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...
UNB-Maine collaboration connects high schoolers to hands-on archaeology
Brad Ackerson
Posted: November 14, 2019 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Research , Faculty , Student , Arts , Departmental
UNB Department of Anthropology faculty member Dr. Gabe Hrynick and his colleagues have been working to address the growing problem of archaeological losses resulting from rising sea levels through a collaborative project between UNB, Cobscook Community Learning Center (CCLC), and the University of Maine’s Maine Midden Minders project. This project aims to train local communities and students to monitor the degradation of shell middens in their area, collect data, and report back to...
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....
Dr. Gary Waite receives inaugural research excellence award
Tabatha Armstrong
Posted: December 4, 2018 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Spotlight , Research , Faculty , Arts , Departmental
Dr. Gary Waite, Professor of History, received the inaugural University of New Brunswick Award for Excellence in Research at UNB’s 64th Convocation held October 18th, 2018.This new award promotes and celebrates intellectual inquiry and discovery. Initiated by a gift from Dr. Friedrich (Fritz) Grein, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, the UNB Award for Excellence in Research honours faculty for their “outstanding research, scholarly, or creative achievements at the University of New...
Anthropology Graduate Students
Tabatha Armstrong
Posted: September 4, 2018 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Student , Departmental , Arts , Research
MA Candidates Natassja Brien (BA Honours, B.Sc. Honours, University of Manitoba) Supervisor: Dr. Amy Scott Natassja is an M.IDST student working on interdisciplinary research in Anthropology and Biology. Her research focuses on identifying signatures of stress in ancient DNA. Melissa Chinaka (BA Honours Midlands State University, MA Central European University) Supervisor: Dr. Susan Blair Melissa finished her first MA in Cultural Heritage Studies from Central European University in...
Say Hello to Dr Stefanie Kennedy
Fredericton Arts
Posted: August 22, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Spotlight , Faculty , Departmental , News , Research , Arts
Dr. Stefanie Kennedy, Assistant Professor in History Dr. Stefanie Kennedy is joining our History Department from the University of Toronto. Her main research areas include Caribbean and Atlantic World History; History of Slavery; History of Disability. So far her favourite part of Fredericton is the Boyce Farmers Market on Saturday mornings. In her spare time you might catch her doing some nifty needle felting of feminist-themed tea cozies!She is currently working on a digital humanities...
Meet Dr David Hofmann
Fredericton Arts
Posted: August 16, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Departmental , Spotlight , Research , Faculty
Meet Dr. David Hofmann, Assistant Professor in Sociology BIO & RESEARCH AREAS Dr. David Hofmann is joining UNB from the State University of New York (SUNY) Polytechnic in Utica, NY where he was an assistant professor of sociology/criminology. His main research interests include terrorism and political violence, charismatic leadership, right-wing extremism, apocalyptical and millenarian groups, and criminal & illicit networks. When he's not busy delving into these topics he is an avid...
Visiting McCain Scholar Chen-Fen Chen studies elder care and migrant care-givers
Fredericton Arts
Posted: April 7, 2016 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News , Departmental , Research , Faculty
Dr. Chen-Fen Chen is a Harrison McCain Foundation Visiting Professor here at UNB. Dr. Chen is from Taiwan, where she is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Welfare, at the Chinese Culture University. She is also the President of the Taiwanese Association of Family Caregivers. Camille Coulombe chatted with her about her research in care-giving in February. How has your stay at UNB been so far? It's been pretty good! Although your weather is very different! In Taiwan, we don't...
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...
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...
Arts Research Abroad Irish Historian Dr Peter Gray visits UNB
Fredericton Arts
Posted: November 12, 2015 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: News , Arts , Spotlight , Research , Faculty
The Fredrik and Catherine Eaton Visitorship Award enables researchers to expand their projects internationally by supporting exchanges between the University of New Brunswick and Queen's University Belfast (QUB). Dr. Peter Gray, Professor of Modern Irish History at QUB, recently visited UNB to continue his research on the impacts of The Great Famine. Dr. Gray shared some thoughts on his research and exchange before heading back to Ireland. Can you provide some background on how you became a...
Arts Research Abroad Eaton Visitorship takes Dr Joanne Wright to Queen s University Belfast
Fredericton Arts
Posted: October 5, 2015 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Research , Spotlight , Arts , Faculty , News
Dr. Joanne Wright, Professor of Political Science & Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts, is a recipient of the Fredrik and Catherine Eaton Visitorship Award. This Visitorship has taken her across the ocean to Queen's University Belfast (QUB), Northern Ireland. Read this brief interview to learn more about the specifics of Dr. Wright's research projects and why Northern Ireland and New Brunswick offer a compelling comparison for the study of reproductive rights and abortion politics. Please...