Faculty of Arts

Upcoming Conferences and Events

• The Department of Politics presents a lecture and meet and greet with Liberal Leader, Bob Rae.
 
March 9, 2012
10:30-11:30 AM
Faculty and Staff Club, 4th Floor Wesley Hall

Coffee, tea and snacks will be served.



• The Politics Department's 2012 Seminar Series - showcases political concerns on the international stage. All talks are free and open to all.
  
  Dr. Tracy Whalen, Department of Rhetoric, Writing and Communications: "Je t'aime, Papa: Theatricality and Rhetoric's Fifth Canon in Justin Trudeau's Eulogy for his Father, Pierre Elliot Trudeau"
  
  March 9, 2012
  12:30-1:30 PM
  Room 3C12 (Arts Conference Room)
  



• The Sociology Faculty Symposia - a series of lectures hosted by the Department of Sociology which will take place at the Faculty and Staff Club, 4th floor, Wesley Hall
  
  Dr. Ken Fish: "Separation Anxiety: The Human Nature of Environmental Problems"
  
  March 14, 2012
  12:30-1:30 PM
  Faculty and Staff Club
  
  Dr Fish’s research lies at the intersection of classical/contemporary social theory and the sociology of work, with a substantive focus on information, communication and biotechnologies. His work examines the significance of high-tech work for the relation of workers to nature and for their attitudes toward environmental problems. Dr Fish teaches in the areas of sociological theory, work and environment and society at the University of Winnipeg.
  
  
  
• The Real Thing: Theatre and Film Lecture Series 2011-12 - a series of exciting and informative lectures featuring guest speakers from the "real world" of theatre and film.
  
  Chris Hadley and Allison Loat
  IATSE Members, "IATSE for Beginners"
  
  March 14, 2012
  12:30-1:30 PM
  Theatre 1T15 (400 Colony Street)
  
  
  
• The Politics Department's 2012 Seminar Series - showcases political concerns on the international stage. All talks are free and open to all.
  
  Dr. Chris Leo, Department of Politics: "Everyone talks about urban sprawl, but what do they do about it?"
  
  March 16, 2012
  12:30-1:30 PM
  Room 3C12 (Arts Conference Room)
  
  
  
• The Politics Department's 2012 Seminar Series - showcases political concerns on the international stage. All talks are free and open to all.
  
  Dr. Sorpong Peou, Chair, Department of Politics: "The Rise of China and Implications for Global Security"
  
  March 23, 2012
  12:30-1:30 PM
  Room 3C12 (Arts Conference Room)
  
  
  
• The Sociology Faculty Symposia - a series of lectures hosted by the Department of Sociology which will take place at the Faculty and Staff Club, 4th floor, Wesley Hall
  

  Prof. Kelly Gorkoff, Dr. Richard Jochelson, & Dr. Kirsten Kramar

  "The Corporatization of The University" - Prof. Gorkoff; "Freedom of Expression in The University: Pridgen v. University of Calgary (2010)" - Dr. Jochelson; "Judicial Review and University Governance: Lukacs v. University of Manitoba" - Dr. Kramar
  
  

  March 23, 2012
  1:30-4:00 PM
  

  Prof. Gorkoff is completing her PhD in Sociology at Carleton University and teaches in the Criminal Justice Department. Dr Jochelson is an expert in constitutional law and teaches in the Criminal Justice Department. Dr Kramar has published in the areas of obscenity & indecency, infanticide and socio-legal theory. She is the Chair of the Department of Sociology at the University of Winnipeg.
  
  
  

• The Sociology Faculty Symposia - a series of lectures hosted by the Department of Sociology which will take place at the Faculty and Staff Club, 4th floor, Wesley Hall
  
  Dr. Barry Edginton: "Acid in the Architecture: A Case Study in the Phenomenology of Design"
  
  March 28, 2012
  12:30-1:30 PM
  

  Dr Edginton is a leading expert on LSD studies and its use in the design of built environments which are used to house and treat the mentally insane and prisoners. He is the past-Chair of the Department of Sociology at the University of Winnipeg.

  
  

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