Fredericton Faculty of Arts

A Message from the Dean of Arts

Faculty of Arts

Posted: March 24, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Events , Faculty , Other , News , Spotlight , Arts , Student , Research


A Message from the Dean of Arts, Joanne Wright Greetings to UNB alumni readers!   As Dean of the Faculty of Arts on the Fredericton campus, it brings me great to pleasure to share a few updates on exciting initiatives, achievements, and changes in the Faculty of Arts that have taken place over the 2022-2023 academic year.   The 2022-2023 academic year offered new challenges and opportunities to our faculty community. While the effects of the pandemic continue to be felt...

Read the full post →


2021-22 Dean's list dinner to celebrate 257 students and feature CBC's Julia Wright as guest speaker

Tabatha Armstrong

Posted: November 18, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: Student , Events , Other , Arts


Julia Wright, Credit: CBC 2019   The Faculty of Arts will be hosting a dinner in celebration of Dean's List students and award recipients on November 30th. The annual in person event had been put on hold during the pandemic. The Faculty is delighted to be able to gather in person again to celebrate the achievements of our students. An outstanding number of students succeeded in making the Dean's List in 2021-2022. This year's dinner will celebrate 257 students and over 70 departmental...

Read the full post →


Five Frightening Films from Atlantic Canada to Check Out

Tabatha Armstrong

Posted: October 29, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Arts , Departmental , Other , Opinion



Looking for locally sourced scares this Halloween Weekend? Professor Scott Preston, Chair of the Culture and Media Studies department, has put together a list of his top five Atlantic Horror movies streaming now. Pull out the popcorn and get into the spooky season  by checking out the complete linked list below 👻🎃👇 Adrift (2014) From local filmmaker Jared Carney, this genuinely creepy short film was made for the annual Fredericton 48 Hour Film Competition back...

Read the full post →


Congratulations to the 2020 Faculty of Arts Graduating Class

Tabatha Armstrong

Posted: May 28, 2020 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Student , Events , Other , Arts


Read the full post →


Welcome Dr. Claudia Mosquera Rosero-Labbé, Harrison McCain Visiting Professor

Tabatha Armstrong

Posted: February 25, 2019 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: Departmental , Other , Faculty , Arts , Research


Welcome to Dr. Claudia Mosquera Rosero-Labbé, Harrison McCain Visiting Professor The Department of Anthropology and the Faculty of Arts are pleased to welcome Dr. Claudia Mosquera Rosero-Labbé as a Harrison McCain Visiting Professor from January to July 2019. Invited by Dr. Daniel Tubb in the Department of Anthropology, Dr. Mosquera Rosero-Labbé is one of Colombia’s preeminent established Black scholars, and an expert on the African Diaspora in the Black Americas. Dr....

Read the full post →


UNB well represented at 2018 Silver Wave Film Festival

Ty Giffin

Posted: November 26, 2018 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: Student , Arts , Events , Other , Faculty


On Monday, November 26, 2018, Frictive Pictures held a one-time screening of a selection of films by UNB students and alumni that had previously screened at the Silver Wave Film Festival. UNB Faculty of Arts students and alumni made up a huge part of the festival this year. That is truly a testament to the amazing talent and incredible achievement of our students and alumni. The Centre Communautaire Sainte Anne’s theatre was packed with audience members for the three NB shorts...

Read the full post →


Congratulations to the 2018 winners of the Faculty of Arts Awards for Excellence in Teaching

Fredericton Arts

Posted: May 22, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Other , News , Faculty


We would like to congratulate the 2018 winners of the Faculty of Arts Awards for Excellence in Teaching, Neil Cole (Contract Academic Instructor award) and Dr. David Hofmann (full-time faculty award). The Faculty of Arts recognizes and encourages teaching excellence among its full-time faculty members and Contract Academic Instructors by presenting “The Faculty of Arts Award for Excellence in Teaching, for Full-Time Faculty Members” and “The Faculty of Arts Award for...

Read the full post →


Celebrating an Outstanding Career An Interview with Dr Nancy Nason-Clark

Fredericton Arts

Posted: October 11, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Spotlight , Faculty , Other


After 30+ years at UNB, Professor of Sociology Dr. Nancy Nason-Clark will be leaving us for new adventures. Nancy graciously agreed to share some memories and insights from her amazing career. She has also promised to share a few funny stories at her retirement event on October 20th from 5-7pm in the Alumni Memorial Building. Take a moment to learn more about Dr. Nason-Clark as we celebrate her many contributions to our campus and community. Where did your university career begin? Why did you...

