Graduate Students

Sophia Weiqi Li, Winner of the 2025 Best Undergraduate Paper in International Development Studies Prize

admin — Fri, 09 May 2025 14:00:44 +0000

The Institute for the Study of International Development congratulates Sophia Weiqi Li, winner of this year’s Best Undergraduate Paper in International Development Studies Prize. Sophia is a Honours International Development Studies Graduate with minors in French Language, Russian Language, and Urban Studies, and is recognized for her paper entitled When Feminists and Imperialists Link Arms: An Intersectional Case Study of the Russian Invasion in Ukraine.

Welcoming Eduardo Romero Dianderas

admin — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 13:35:54 +0000

The Institute for the Study of International Development is pleased to welcome Eduardo Romero Dianderas to its full time academic staff.

Eduardo Romero Dianderas is an Assistant Professor at the Institute for the Study of International Development, 91ֱ��. He holds a PhD in Sociocultural Anthropology from Columbia University (2022) and specializes in the study of media technologies, technical infrastructures, and global environmental governance in Latin America.

Two Award Winners at ISID!

admin — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 20:24:09 +0000

Congratulation to ISID Professors Francesco Amodio and Jacob Blanc! Professor Blanc was awarded H. Noel Fieldhouse Award for Distinguished Teaching by the Faculty of Arts, and Professor Amodio was awarded the Faculty of Arts Distinction in Research Award.

Congratulations to Dr. Alex Ketchum for being one of eleven 91ֱ�� researchers honoured by the Royal Society of Canada

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 15:04:39 +0000

On September 4, the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) announced its 2025 cohort of Fellows and Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Among the eleven 91ֱ�� researchers recognized this year is Dr. Alex Ketchum.

Refugee Governance in the Arab World: The International Refugee Regime and Global Politics

admin — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 18:48:18 +0000

A guest lecture by Professor Tamirace Fakhoury of Tufts University.

Co-sponsored with the 91ֱ�� Refugee Research Group.

Undoing Nothing: Waiting for Asylum, Struggling for Relevance

admin — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 18:50:44 +0000

A guest lecture by Professor Paolo Boccagni of Trento University.

Co-sponsored by the 91ֱ�� Refugee Research Group.

Planetary Health as Atmospheric Cultivation: Lessons from Nicaragua's Sugarcane Zone

admin — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 18:56:04 +0000

A guest lecture by Professor Alex Nading of Cornell University.

Climate Migrants as the New Stateless Persons

admin — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:04:53 +0000

A guest lecture by Professor James Hathaway of the University of Michigan.

Co-sponsored by the 91ֱ�� Refugee Research Group and the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism.

The Risks from Breaking the Bridges the UN Built, the Benefits of Saving Them and How to Do That

admin — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:07:04 +0000

A guest lecture by Neil Buhne, Professor of Practice, ISID.

Performance and Place-Making: Collaborative Media Production with Displaced Youth in Iran

admin — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 18:21:11 +0000

A guest lecture by Professor Nat Nesvanderani of Laval University.

Co-sponsored by the Critical Media Lab, the Institute for the Study of International Development, the 91ֱ�� Refugee Research Group and the Department of Anthropology.

NRS Winter term TA positions posted

admin — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 14:58:26 +0000

Winter term positions are posted by October 20th. Application deadline is 14 days after posting.

2025 IGSF Public Lecture with Dr. Ingrid Waldron

admin — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 19:45:01 +0000

Women on the Frontlines: The Fight Against Environmental Racism in Indigenous and Black Communities

Presenter: Dr. Ingrid Waldron, Ph.D.

Faculty of Arts Internship Annual Event

jade.perraudlebouter@mcgill.ca — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 19:15:34 +0000

Faculty of Arts Internship Annual Event
September 17, 2024
5:00-6:30PM
Faculty Club, 3rd Floor

Internship to Career (Offered by YES Employment + Entrepreneurship)

ioannis.dedes@mcgill.ca — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 16:18:15 +0000

Congratulations! You completed your internship and “got your foot in the door”. Now that you are back, how do you take advantage of the opportunity to turn that internship into a promising career?

Internship to Career (Offered by YES Employment + Entrepreneurship)

ioannis.dedes@mcgill.ca — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 16:13:52 +0000