Robertson Davies' Curtain Call
Making Robertson Davies's personal account of Ontario's cultural history more accessible to all. READ MORE
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Spring 2015 FeatureLet's Talk about CanadaTrent's Canadian Studies Department is launching a new, interactive project to engage Canadians from coast to coast to coast in an unprecedented conversation about our country...all online. READ MORE Speculating the Lit FantasticBeing queer and disabled in a small town forstered as sense of alienation, but also purpose for PhD canadidate Derek Newman-Stille, examining the way our society creates ideas of 'normalcy.'WATCH VIDEO Broadening the Reach of Canadian StudiesFor more than 30 years, Dr. Bryan Palmer has been carving out a legacy as a leading expert in the field of Canadian Studies. WATCH VIDEO New Insight on Canadian Icon Lucy Maud MontgomeryTrent connections abound in a new book aimed at complicating interpretations of L.M. Montgomery's work and providing a firmer place for the well-known writer in Canadian literary tradition and beyond.WATCH VIDEO Indigenous Environmental Issues within Canada's BordersOne course at Trent is aiming to take students' understanding far beyond current events associated with Indigenous environmental issues. WATCH VIDEO Defining Our Borders: From Fences to BridgesShould borders be a bridge to travel upon, or a way to keep people in (or out)? These questions and more are the basis of Dr. Heather Nicol's research at Trent. WATCH VIDEO Murder, Execution, Assassination and Suicide: A New Look at Canadian HistoryDr. Dimitry Anastakis's new book Death in the Peaceable Kingdom has been entirely influenced and inspired by a course of the same name he teaches at Trent. READ MORE ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:Searching For Truth, Hoping for Reconciliation"As non-Aborigianal Canadians, it's important that we tell the story of residential schools, because it is our story," Dr. John Milloy played a key role with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. READ MORE Bringing the Arctic to the WorldAward-winning author, adjunct professor, and renowned sovereignty expert Professor Shelagh Grant is driven by equal measures of passion and curiosity. READ MORE Exposing Candian IdentityDr. Jim Cosgrave uncovers the underlying factors contributing to Canadians' reverence for our home-grown icons. READ MORE Exploring Immersion Education Questions in CanadaFourth-year Psychology student Raheleh Saryazdi digs deeper to examine the specific effects of elective immersion education taught to fluent English-speaking students. READ MORE Welcoming the World of Talk about CanadaDr. Joan Sangster brings "Contesting Canada's Future," an international conference on the study of Canada, from concept to reality. READ MORE Collaboration between Trent and Kawartha Land Trust "A Natural""Part of the whold brand of Trent is 'natural spaces' and Kawartha Land Trust is about protecting that," says Mike Hendren, KLT's executive director. READ MORE Celebrating Champlain's Legacy at Trent and in PeterboroughThree professors emeriti have been charged with raising awareness of the 400th anniversary of Samuel de Champlain's visits to the Peterborough area. READ MORE Mork Calling Canada. Come in CanadaGraduate research project at the intersection of science and the supernatural. READ MORE Caribou More Than Just CurrencyTracking migration of the world's most mobile land mammal means tracking Caribou popoulation size. READ ARTICLE Finding Clues to Conservation — On the FlyTime to take testing of a new genome-wide sequencing method out of the lab and up the food chain. READ MORE Past Editions of Showcase
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