Interdisciplinary project, 鈥淭oppling Monuments: Colonial Trauma, Justice, Heritage, and Restorative Healing鈥, led by Christine Sypnowich, awarded funding from the NFRF

The interdisciplinary project, 鈥淭oppling Monuments: Colonial Trauma, Justice, Heritage, and Restorative Healing鈥, was awarded funding from the 2020 Exploration competition, a program that encourages scholars to take risks, and that fosters discoveries and innovations that could have significant impacts on our world.

Political Philosophy Reading Group: Anca Gheaus (Central European University)

Date

Monday June 21, 2021
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Location

Queen's University, Zoom

Faculty and graduate students are welcome to join, over Zoom, the upcoming meeting of the Political Philosophy Reading Group, to discuss a paper by guest Anca Gheaus (Central European University), titled, "State neutrality and the dismantling of the gendered division of labour".

Further details, as well as Anca's paper, will be circulated via email. For more information, contact Christine Sypnowich (christine.sypnowich@queensu.ca).

Political Philosophy Reading Group: Jordan MacKenzie (Virginia Tech)

Date

Monday May 31, 2021
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Location

Queen's University, Zoom

Faculty and graduate students are welcome to join, over Zoom, the upcoming meeting of the Political Philosophy Reading Group, to discuss a paper by Jordan MacKenzie (Virginia Tech): "Survivor Guilt".

Further details, as well as Jordan's paper, will be circulated via email. For more information, contact Christine Sypnowich (christine.sypnowich@queensu.ca).

Political Philosophy Reading Group: Harry Brighouse (Wisconsin)

Date

Monday May 17, 2021
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Location

Queen's University, Zoom

Faculty and graduate students are welcome to join, over Zoom, the upcoming meeting of the Political Philosophy Reading Group, to discuss a paper by Harry Brighouse (Wisconsin): "What鈥檚 wrong with tuition-free public higher education?".

Further details, as well as Harry's paper, will be circulated via email. For more information, contact Christine Sypnowich (christine.sypnowich@queensu.ca).

Philosophy undergrad Alex Dawson starts 鈥淔ur Free Katarokwi鈥

Inspired by studying philosophy at 黑料吃瓜资源, Alex Dawson (philosophy undergraduate, class of 2020) has started the Kingston anti-fur group, 鈥淔ur Free Katarokwi鈥, whose goal is the disruption and abolition of the manufacture and sale of fur in the Kingston-Katarokwi region. Says Alex: 鈥淪tudying philosophy at Queen's 鈥 pried open my sphere of moral concern to include the suffering of those in distant locations, future generations and non-human animals鈥.

Weekly movement classes for all Queen's philosophers

Date

Wednesday May 26, 2021
9:00 am - 10:00 am

Location

Queen's University, Zoom

The Philosophy Department is sponsoring free, Weekly Movement Classes, every Wednesday at 1pm until the end of May, 2021. This class will be live on Zoom. Keep your camera off, or turn it on for an interactive experience. The Zoom link will be shared via email.

This will be a a mid-week dance-based body refresh 鈥 no dance or movement experience required. Together (with a sense of humour about it all) we鈥檒l move through easy-to-follow sequences set to energetic music. Throughout this session you鈥檒l increase your range of motion, challenge your stamina, build strength and learn a couple humility-affirming dance moves along the way. You鈥檒l be encouraged to customize your workout with modifications offered to amp up or tone down any exercise to suit your personal needs. Make this class a routine and you鈥檒l feel energized, toned, bright and connected to your body! 