Read the full post →


Meet Chad Comeau - Media Artist in Residence

Fredericton Arts

Posted: December 5, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST

Category: News , Other , Arts , Faculty , Departmental


Chad Comeau, Culture and Media Studies, Media Artist in Residence Where are you from? "I'm from an Acadian village in southwest Nova-Scotia, but I've been in New Brunswick for 7 years, and in Fredericton for three." Tell us a bit about your creative interests. "I am mainly interested in the expressive potential of digital games. I like creating games about certain realities or communities (Acadian games, LGBTQ+ game, stuttering game) that leverage the unique properties of interactive games...

Read the full post →


Introducing Comparative Cultural Studies

Fredericton Arts

Posted: June 3, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT

Category: News , Faculty , Other , Departmental , Arts , Student


Dr. Allan Reid - Professor - Comparative Cultural Studies(Specialities: Soviet & Russian literature & literary theory, holocaust literature, and Soviet underground culture & literature)   Dr. Anette Guse - Associate Professor - Comparative Cultural Studies (Specialties: 18th and 20th century German Literature and Culture, German Language Acquisition, Musical Theatre, Opera, and Performing Arts)                                    Keegan Manson-Curry (in the middle) and other students in the...

Read the full post →


Arts Research Abroad Dr Derek Johnston discusses haunting horror and broadcasting during his visit to UNB

Fredericton Arts

Posted: February 8, 2016 4:00:00 AM AST

Category: Other , Spotlight , Research , Arts , News


Derek Johnston, a Fredrik and Catherine Eaton Visitorship Fellow from Queen’s University in Belfast (QUB), Northern Ireland spent some time visiting UNB and Toronto. While in Canada, Dr. Johnston is continuing his research on seasonal broadcasting of horror and supernatural genres. Read this brief interview to learn more about the specifics Dr. Johnston's research and visit to UNB Fredericton. What kind of research were you doing in New Brunswick and Canada? In New Brunswick I was mostly...

Read the full post →


Becoming a Historian Jessica s Experience as an Arts Intern

Fredericton Arts

Posted: December 3, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST

Category: Arts , Other , Research , Spotlight , Student


"The only way to drive ourselves forward is by looking in the rear-view mirror and guessing the best course to take." – Mark Damen Hello Everyone! This will be the first of many future blog posts where I will be sharing my experiences as an Arts Intern at The Milton F. Gregg Center for the Study of War and Society at UNB. This blog series will include reflections on my many adventures at Gregg Centre events as well as comments on my discoveries doing research in the archives, special...

Read the full post →


A Day in the Life of An Intern - Sophia s Internship Experience at the Legislative Office of MLA David Coon

Fredericton Arts

Posted: November 23, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST

Category: Arts , Other , Spotlight , Student


Working for the Green Party has been an extraordinarily rewarding experience for me as a student, and as a young professional. Let me tell you why! We learn in many different ways in our undergraduate studies. We learn in lectures, through course readings, projects, and presentations. For me, the best method of learning is through doing. The Arts Internship has provided me with an opportunity to practice skills and knowledge I have learned in my studies and apply them to important projects....

Read the full post →


Disability as Opportunity Paul Campbell s Journey Back to UNB

Fredericton Arts

Posted: October 8, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Student , Spotlight , Arts , Other


Now that the excitement of Orientation and start of term have passed and you have gotten that first long weekend break out of the way, it might be a good opportunity to reflect on the term so far. Hopefully by now all our new and returning students are getting settled into the rhythm of university studies. For some of you this will be your first set of midterms and papers coming due. That first term can be stressful and students may find they need some additional resources and help to develop...

Read the full post →


The Ability to Give Back Memories of First Year Part 3

Fredericton Arts

Posted: August 21, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Opinion , Student , Spotlight , Arts , Other


And the countdown continues... …less than three weeks until the start of Fall term! Time flies when you're having so much summer fun. This week we will be chatting with Andrew Daley, an Assistive Technologist working with UNB Libraries and a graduate from the Arts faculty (Economics). Andrew generously shared his experiences navigating university as a mature student with a visual disability. Reflect back on a time when students carried around bookbags full of textbooks, access to computers...

Read the full post →


Be a sponge and swallow your fear Memories of First Year Part 2

Fredericton Arts

Posted: August 12, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Spotlight , Other , Arts , Opinion , Student , Faculty


Four weeks to go until... ...the first day of classes! Hard to believe it's only a month away. As we head towards Orientation Week, time travel back to 1998 with us. It was a strange time where you were required to stand in line to register for courses and penny candies were still a thing (pennies were still a thing!!!). Cindy Brown sheds some light on being a first-year then: the hit songs (get ready for some 90s classics), cramming for an exam, being a sponge, and overcoming shyness....

Read the full post →