolfville Farmer’s market.

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The Annual Conference of the Atlantic Medieval Association is happening at Acadia University November 15-16!

The conference opens with a mediaeval sampler session at 2:30 on the 15th; over the two days, our speakers discuss a range of topics, including vernacular languages, mediaeval women (and rape laws, and in family affairs, and in business), religion, medicine, philosophy, East-West crossovers, and literature and reception (including mediaeval weapons in modern literature and film).

Audience attendance is free and open to all, including and especially for the plenary lecture: ‘In Search of the Sea-Kings: The Forgotten Kingdom of Man and the Isles, 1079-1275’, by Professor R. Andrew McDonald of Brock University, BAC 132, Friday November 15, 4:30. Contact je.macdonald@acadiau.ca or kevin.whetter@acadiau.ca for specific details.

 

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Congratulations to Dr. Kait Pinder and Dr. Kevin Whetter, recipients of 2024-2025 Faculty of Arts Excellence Awards. Dr. Whetter has received this year’s award for Excellence in Scholarly Activity and Dr. Pinder has received this year’s award for Excellence in Service.

 

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Dr. Wanda Campbell’s glosa “String Theory” has been chosen from over 4000 entries as a finalist for the 2024 Montreal International Poetry Prize. https://www.montrealpoetryprize.com/2024-competition

Congratulations, Wanda!

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Abigail Pinsent defends her thesis August 22. For more details: https://gradstudies.acadiau.ca/newsreader/abigail-pinsent-thesis-defence.html

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Theodore Giesen defends his thesis August 29. For more details: https://gradstudies.acadiau.ca/newsreader/theodore-giesen-thesis-defence.html

Congratulations Abby & Theo!

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Congratulations Diane!  See:
Acadia Graduate Studies News

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Congratulations to Diane Chin, who successfully defended her SSHRC-funded thesis, "A Diamond Seeker's Legacy: Stolen Voices in James Wickenden's Beyond the High Savannahs" on April 8!

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The Spring 2024 estuary is out now!

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Thursday Feb 8 at 7 pm
K.C. Irving Centre Auditorium
Free event - all are welcome

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