2020 Public Scholars blog
The 2020-21 Public Scholars engaged with one of the most challenging years in recent memory. “The Covid Cohort” tackled some of the biggest issues of the day, including QAnon and online conspiracies, the global shift to a virtual workplace and its consequences, and how higher education must redefine itself to meet the needs of a new world.
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Going to the Moon? Take a sketchpad with you Bettina Forget explores drawing at the intersection of art and science Read more -
A war has been raging on the obesity epidemic, but what does it really mean? In this chapter from forthcoming graphic novel Shrink, PhD candidate Rachel Thomas dives into how the fat body became problematized in medicine and culture. Read more -
In a chapter excerpt from her upcoming graphic novel, Shrink, Public Scholar Rachel Thomas explores concepts of the female body, weight and self-identity. Read more -
As the Fall term begins, Public Scholar Isabelle Guillard explores the art of teaching art online. Read more -
Sylvie Ouellette takes us on a tour of the complex worlds within us. Read more