Our instructor, Alyssa Martin, is an award winning choreographer, director and educator. She is the Artistic Director of surrealist dance theatre company, , a creative home she founded in 2012. Her creations blur the lines of theatre, dance and comedy in mischievous conversation with her modern dance antecedents. She has toured her work internationally, working in residence at art centres including The Banff Centre, Stratford Festival Lab, The National Ballet of Canada and Canadian Stage. She most recently premiered a feature length experimental film, Bin Chicken, a commission for Toronto Dance Theatre. In addition to choreography, Alyssa works as a movement educator with people of all ages and experiences. She teaches Pilates and Dance Synergy at , Dance and Musical Theatre in the Performance Department at Ryerson University, Creative Composition at George Brown College鈥檚 Dance Program and has guest taught within Laurier University鈥檚 Opera Department. She also leads 鈥淣ONDance鈥 workshops for the Rock Bottom community. She holds her Pilates Mat and Reformer Certification (earned under the mentorship of Leslie Parker) as well as her BFA in Performance Dance from Ryerson University. She has supplemented her training with workshops in dance, movement and creative process in Montreal, New York, Berlin and Vienna. She approaches all that she does with a sense of play and places priority on the wellbeing of the individuals she is moving alongside!  Alyssa鈥檚 very excited to be leading these classes for 黑料吃瓜资源 philosophers!

Mid Week Move Poster (JPEG 400KB)   黑料吃瓜资源 Alyssa (JPEG 411KB)

Weekly movement classes for all Queen's philosophers

Date

Wednesday May 19, 2021
9:00 am - 10:00 am

Location

Queen's University, Zoom

The Philosophy Department is sponsoring free, Weekly Movement Classes, every Wednesday at 1pm until the end of May, 2021. This class will be live on Zoom. Keep your camera off, or turn it on for an interactive experience. The Zoom link will be shared via email.

This will be a a mid-week dance-based body refresh 鈥 no dance or movement experience required. Together (with a sense of humour about it all) we鈥檒l move through easy-to-follow sequences set to energetic music. Throughout this session you鈥檒l increase your range of motion, challenge your stamina, build strength and learn a couple humility-affirming dance moves along the way. You鈥檒l be encouraged to customize your workout with modifications offered to amp up or tone down any exercise to suit your personal needs. Make this class a routine and you鈥檒l feel energized, toned, bright and connected to your body! 

Our instructor, Alyssa Martin, is an award winning choreographer, director and educator. She is the Artistic Director of surrealist dance theatre company, , a creative home she founded in 2012. Her creations blur the lines of theatre, dance and comedy in mischievous conversation with her modern dance antecedents. She has toured her work internationally, working in residence at art centres including The Banff Centre, Stratford Festival Lab, The National Ballet of Canada and Canadian Stage. She most recently premiered a feature length experimental film, Bin Chicken, a commission for Toronto Dance Theatre. In addition to choreography, Alyssa works as a movement educator with people of all ages and experiences. She teaches Pilates and Dance Synergy at , Dance and Musical Theatre in the Performance Department at Ryerson University, Creative Composition at George Brown College鈥檚 Dance Program and has guest taught within Laurier University鈥檚 Opera Department. She also leads 鈥淣ONDance鈥 workshops for the Rock Bottom community. She holds her Pilates Mat and Reformer Certification (earned under the mentorship of Leslie Parker) as well as her BFA in Performance Dance from Ryerson University. She has supplemented her training with workshops in dance, movement and creative process in Montreal, New York, Berlin and Vienna. She approaches all that she does with a sense of play and places priority on the wellbeing of the individuals she is moving alongside!  Alyssa鈥檚 very excited to be leading these classes for 黑料吃瓜资源 philosophers!

Mid Week Move Poster (JPEG 400KB)   黑料吃瓜资源 Alyssa (JPEG 411KB)

Weekly movement classes for all Queen's philosophers

Date

Wednesday May 12, 2021
9:00 am - 10:00 am

Location

Queen's University, Zoom

The Philosophy Department is sponsoring free, Weekly Movement Classes, every Wednesday at 1pm until the end of May, 2021. This class will be live on Zoom. Keep your camera off, or turn it on for an interactive experience. The Zoom link will be shared via email.

This will be a a mid-week dance-based body refresh 鈥 no dance or movement experience required. Together (with a sense of humour about it all) we鈥檒l move through easy-to-follow sequences set to energetic music. Throughout this session you鈥檒l increase your range of motion, challenge your stamina, build strength and learn a couple humility-affirming dance moves along the way. You鈥檒l be encouraged to customize your workout with modifications offered to amp up or tone down any exercise to suit your personal needs. Make this class a routine and you鈥檒l feel energized, toned, bright and connected to your body! 

