Summer 2026 News at the College of Arts

Check out what our faculty at the College of Arts have been up to.

From exciting projects to new publications, read more about their work and connect with us to learn more about the College of Arts.

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School of Culture, Media and Society

Amber Gazso, Professor, published the article Only ever mothers? Or other than mothers? Ambivalence and ‘good’ mothering on welfare in Ontario, Canada, examining how welfare policies reinforce social and economic vulnerabilities for mothers while shaping expectations around “good” mothering. Read article

Darren Blakeborough, Associate Professor, Media and Communication Studies, appeared as a guest expert on the 2 Drinks In podcast discussing the film Train to Busan. The professor also interviewed filmmaker Matt Johnson and director Patrick Brice for the Chilliwack Independent Film Festival Podcast, discussing filmmaking, storytelling, and creative process.

Michael Corman, Associate Professor, Sociology, was an invited speaker at the Post-Secondary Employers’ Association Sector Benefits Program Conference, presenting Beyond Mindfulness: Structural Wellness, which explored structural approaches to wellbeing in post-secondary environments.

Political Science

Simon Lambek, Assistant Professor, published the sole-authored article The Meta-Representative Claim in Contemporary Political Theory. The professor also participated in the launch of What’s In the Hat?: Laughing Matters, a new video podcast and television series developed through posAbilities, the Social Media Fellowship, and TELUS STORYHIVE. The project highlights creators with disabilities engaging academics and experts in conversations around humour, accessibility, and inclusion.

Criminology and Criminal Justice

Amanda McCormick, Associate Professor, served as a panelist on the Coroner’s Intimate Partner Violence Death Review, which provided recommendations for addressing intimate partner violence in British Columbia. The professor also delivered two presentations at the 16th Annual Network to Eliminate Violence in Relationships Conference, focusing on access to medical-forensic exams and stakeholder knowledge of forensic nursing and medical-forensic examinations.

Carlos Ponce, Associate Professor, co-authored the article ‘You got a problem?’: Arguments in traffic stops in the US and El Salvador and the implications for police procedural justice with P. Shon in International Criminology.

Irwin Cohen, Associate Professor; Amanda McCormick, Associate Professor; Carlos Ponce, Associate Professor; Kevin Burk, Assistant Professor; and Karine Descormiers, Assistant Professor, presented a panel on academic and police partnerships at the Canadian Association of Police Educators Conference in New Westminster, BC.

Philosophy

Joseph Carew, Instructor, co-edited The Palgrave Schelling Handbook with Sean McGrath and Kyla Bruff. The volume brings together 28 chapters by international scholars examining the thought, influence, and legacy of Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling. Carew also authored a chapter on Schelling and Hegel and translated several chapters from German. View publication

Psychology

Nicole Sulimani, Honours Student; Alexis van Hunenstijn, Directed Studies Student; and Andrea Albonico, Assistant Professor, co-authored the article Recognition of real and artificial intelligence-generated faces, investigating how people distinguish between real and AI-generated faces. Read article