School for the Study of Canada - Trent University

04/07/2026

The School for the Study of Canada is pleased to announce the 2025-26 WL Morton Lecture, Dr. Jocelyn Thorpe (U Manitoba) who will present a public talk in conversation with Victoria Grant (O.C., Loon Clan and member of the Teme-Augama Anishnabek).

“Canadian wilderness” is Indigenous Peoples’ home:
Knowing better means doing better in Temagami and beyond
Thursday April 23, 2026
5pm
Bagnani Hall, Traill College

In order to register and receive a discounted code for visiting the related exhibit at the Canadian Canoe Museum April 23 -24, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wl-morton-community-lecture-jocelyn-thorpe-victoria-grant-tickets-1986905124714?

In this talk, Dr. Jocelyn Thorpe, author of Temagami’s Tangled Wild, will be joined by Victoria Grant, O.C., Loon Clan and member of the Teme-Augama Anishnabek. The two will discuss the history of n’Daki Menan—the territory of the Teme-Augama Anishnabai—and how it became famous among non-Indigenous people as part of the vast Canadian wilderness. They will also examine the Teme-Augama Anishnabai’s longstanding claim to territory and recognition, and consider responsibilities in the present that accompany learning about the past. None of us can choose where we come from, but all of us can play a role in creating a just and sustainable future.

Victoria Grant, O.C, ICD.D., Loon Clan, is Teme-Augama Anishnabai-kwe (Woman of the Deep-Water People) and a member of the Teme-Augama Anishnabek (formerly known as Temagami First Nation). Victoria has served as a director of several philanthropic boards and is current chair of the Board of Directors of The Counselling Foundation of Canada, and member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Canoe Museum.

Dr. Jocelyn Thorpe is a settler of European origin who has lived in Treaty One Territory since 2012. At the University of Manitoba, she is a professor in History and Women’s and Gender Studies, and she directs the Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture.

The W.L. Morton Community Lecture is in honour of W.L. Morton, the Canadian historian and former Master of Trent's Champlain College. This year’s talk is presented through the collaboration of The School for the Study of Canada / École d’études canadiennes, Catharine Parr Traill College, Champlain College, Frost Centre, Trent School of the Environment and The Canadian Canoe Museum

12/10/2025

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been postponed until the new year. Details will be posted as they become available.

The School for the Study of Canada is please to invite you to a panel discussion webinar:
A Year of Donald: Views from the 51st state
Wednesday December 10, 2025
5pm ET
Panelists:
Prof. Cristine de Clercy; Prof. David Newhouse, Prof. Peter Ferguson, Prof. Murray Leith, Nick Bibby, and Prof. Heather Nicol (Chair).
Pre-registration is required: https://trentu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kdAzuv4mSS2bnsUAd8sY_w

12/05/2025

The School for the Study of Canada is please to invite you to a panel discussion webinar:
A Year of Donald: Views from the 51st state
Wednesday December 10, 2025
5pm ET
Panelists:
Prof. Cristine de Clercy; Prof. David Newhouse, Prof. Peter Ferguson, Prof. Murray Leith, Nick Bibby, and Prof. Heather Nicol (Chair).
Pre-registration is required: https://trentu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kdAzuv4mSS2bnsUAd8sY_w

11/06/2025

Félicitations à Sylvie Bérard et Suzanne Grenier pour avoir reçu le Prix du Gouverneur général 2025 dans la catégorie Traduction.

The 2025 GGBooks winner for Translation (French) is Sylvie Bérard and Suzanne Grenier’s translation, Les sœurs de la Muée.

03/06/2025

Please join Champlain College Official and School for the Study of Canada - Trent University in welcoming this year's W.L. Morton Community Lecturer, Dr. Amanda Ricci.

Making and Unmaking the Nation: Feminist Challenges from Montreal
Amanda Ricci
(Glendon College, York University)

Monday March 17, 2025, 6:00 PM
Lady Eaton College Lecture Hall 201

FREE PUBLIC EVENT -- Everyone Welcome

In the decades following the Second World War, women from all walks of life became increasingly frustrated by the world around them. Drawing on long-standing political traditions, they bound together to revolutionize social norms and contest gender inequality. In Montreal, women activists inspired by Red Power, Black Power, and Quebec liberation, among other social movements, mounted a multifront campaign against social injustice. The talk presents a unique portrait of the resurgence of feminist activism in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, demonstrating its deep roots in various communities, its transnational scope, and its wide-ranging inspirations and preoccupations. For instance, feminists from Quebec were avid participants in the United Nations’ Decade for Women (1975-1985). The talk looks to the history of women’s activism though a transnational lens and tries to find new ways of defining feminist priorities and imagining feminist futures.

Amanda Ricci is an associate professor of history at York University. She is the author of Countercurrents: Women’s Movements in Postwar Montreal (Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2023) and has written extensively about the history of feminism in Canada. Her most recent project addresses the history of the garment industry in Montreal (1930-1990).

The W.L. Morton Community Lecture is in honour of W.L. Morton, the Canadian historian and former Master of Trent's Champlain College. This year’s talk is presented through the collaboration of The School for the Study of Canada / École d’études canadiennes, The Colleges of Trent University, Frost Centre, and Trent University's departments of History and of Gender and Social Justice.

