UGRA Fall Forum 2021 by Zoom

Save Thursday November 18 for the UGRA’s Fall Forum from 2-4 pm (but the Zoom door will open at 1:30pm). Once again, for your safety this will be a Zoom meeting. An invitation will be sent out to you in November with a link to access this event.

We are pleased to focus on the College of Arts. There are so many things happening in the college post-pandemic.

Our first speaker is Kimberly Francis (Professor, Music) who will speak about the massive new development of the Arts Research Centre on campus. Spearheaded by a multimillion-dollar grant to the COA-based International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation. Kimberly A. Francis is a feminist musicologist and Professor of Music at the University of Guelph where she also serves as the Director of Interdisciplinary Studies for the College of Arts and an affiliate of the Sexualities, Genders, and Social Change program. Her research focuses on the intersections between gender and cultural engagement with an eye toward championing equitable and inclusive practices in the field of musicology.

We will have a small break and then continue our COA focus with the COA Dean, Dr. Samantha Brennan. We are honoured that Dr. Brennan will be joining us.

Dr. Brennan is a feminist philosopher and ethicist, Brennan’s research spans a wide range of areas in contemporary theoretical and applied ethics, including rights; moral issues within families, such as children's rights, parental obligations, and family justice; feminist ethics; and the moral and political value of equality. Her ongoing research interests also include gender identity and sexuality, workplace ethics, and the moral significance of human mortality.  Brennan is currently Dean of the College of Arts and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Guelph.  For more information about Brennan and her work, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantha_Brennan, https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2967393.Samantha_Brennan, and https://informedopinions.org/view-expert-profile/?expert-id=24360.

Doctor Brennan will be speaking on the new things happening in Arts post-pandemic.