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Research Spotlights

Professors in the Faculty of Arts produce cutting-edge scholarship

They are invested in discovering new ways of seeing and understanding the world. An impressive number of Arts' students are featured as research assistants and collaborators in the discovery and dissemination of research. Our Ideas Factory is buzzing with creative and scholarly pursuits. They study issues of youth and the labour movement, literature and diaspora, the environment and urban sustainability, criminal justice and policing, world banking and finance, as well as post-traumatic stress and music cognition to name but a few.

While we take great pride in city and community-building efforts, the Faculty of Arts at TMU has a reach that touches the world. Globally, our faculty members are engaging in scholarly initiatives in areas such as social justice and economic liberalization in India; climate change in the Arctic; Canadian World War I resilience captured in Art; environmental governance in sub-Saharan Africa; globalization and food security; and special education services for students in the Bahamas.

Data Colonialism in Canada's Chemical Valley

This Yellowhead report is about the relationship between the petrochemical industry in Ontario’s Chemical Valley and Aamjiwnaang First Nation. Read more. (external link) 

Introducing the 2023-24 Geoffrey F. Bruce Graduate Fellows in Canadian Freshwater Policy

The 2023-24 Geoffrey F. Bruce Graduate Fellows in Canadian Freshwater Policy

The Geoffrey F. Bruce Fellowship is designed to generate research recommendations that shape public policy related to freshwater resources in Canada. Read more about the 2023-24 Fellows.

Professor Christopher Wellen
Professor Christopher Wellen

Department of Geography and Environmental Studies

Professor Colleen Derkatch
Professor Colleen Derkatch

Department of English

Professor Hyacinth Simpson
Professor Hyacinth Simpson

Department of English

Professor Michael McGregor
Professor Michael McGregor

Department of Politics and Public Administration

Professor Tae Hart

Professor Tae Hart
Department of Psychology

Criminal Justice Firsts
Criminal Justice Firsts

A teaching and research resoure project documenting Indigenous and racialized individuals who were among the first to enter policing, corrections, legal practice and the judiciary. Co-Directors: Anne-Marie Singh and Mandissa Arlain. Explore the project.

Cash Back- A Yellowhead Institute Red Paper
Cash Back

A Yellowhead Institute Red Paper about the value of Indigenous lands and about restitution from the perspective of stolen wealth. Read the report (external link) .