Trent University Alumni Association

03/06/2025

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02/19/2025

The School for the Study of Canada—École d'études canadiennes in partnership with Windy Wednesdays is hosting a
Brown Bag Lunch
Guest Speaker: Mike Perry
Kwaayesh Niwawhkoostoonawn:
emerging consultation and cooperation with Indigenous peoples

Wednesday Feb 26, 2025.
12 pm

Wilson Reading Room, Kerr House, Traill College
Canada's UN Declaration Act is historic and has the potential to transform Indigenous-Crown relations toward reconciliation. Section 5 of the Act creates a legal obligation for Canada to ensure that all of its laws are consistent with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and doing so in "consultation and cooperation" with Indigenous peoples. But how does "consultation and cooperation" under the Act relate to the existing s. 35 duty to consult and accommodate? Are we approaching an era of co-development? What does "consultation and cooperation" look like? What are the promises, challenges, and gaps in the legislation and practice to date? Come share and learn about this lesser-known - but potentially very impactful - development in Canadian law.

Mike Perry is a Ph.D. candidate in Canadian Studies at Trent and past Legal Advisor to the Métis National Council.

Bring your own lunch — everyone is welcome.

02/11/2025

Robarts Summer Institute 2025 on DEDI
📢 Call for Participants 📢

From June 16 to 20, 2025, the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies will host an online Summer Institute for undergraduate and graduate students focused on decolonization, equity, diversity, and inclusion (DEDI) in higher education. The program will feature expert talks and hands-on workshops.

DEDI promotes fair environments by addressing colonial impacts, ensuring equitable access, recognizing diverse identities, and fostering inclusive cultures. This Summer Institute will examine how to build a collaborative ecosystem that nurtures both individual and collective growth. Achieving an inclusive community is an ongoing journey that requires sustained commitment and action.

Specialized lectures will cover topics such as implementing DEDI in academe, DEDI pedagogies, and cultural humility. Workshops will address using AI in research and writing, exploring data analysis methods, and publishing practices in the humanities and social sciences. Confirmed speakers include Nadia Hasan of York’s School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies, Johanne Jean-Pierre of Sociology at York, Robin Sutherland-Harris and Dr. Ameera Ali of York’s Teaching Commons, Rémi Vives of Glendon, and Patricia Ki,Executive Director of Toronto Art Therapy Institute.

Registration for the Summer Institute will open January 13, 2025, and last until June 15, 2025.

To register and learn more, please visit https://www.yorku.ca/research/robarts/robarts-summer-institute/.

Participants will have the option of receiving a certificate of completion.

02/11/2025

Posted • Be sure to register for “AI is Trash: The Environmental Externalities of Machine Learning Tools” with Dr. Anne Pasek, part of the AI Hopes & Fears Speaker Series sponsored by the Trent University Library & Archives.

Dr. Anne Pasek, Canada Research Chair in Media, Culture and the Environment, will discuss how the mass adoption of machine learning tools—particularly generative deep learning algorithms—is exacerbating the environmental impacts of the tech industry. She will explore the unseen material costs of AI, the business strategies driving its hype cycle, and the insufficient attempts to mitigate its harms. A short audience Q&A will follow the presentation.

𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰: AI is Trash: The Environmental Externalities of Machine Learning Tools
𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲 & 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 12:00-1:00 pm
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Online
𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼 & 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://trentu.libcal.com/event/3847946

This talk series runs through Spring 2025, with monthly sessions featuring experts discussing ethics, democracy, social justice, environmental impact, and accessibility in AI. You can see the full lineup and learn more here: https://www.trentu.ca/library/about-us/ai-hopes-fears-speaker-series.

[Alt text: A promotional graphic for the AI Hopes & Fears Series event titled “AI is Trash: The Environmental Externalities of Machine Learning Tools,” featuring Dr. Anne Pasek, with event details, her photo, and an AI-generated image of a futuristic industrial landscape with smoke-emitting factories.]

01/15/2025

Stay following the screening for a Q&A session!

✨ THE MONARCH ULTRA, by Rodney Fuentes, follows a group of runners tracing the migration path of monarch butterflies from Nogojiwanong / Peterborough, Ontario, to Central Mexico in a 4,300-kilometer relay run. Through the grit of 46 ultra-runners and insights from scientists and environmentalists, the film raises awareness about pollinator conservation and the urgent need to protect monarchs.

📅 The Monarch Ultra is screening in person on Friday, January 24, at 10:00 AM at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre. This film is NOT a part of our Virtual Program.

Learn more about this film at: https://reframefilmfestival.ca/film/the-monarch-ultra/

⭐ Production: Monarch Ultra
❤️ Generously supported by School for the Study of Canada - Trent University , Green Up and Youth Leadership in Sustainability - YLS
💗 ReFrame's Rooted & Rising collection is generously supported by David and Patricia Morton and Green Party in Peterborough-Kawartha

01/15/2025

Pleased to be a continuing supporter of the ReFrame Film Festival

✨ THE VOICE OF WATER, by Uapukun Mestokosho McKenzie, is a healing and poetic essay on our intergenerational relationship with water. Uapukun grew up in Ekuanitsh*t on the North Coast of Canada and is passionate about sharing her culture and connection to the land.

📅 The Voice of Water is screening on Sunday, January 26, at 12:00 PM at Showplace Performance Centre. This film is NOT a part of our Virtual Program.

Learn more about this film at: https://reframefilmfestival.ca/film/the-voice-of-water/

⭐Production: Wapikoni mobile https://evenementswapikoni.ca/
❤️ Thank you to our film sponsors: Confederation of the Sisters of St. Joseph - Blue Community and the School for the Study of Canada - Trent University
💗 ReFrame's Rooted and Rising collection is generously supported by David and Patricia Morton, and the Green Party in Peterborough-Kawartha.