The Research Office at Glendon Campus will host its annual Research Festival on April 7, 8 and 11 to celebrate the achievements of Glendon researchers.
The three-day event will include two roundtable discussions, two book launches, an event to recognize new faculty members, a celebration of the Principal’s Research Excellence Awards, and a student research showcase.
“This is an important opportunity to reflect on our achievements as well as the difficulties we have all faced in maintaining our research agendas through the pandemic period,” says Associate Principal, Research and Graduate Studies Colin Coates. “Glendon has a strong history of encouraging each other and recognizing our students’ and our colleagues’ contributions. We know that this year’s Research Festival will maintain that tradition.”
April 7
The first day of the Research Festival will feature roundtable discussions. One will focus on the effects of COVID-19 on the research activities of Glendon colleagues and the other on the challenges and opportunities of doing research and publishing in French in a minority language setting.
To explore these issues, Associate Principal, Research and Graduate Studies Colin Coates has invited a series of researchers from the University to share their experiences and strategies.
Each roundtable will include a time for open discussion.
Research in the Time of COVID-19 – 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Join a dynamic group of researchers who will share their own experiences on how the pandemic has affected their research productivity, their work, family, community circumstances, their health and well-being, as well as their ideas for moving forward. After hearing from guest speakers, participants will be invited to join the discussion.
Research in French: The Importance of Interdisciplinary Collaboration in a Minority Language Setting – 1 to 2:30 p.m.
This roundtable discussion will consider the questions: What can institutional collaborations contribute to research in the minority language setting? How have research landscapes evolved?
This event will be held French.
Visit the event website for more details on these events.
April 8
The Centre for Research on Language and Culture Contact (CRLCC) will celebrate its members’ research and launch two recently published books.
Negotiating Linguistic Plurality: Translation and Multilingualism in Canada and Beyond – 9:15 to 10:45 a.m.
Edited by Associate Professor María Constanza Guzmán and Adjunct Professor Sehnaz Tahir Gürçaglar, this edited volume emerged from various discussions and events held by CRLCC’s Research Group on Translation and Transcultural Contact. It includes contributions from Sanjukta Banerjee, María Sierra Córdoba Serrano, Martin Cyr Hicks, Mark Fettes, Deborah Folaron, María Constanza Guzmán, Susan Ingram and Joshua M. Price.
Translation, Semiotics, and Feminism: Selected Writings of Barbara Godard – 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Edited by Associate Professor Eva C. Karpinski and Course Director Elena Basile, this book brings together 16 of the most important essays by the influential York University scholar Barbara Godard, situating her thinking in relation to feminism and translation studies from the 1980s through the 2000s.
The day will also include an event for new faculty members at Glendon n from 12 to 1:30 p.m., and the Principal’s Research Excellence Awards from 2 to 4 p.m.
Visit the event website for more details on these events.
April 11
The final day of the Research Festival will feature the Student Research Showcase to spotlight the research and creative activities of Glendon students from all disciplines. Student presentations will be online because of the pandemic. The poster gallery will be displayed in the atrium in the Centre of Excellence from April 11 to 15 at 4 p.m. The posters will also be showcased virtually on the website. This will enhance the visibility of scholarly work and continue the tradition of showcasing the achievements of our students.
The event runs from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Visit the event website for more details on the Student Research Showcase.
Register for any of the events online.