Events 2018-2019
28 June 2019 Jeremy Dutcher Concert
Frost students had the opportunity to see Jeremy Dutcher in concert in Westben Theatre in Campbellford.
20 June 2019 Graphic Histories Workshop
The Frost Centre was pleased to host two graduates of our PhD in Canadian Studies program to speak about their work as founding members of the Graphic History Collective. The Graphic History Collective is a group of activists, artists, and researchers who combine art and history to promote education and social justice. Sean Carleton is an Assistant Professor at Mount Royal University and member of the Graphic History Collective. Julia Smith is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alberta. Both are graduates of the PhD in Canadian Studies at Trent.
24 May 2019 CAST 6000 Colloquium
4 May 2019 Doors Open Peterborough
Kerr House was proud to be included as a site for visiting during the 2019 Doors Open Peterborough tours
25 April 2019 Public Lecture with Jesse Thistle
21 March 2019 Suds & Speakers
18 March 2019 North at Trent Lecture Series with Shelby Anderson
13 March 2019 Brown Bag Lunch
26 February 2019 North at Trent Lecture series with Jeannette Menzies
26 February 2019 Suds & Speakers
6 February 2019 Kairos Blanket Exercise
In the spirit of fostering truth, understanding, and pathways to decolonization, reconciliation, and well-being in our relations, the Frost Centre encouraged students to participate in a Kairos Blanket Exercise on 6 February 2019, 10am-1pm, in the Senior Common Room in Scott House, Traill Campus. We hope the Blanket Exercise might guide us in moving forward with our endeavours at decolonization and reconciliation within the Frost Centre, as well as in our dealings with other academic units, and we are honoured to have this event facilitated by Ms. Betty Carr-Braint, Cultural Advisor/Counsellor of the First Peoples House of Learning. Lunch will be served.
5 February 2019 ArtSpace with Alice Olsen Williams
29 January 2019 North at Trent Lecture series with Lisa Janz
20 November 2018 North at Trent Lecture Series with Sarah Cox
1 November 2018 Queering the Academy
Join us at Traill for any or all of the three events that are designed for participation by faculty, staff and students in support of the October 28 – November 2, 2018 Queering the Academy campaign spearheaded by TUFA’s Equity committee.
Thursday November 1, 2018
12:00-1:30 Queering your syllabus (brown bag lunch)
Professor Dimitry Anastakis and Doctoral Candidate Derek Newman-Stille share their experiences and recommend some best practices for including the LGBTQ2 community in your course design. Bring your lunch – cookies will be provided!
1:45- 3:00 Queering the Trent Experience
Professors Momin Rahman and Karleen Pendleton Jiménez share their experiences about being queer at Trent, and invite stories from the audience in this informal discussion.
3:15 - 4:30 Queer Idols and Free Snacks: Poster Competition, Exhibition and Social
General collegiality accompanied by food – and an opportunity to cast your ballots to vote for winners in the poster contest.
17 September 2018 Circumpolar Conference hosted by Bondar Fellow
28-31 August 2018 Windy Pine Retreat
Another fabulous kick-off to the new academic year at Windy Pine with our incoming PhD students, and for the first time, our incoming MA students. Terrific food and pleasant conversation within the warm embrace of Windy Pine and its beautiful environs. Foundations for life-long friendships were laid.