Dear friends of Massey College, chers collègues,
The following Junior Fellows were introduced at our Convocation High Table on March 31 – you can view names and bios here.
A new episode of the podcast produced by the Junior Fellows is available. Pranjal Tiwari, Junior Fellow and a PhD student in Condensed Matter Physics explores the advances in nuclear fusion and the importance of tritium. Listen to it here, or wherever you get your podcasts.
A reminder that the Massey College Governing Board has issued a call for nominations for new members of the Governing Board. Please visit our website here for nomination instructions.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Massey Dialogues – The Politics of Play: Digital Games in the Canadian Context
April 12 | 5:00pm
Our panel of game scholars, makers, and players including Prof. Christopher Young, Prof. Gerald Voorhees and Kaelan Doyle Myerscough will convene to discuss Canada’s role as one of the most prominent game-producing nations in the world, ranking third behind the United States and Japan. This eminence is reflected not only in Canada’s status as home to major AAA gaming studios, but also the rise of Canadian video game live-streaming celebrities and Canadian-based gaming non-profits, who have been making gaming careers more accessible to women, queer folk and BIPOC for more than a decade. Moderated by Junior Fellow Christine Tran.
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Online conversation on Interfaith Issues with Canada’s Special Envoys & Representatives on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance, Combatting Antisemitism & Islamophobia
April 13 | 1:00-2:00pm
You are invited to join the Twitter Space conversation on Interfaith Issues with expert speakers:
- Amira Elghawaby – Canada’s Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia
- Irwin Cotler – Canada’s Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism.
- Akaash Maharaj – Canadian Interfaith Conversation and Quadrangle Society Member
Junior Fellow Sourojeet Chakraborty will moderate the Q&A.
More information on our website, here.
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The GOWN: African Scholars Awards and Reception
April 14 | 3:00-6:00pm, JCR & Upper Library
The Massey community is invited to attend The University of Toronto African Alumni Association’s annual awards ceremony as well as a networking reception. Chancellor Patten and President Gertler will be in attendance. The awards ceremony will be hosted by Vice-President International, professor Joe Wong.
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Senior Fellow Luncheon
April 18 | 11:45am
You are invited to the final Senior Fellow Luncheon and Lecture of the 2022-2023 term. Visiting Scholar Ghizal Haress will speak on What is Happening in Afghanistan Under the Taliban?
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Book Launch – Jack Austin’s Unlikely Insider
April 18 | 4:30pm, Junior Common Room
Join us for a conversation with former federal cabinet minister and senator Jack Austin as he discusses his political memoir: Unlikely Insider: A West Coast Advocate in Ottawa, a forward-looking reflection on challenges facing Canada and Canadians.
5:00pm – In Conversation with Jack Austin & Senior Fellow Tom Axworthy
5:30-6:00pm – Book Signing and Reception
Jack will also be hosting events at the Munk School and Toronto Metropolitan University – all from the community are invited to join as well.
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Book Launch – Waiting to Inhale: Cannabis Legalization and the Fight for Racial Justice
April 19 | 5:00pm, Junior Common Room
You are invited to attend the book launch of Waiting to Inhale: Cannabis Legalization and the Fight for Racial Justice by Senior Fellow Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Tahira Rehmatullah. The authors will be in conversation and hold a Q&A, followed by a reception. RSVP
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Exhibition Launch of Jalal Nazari’s In the Garden
April 22 | 5:00-7:00pm
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Join us for a rare opportunity to view a collection of Persian Calligraphy in our Roberston Davies Lower Library from April 22-28. Learn about Persian artistic culture, calligraphy and poetry.
You are invited to the Opening Reception on Saturday, April 22. The artist and 2021-2022 William Southam Journalism Fellow Alum, Jalal Nazari, will teach us how to hand-carve calligraphy pens and provide a live demonstration of Nastaliq calligraphy.
Reception and remarks will be from 5:00-7:00pm in the Junior Common Room.
Exhibition viewing is in the Lower Library.
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Massey Dialogues – Humans of the House: Stories for Civic Engagement
April 24 | 5:00-6:00pm
Join podcast host, Executive Director of the Samara Centre for Democracy, and Massey College Visiting Scholar Sabreena Delhon and co-founder of the podcast production company Media Girlfriends, Hannah Sung for a conversation about how centering lived experience can enhance representation and participation in our democracy
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Book Launch – Systemic Islamophobia in Canada: A Research Agenda, edited by Senior Fellow Anver M. Emon
April 27 | 4:00-6:00pm, Upper Library
Systemic Islamophobia in Canada presents critical perspectives on systemic Islamophobia in Canadian politics, law, and society, and maps areas for future research and inquiry. Authors Rabiat Akande, Atiya Husain and Kent Roach with editor Senior Fellow Anver Emon will be in conversation with Amira Elghawaby, Canada’s first Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia of Canada. The contributors identify the limits of democratic accountability in the operation of our shared institutions of government. The intellectual and critical perspectives contained in the book will engage with the practical and multi-dimensional aspects of redressing the policies and institutions that enable systemic Islamophobia.
Community News
Senior Fellow Payam Akhavan is interviewed on CBC Radio here.
Alum and Desjardins economist Marc Desormeaux is interviewed about provincial budget season in the Financial Post, read it here
Senior Fellows Kwame Mackenzie, Danielle Martin and Vivek Goel have co-authored a Public Policy Forum report titled “ Primary Care for Everyone: An Urgent To-Do List for Reform”, read it here. https://ppforum.ca/publications/primary-care-for-everyone-an-urgent-to-do-list-for-reform/
Alum Rita Shelton Deverell has an essay in the new book Making History: Visual Arts & Blackness in Canada. Rita’s essay is titled “Lessons Learned from the Heart of Afro-Canada: Into the Heart of Africa 30 years later”. Buy the book here.
À bientôt, see you soon,
Nathalie
