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Dix-neuvième journée / Douzième colloque annuel d’études coptes

Conference in French only.

Ottawa, June 19-22, 2019

Co-parrainé par : École pour les études de l’art et de la culture, Centre pour l’étude de l’Islam, Institut d'études des femmes et du genre Pauline Jewett, Institut d’études africaines, Programme de baccalauréat en études globales et internationales et Département de sociologie et d’anthropologie de l’Université Carleton, Faculté de théologie et Bibliothèque Allie de l’Université Saint-Paul, Faculté des arts et Département d’études anciennes et de sciences des religions de l’Université d’Ottawa, Société canadienne pour les études coptes et Association francophone de coptologie.

Did you know .....

1. that as part of this year's Brain Health Awareness Week, the University of Ottawa launched its new Academy of Mindfulness and Contemplative Studies?

2. that Dr. Anne Vallely, a professor in Religious Studies, teaches  AHL1100 Mindfulness, Contemplation & the Search for Meaning with Dr. André Vellino (Information Studies)?

Dr. Karin Schlapbach was awarded the Mary White Prize for Best Article in Phoenix for 2015 for her article “Music and Meaning in Longus’ Daphnis and Chloe: The Inset Tales in Their Performative Settings” (Phoenix 69.1-2, 79-99).

Former SRS graduate student Shelly Colette received the prestigious Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza New Scholar Award for her article entitled "Eroticizing Eve: A Narrative Analysis of Eve Images in Fashion Magazine Advertising", published in the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion.

Shelly Colette graduated with a PhD in 2012 under the direction of Dr. Pierluigi Piovanelli.

Former CLA graduate student Caroline Bélanger (graduated in 2014) has just been awarded the Commission on Graduate Studies in the Humanities Prize of 2015 (an annual prize in recognition of an outstanding master's thesis). Caroline’s thesis was entitled Aspects of Solinus' Collectanea rerum memorabiliumm. Her supervisor was Dr. Karin Schlapbach.

Mélanie Houle, a PhD candidate in Religious Studies, recieves an Honourable Mention.

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Do you think that university courses are all alike? Think again! Our teachers are full of imagination and creativity, and many of them stand out, captivating students with extraordinary courses! In the coming weeks, The Gazette will publish a series of articles about these amazing teachers and the awesome courses that they offer on campus.   - The Gazette

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Dr. Emma Anderson was interviewed about dark history behind St. Valentine's Day by two CBC radio shows, namely the Information Radio Show of CBC Manitoba and the Midday Cafe Show of CBC Whitehorse.

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Dr. Jitse Dijkstra was interviewed by Dr. Schuldenrein on the show Indiana Jones: Myth, Reality and 21st Century Archaeology broadcast live on the VoiceAmerica Variety Channel. Dr. Dijkstra spoke about the Jewish Community of Elephantine in the 5^th Century BCE.

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Michel J. Gardaz, professor in the Department of Classics and Religious Studies, was awarded the prix littéraire Jacques-Poirier — Outaouais 2014 for his book entitled Histoire d’une réincarnation : Sur la route des derviches, published by Éditions Rouge. This award is accompanied by a $1,500 prize.