November 2024 Recap
November was packed with events!
Guest Talks
On November 5, we welcomed Prof. Marco Lettieri (University of Puerto Rico), who gave a talk on "Visualizing Dante: Alfonso D'Aragona's Manuscript Edition of the Divine Comedy", and Prof. Julie Sedivy, who joined us for a discussion on "The Language of Being Human".
We also welcomed multi-award-winning Italian author and novelist Melania Mazzucco, who gave a lecture and Q&A session for the class of ITA307 Italian Novels on the Big Screen on November 20.
Prof. Derek Denis gave a talk on Toronto's unique style of English, sharing how the “Toronto accent” has influences from Caribbean, South Asian, East Asian, and Middle Eastern cultures as part of International Education Week on November 21.
Cultural Event
Dr. Xinliang Jiang led the Chinese Drift Lacquered Fan (Qī shàn) Workshop, where participants learned how Qīshàn, the Chinese drift lacquered fan, is created and explored lacquerware artistry with fan-making on November 14.
In the Community
Prof. Ai Taniguchi's l'IMAGE comic series, which features the lives and stories of UTM students and their language experiences, is on display at the Canadian Language Museum. The museum hosted a reception to celebrate the opening of the exhibit at the museum on November 2.
On November 30, Prof. Emily Atkinson, Prof. Rosa Hong, Prof. Mai Ha Vu, and Jester Manansala hosted booths at the Kids' Passport to UTM event, an event for U of T alumni and their families. Mai Ha introduced the community to interesting research, which found that linguistic patterns appeared to exist in the Japanese names of Pokémon, corresponding to the strength, size, and evolution stage of the Pokémon.
