Danielle Lussier is recognized with the Order of Ontario for her contributions to legal and post-secondary education
Danielle Lussier was appointed a Queen’s National Scholar in 2024 and aims to contribute to establishing an independent Indigenous Knowledges and Perspectives program at Queen’s, building on the work of other Indigenous faculty and notable alumni.
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Werner Nell gives a talk on Siegfried Kracauer
Visiting Professor Werner Nell gave a talk on Siegfried Kracauer on Wednesday, 8 January
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SPAN111 Students Experience Mexican Culture Through Dance and Día de los Muertos Celebration
In early November, students in SPAN111 Sections 005 and 006 were treated to a special cultural experience when two dancers from the Mexican Folk Ballet Company in Toronto visited our class. This renowned Mexican dance company, established in Toronto, aims to share and preserve the rich history, culture, art, and spirit of Mexico through dance.
Claudio Palomares-Salas invited to speak at TIFF about Pedro Almodóvar
On November 23, Prof. Claudio Palomares-Salas delivered a talk titled “Colour as Language in Almodóvar’s Pain and Glory” at the Toronto International Film Festival.
LLCU Film Nights - Portugal - Variações: Guardian Angel (Thursday, 21 November @7:30PM - Kingston Hall (room 201)
You are invited to the screening of the film “Variações: Guardian Angel” on the year of the 40th anniversary of the death of António Variações. He’s a truly extraordinary figure in Portuguese culture still today.
Please see poster below for more information:
LLCU Film Nights - Portugal - Variações: Guardian Angel (Thursday, 21 November @7:30PM - Kingston Hall (room 201)
You are invited to the screening of the film “Variações: Guardian Angel” on the year of the 40th anniversary of the death of António Variações. He’s a truly extraordinary figure in Portuguese culture still today.
Please see poster below for more information:
Portuguese Course Dinner - Current and past students of Beginning Portuguese get together to socialize over Portuguese gastronomy
Being a university student in Portugal, you would most certainly be invited to participate in a class or course dinner. This is an event which allows people within a certain group to socialize outside of the otherwise formal school or class setting, having conversations, interacting and sharing experiences, while having a meal and drink at a cheaper group price.
Anna Schwenck discusses how contemporary authoritarianism looks and feels: Open Lecture - Nov 26
Werner Nell speaks on "Identity and the Identitarian Trap in present-day German Discourse"
On Wednesday, November 13, Professor Werner Nell of Martin-Luther-Universität in Halle, Germany spoke at the LLCU Faculty Seminar. Dr. Nell’s illustrious and international career involves a long-time collaboration with Queen’s, including in 2024 as “Scholar in Residence” at the Global History Initiative and in 2017 as Diefenbaker Chair. He has been affiliated to the faculty team since 2008.