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Goats in America: From Poor Man's Cow to Urban Icon: Tami Parr at Rural History Roundtable

The third Rural History Roundtable presentation of Winter 2026 is Thursday, March 12 from 3:30-5:00pm EST. It will be a virtual event. Presenter: Tami Parr (Author and Historian)  Title: "Goats in America: From the Poor Man's Cow to Urban Icon" All Welcome! For more on the Rural History Roundtable visit: https://www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/roundtable

Studio Art Lecture in Contemporary Art: "Out of the Woods"

Artist Talk Out of the Woods highlights the artist’s distinctive approach to memory, perception, and the unseen forces that shape human relationships. Draney’s paintings unfold in the tension between what is depicted and what is deliberately left blank: figures and objects appear within broad fields of untouched canvas, creating visual spaces where uncertainty, omission, and emotional residue take shape. Central to this series is the figure of the Witiko from Cree folklore—not as a distant monster, but as a metaphor for how empathy...

International Scots Lecture

The Centre for Scottish Studies is pleased to share details for the International Scots Lecture on Monday, 30 March at 3:00pm on Zoom.  Dr. Daniel Arbino (University of Miami Libraries) will present “The desolation of all desolations:” Scottish Shepherds and Imperial Unease in Patagonia. About the Talk... This talk explores the experiences of Scottish shepherds in Patagonia and the Falkland Islands in the late nineteenth century, focusing on the letters of George Anderson and the journals of William Blain. Situating their lives within the...

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