In a lecture on her award-winning book, Erin Tolley (University of Toronto) argues that race influences electoral news coverage and politics in Canada.  Tolley shows that racial minority politicians receive

Vedran Grahovac, a PhD candidate in the Department of Philosophy, will defend his thesis on "The Promise of Circularity in Husserl's Phenomenological Investigations." His advisor is Prof. Andrew Bailey and

Conductor Henry Janzen and the University of Guelph Chamber Ensemble perform a free recital. Everyone welcome. MacKinnon Building, Room 107

With an emphasis on Venezuela, Ecuador and Bolivia, Donald Kingsbury (U of T) explores the political turbulence in the developing world as a result of the global north's call for a post-carbon capitalism. Kingsbury will discuss how economic crises, protests and the reemergence of regional and domestic right-wing politics pose new challenges for social missions

SOFAM's talented Applied Music students perform a semester-end recital.  Free concert, everyone welcome. MacKinnon Building, Room 107

The Al Gorman Quartet perform jazz music inspired by the North.  Free concert, everyone welcome. Donations are gratefully accepted. MacKinnon Building, Room 107

The Millennial Malcontent: University of Guelph's School of English and Theatre Studies stages new hipster satire by award-winning playwright Erin Shields. This year's main stage production is directed by Prof.

Renowned mezzo-soprano Krisztina Szabó and pianist Anna Ronai perform works related to the beauty of autumn colours. Free concert, everyone welcome. Donations are gratefully accepted. MacKinnon Building, Room 107.

Cellist Elinor Frey will perform Bach's Suites and a newly commissioned work, Ricercar. Free concert, everyone welcome. Donations are gratefully accepted. MacKinnon Building, Room 107.

Enjoy passionate Spanish guitar music with Juno nominee Johannes Linstead and special guest Geoff Hlibka. Free concert, everyone welcome. Donations are gratefully accepted. MacKinnon Building, Room 107.

Director Carey Russell is bringing his mini-films "Tibetan Stories" to U of G. Join us for this free screening, open to everyone. The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with Carey Russell. "Tibetan Stories" is a documentary web-series created to explore the lives and values of contemporary Tibetan refugees. Particularly in the western

Join the magnificent Penderecki String Quartet for a concert of string quartet masterworks from Canada and Norway. Free concert, everyone welcome. MacKinnon Building, Room 107

Jason Wilson & The Perennials combine reggae with the improvisational sensibility of jazz and layered with storytelling in the Scottish folk tradition. For more information, visit www.uoguelph.ca/sofam/events MacKinnon Building, Room 107

Soprano Sarah Marie Kramer and pianist Carl Phillipe Gionet present works by composers who lived and worked throughout the Romantic period of the Imperial City of Vienna. Free 50-minute concert. Everyone welcome. MacKinnon Building, Room 107

The fall 2017 Thursday At Noon Concert Series kicks off with Araz Salek on tar and Pedram Khavazamini on tombak, performing classical Iranian music infused with rhythmically free and modally

The Thursday at Noon Concert Series resumes Sept. 15 with a performance by David Virelles, a New York City-based Cuban pianist, featuring a selection of his compositions. Doors open at 11:45 a.m. Virelles is also

Prof. David Welch, chair of global security at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and professor of political science at the University of Waterloo, presents "The Psychology of Territorial Disputes: Cases from East Asia." Location: MacKinnon Building, Room 224

This global roots project draws from the deep and varied wells of the reggae canon, the Scottish and English folk revival, and New York City bebop. The result is a