Our instructor, Alyssa Martin, is an award winning choreographer, director and educator. She is the Artistic Director of surrealist dance theatre company, , a creative home she founded in 2012. Her creations blur the lines of theatre, dance and comedy in mischievous conversation with her modern dance antecedents. She has toured her work internationally, working in residence at art centres including The Banff Centre, Stratford Festival Lab, The National Ballet of Canada and Canadian Stage. She most recently premiered a feature length experimental film, Bin Chicken, a commission for Toronto Dance Theatre. In addition to choreography, Alyssa works as a movement educator with people of all ages and experiences. She teaches Pilates and Dance Synergy at , Dance and Musical Theatre in the Performance Department at Ryerson University, Creative Composition at George Brown College鈥檚 Dance Program and has guest taught within Laurier University鈥檚 Opera Department. She also leads 鈥淣ONDance鈥 workshops for the Rock Bottom community. She holds her Pilates Mat and Reformer Certification (earned under the mentorship of Leslie Parker) as well as her BFA in Performance Dance from Ryerson University. She has supplemented her training with workshops in dance, movement and creative process in Montreal, New York, Berlin and Vienna. She approaches all that she does with a sense of play and places priority on the wellbeing of the individuals she is moving alongside!  Alyssa鈥檚 very excited to be leading these classes for 黑料吃瓜资源 philosophers!

Mid Week Move Poster (JPEG 400KB)   黑料吃瓜资源 Alyssa (JPEG 411KB)

Weekly movement classes for all Queen's philosophers

Date

Wednesday May 5, 2021
9:00 am - 10:00 am

Location

Queen's University, Zoom

The Philosophy Department is sponsoring free, Weekly Movement Classes, every Wednesday at 1pm until the end of May, 2021. This class will be live on Zoom. Keep your camera off, or turn it on for an interactive experience. The Zoom link will be shared via email.

This will be a a mid-week dance-based body refresh 鈥 no dance or movement experience required. Together (with a sense of humour about it all) we鈥檒l move through easy-to-follow sequences set to energetic music. Throughout this session you鈥檒l increase your range of motion, challenge your stamina, build strength and learn a couple humility-affirming dance moves along the way. You鈥檒l be encouraged to customize your workout with modifications offered to amp up or tone down any exercise to suit your personal needs. Make this class a routine and you鈥檒l feel energized, toned, bright and connected to your body! 

Our instructor, Alyssa Martin, is an award winning choreographer, director and educator. She is the Artistic Director of surrealist dance theatre company, , a creative home she founded in 2012. Her creations blur the lines of theatre, dance and comedy in mischievous conversation with her modern dance antecedents. She has toured her work internationally, working in residence at art centres including The Banff Centre, Stratford Festival Lab, The National Ballet of Canada and Canadian Stage. She most recently premiered a feature length experimental film, Bin Chicken, a commission for Toronto Dance Theatre. In addition to choreography, Alyssa works as a movement educator with people of all ages and experiences. She teaches Pilates and Dance Synergy at , Dance and Musical Theatre in the Performance Department at Ryerson University, Creative Composition at George Brown College鈥檚 Dance Program and has guest taught within Laurier University鈥檚 Opera Department. She also leads 鈥淣ONDance鈥 workshops for the Rock Bottom community. She holds her Pilates Mat and Reformer Certification (earned under the mentorship of Leslie Parker) as well as her BFA in Performance Dance from Ryerson University. She has supplemented her training with workshops in dance, movement and creative process in Montreal, New York, Berlin and Vienna. She approaches all that she does with a sense of play and places priority on the wellbeing of the individuals she is moving alongside!  Alyssa鈥檚 very excited to be leading these classes for 黑料吃瓜资源 philosophers!

Mid Week Move Poster (JPEG 400KB)   黑料吃瓜资源 Alyssa (JPEG 411KB)