College of the Humanities
The Rose Maguire Annual Lecture 2013-2014: Tyranny: A New Interpretation
Waller R. Newell, Carleton University
Thursday, January 30, 2014, 6:00-8:00 pm
Paterson 303
Reception to Follow
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Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
Founders Seminar
Social learning for collective action on climate change – A critical assessment based on evidence from Africa
Dr. Blane Harvey
Friday January 31, 2014, 2:30 – 4:30 pm
303 Paterson Hall
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Department of English Language and Literature
Research Talks: Nabokov, Pushkin, Shakespeare and the Cosmopolitan Ideal
Dana Dragunoiu, Department of English Language and Literature, Carleton University
Friday, January 31, 2014, 2:30 – 4:30 pm
1811 Dunton Tower
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Co-sponsorship by Department of Law and Legal Studies and the Criminalization and Punishment Education Project
Colloquium
First Nations, Social Inequality, the Prison System and Women’s Struggles in Canada
Paula Sherman, Associate Professor, Program Director, PhD Program in Indigenous Studies, Trent University & Kim Pate, Executive Director, Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies
Friday, January 31, 2014, 2:30 pm
Q&A will follow talks
A720 Loeb
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School of Linguistics and Language Studies
Textual Standardization and the “Common Language” of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Dr. Patty A. Kelly
Monday, February 3, 2014, 4:45 pm
2017 Dunton Tower
Invitation to all faculty, staff and students
School for Studies in Art and Culture – Film Studies
Hitomi Kamanaka, internationally acclaimed documentary filmmaker will spend a one-week residency at Carleton University, from Monday, February 3 to Thursday, February 6, 2014.
The residency will feature a main screening along with additional classroom screenings and discussions.
Main Screening: Ashes to Honey: Toward a Sustainable Future (2010, 135 min.) on Wednesday, February 5th, 2:30pm-5:30pm in 100 St. Patrick’s Building.
Additional Classroom Screenings:
Monday, February 3, 11:30 -2:30 pm, 412 St. Patrick’s Building. Screening: Hibakusha: At the End of the World (2003, 116 min.)
Tuesday, February 4, 11:30 – 1:30 pm, 472 St. Patrick’s Building. Screening: Survive from Internal Radiation Exposure (2012, 80 min.)
Tuesday, February 4, 2:30 – 5:30 pm, 417 St. Patrick’s Building. Screening: Rokkasho Rhapsody (2006, 118 min.)
Thursday, February 6, 10:30 -11:30 pm, 435 St. Patrick’s Building. Screening: Money Go Around Michael Ende (2000, 50 min.)
Director Hitomi Kamanaka will be present at all screenings. Everyone is invited. Arrive early as space may be limited in the classrooms.
More information: please contact Professor Mitsuyo Wada-Marciano, 613-520-2600 x 1678.
Institute of African Studies
Brownbag Seminar Series
The Adventures of Akpos the Maverick: Street Stories, Humor, and the Nigerian Digital Imaginary”
Dr. Nduka Otiono Carleton University, Banting Postdoctoral Fellow
Wednesday, Feb 5, 2014, 1:00- 2:30 pm
433 Paterson Hall, Carleton University
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Department of Philosophy
Bodies for Sale? Global Surrogacy and Reproductive Markets
Public Panel
Chaired by Frances Woolley, Economics, Carleton University
Thursday, February 6, 2014, 5:30 – 7:30pm
Dunton Tower 2017
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College of the Humanities
Humanities Alumni Celebration Lecture and Dinner
Saleema Nawaz (BHum/03), author of one and Bread (House of Anansi Press, 2013)
Saturday, February 8, 2014, Free public reading, reception and book signing, College of Humanities (303 Paterson Hall) 4:00-6:00 pm
BHUM Alumni Reunion Dinner (requires registration) Bakers Restaurant (Unicentre), 6:00-9:00 pm
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School of Canadian Studies
Heritage Conservation Symposium 2014
“Mind the Gap:” Crossing Borders in Heritage and Conservation: In connection with the Herb Stovel Memorial Lecture
Jorge Otero-Pailos, Columbia University
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Lord Elgin Hotel, Ottawa
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