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Studies in National and International Development

Studies in National and International Development (SNID) is the longest-running weekly, interdisciplinary seminar series at Queen's University. Since 1983, SNID has proudly hosted prominent Canadian and international scholars who bring fresh perspectives to issues of local, national and global development. SNID has also organized several major workshops and conferences that have resulted in numerous publications. SNID serves a large, varied constituency of faculty, graduate students, undergraduates, and community participants.

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SNID is back!

We are pleased to inform you that we will continue with our Studies in National and International Development Lecture Series in the 2025-2026 academic year.

Our events usually take place on Thursdays at 1 p.m. in Room D214, Mackintosh-Corry Hall, Queen's University or over Zoom at the following link:

https://queensu.zoom.us/j/97416622727?pwd=cStoTFcvNXpaLysxeGdCWTIyRUswZz09

  • Meeting ID: 974 1662 2727
  • Passcode: 3.qMuy

Upcoming Events

Please mark your calendar and join us for these upcoming talks:

September 25th, 2025 - In Person - MacKintosh-Corry Hall - Room D214 - 1pm
Dr. Nicole Bernhardt with 'Power and Problems: Human Rights Interventions into Racism and Policing'

October 7th, 2025 - In Person - Fireplace Room - Stauffer Library - 5:30pm
Dr. Karen Dubinsky and Dr. Claudio Palomares-Salas with 'Two New Books about History, Culture and Politics by Queen’s Authors'

October 30th, 2025 - In Person - MacKintosh-Corry Hall - Room D214 - 1pm
Dr. Kristen Lowitt and Mara Shaw with 'Civil Society Organizing & a Case Study: Ontario Bill 5'

November 13th, 2025 - In Person - MacKintosh-Corry Hall - Room D214 - 1pm
Dr. Yannick Giovanni Marshall with 'The End of Supplication: The Invention of Prostrate Blackness as a Replacement for the Maroon'

November 26th, 2025 - In Person - The Broom Factory - 7pm
Dr. Krys Maki, Julie Paquette and Jonathan Durand Folco, Book Launch 'Social Innovation for Real-World Transformation'

December 16th, 2025 - In Person - Kingston Brewing Company - 5 pm
Dr. Arn Keeling, Book Launch 'The Price of Gold: Mining, Pollution and Resistance in Yellowknife'

January 15th, 2026 - In Person - Dunning Hall - Room 10 - 4pm
Dr. Meena Krishnamurthy with The Emotions of Nonviolence: Revisiting Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail"

 

January 22nd, 2026 - Online - Zoom - 1pm
Jessica Slice with book talk on 'Unfit Parent'

January 29th, 2026 - In Person - MacKintosh-Corry Hall - Room D214 - 1pm
Dr. Francesco Della Puppa with 'App-Driven Life: The Work of MIgrant Riders In Venice's Tourism Industry'

February 26th, 2026 - In Person - MacKintosh-Corry Hall - Room D214 - 1pm
Dr. Marc Epprecht and Oarisa Riddoch with 'Contradictions and contestations within Lephalale’s tourism development vision.'​​​​​​​​​​​

FIFA World Cup Miniseries: 

March 19th, 2026 - Online - Zoom - 1pm
Dr. Cerianne Robertson with Los Angeles, “The Most Desirable Host City in the World"

March 23rd, 2026 - In Person - Kingston Brewing Company - 6:30pm
Dr. Carolyn Prouse with Collective Discussion on FIFA, Fascism, and Digital Technology

March 26th, 2026 - In Person - Kinesiology and Health Studies - Room 101 - 2:30pm
Dr. Amanda De Lisio, Dr. Sabrina Razack and Hillary Scanlon with Security, Accessibility, & Human Rights in Toronto

Contacts

Email: snid@queensu.ca 

 

SNID Co-chairs (2025-2026)

Dr. Rebecca Hall (Global Development Studies)
Dr. Diana Córdoba (Global Development Studies and Cultural Studies)

SNID Coordinator

Monique Assunção (PhD Candidate, Geography and Planning)

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