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September 2023

Jeremy Wiens MA Thesis Defence

MA Thesis Title: "Doing Development Justice:                             Corruption, Non-ideal Theory, and Global Justice"   ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND (in person)

Enchantment at the Edge: Phantom Islands and Mythical Lands at the Atlantic Periphery: Dr. Gareth Roddy - Scottish Studies Virtual Talk

Join the Centre for Scottish Studies online this fall for a series of fascinating lectures focused on Historical Travels in Scotland & Scottish Travellers Abroad, featuring international experts sharing their insights. Registration is free! Voyages to Scotland and Scots Voyaging Abroad: Histories of Travel Featured Speakers:

Remember Bristol and French Cheese: Canadian Cheese in Britain, 1880-1914 - Dr. Colin Coates at Rural History Roundtable

The History Department presents RURAL HISTORY ROUNDTABLE: SPEAKER SERIES FALL 2023 SPONSORED BY The Francis and Ruth Redelmeier Professorship in Rural History Events are in a hybrid format this fall, unless noted otherwise. To register to attend online, visit: https://www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/roundtable or contact: bmendonc@uoguelph.ca

Gryphons Read 2023: Public Talk - What Strange Paradise, Omar El Akkad

What Strange Paradise Omar El Akkad U of G’s annual common reading project – Gryphons Read – celebrates its seventh iteration. This year’s novel is What Strange Paradise, by Egyptian-Canadian author and journalist, Omar El Akkad. It is the story of two children finding their way through a hostile world. But it is also a story of empathy and indifference, of hope and despair – and about the way each of those things can blind us to reality.

The Scottish Inn: Historical and Comparative Perspectives: Prof. Daniel Maudlin, Dr. Vaughn Scribner and Theresa Mackay (moderated by Prof. Kevin James) - Scottish Studies virtual talk

Join the Centre for Scottish Studies online this fall for a series of fascinating lectures focused on Historical Travels in Scotland & Scottish Travellers Abroad, featuring international experts sharing their insights. Registration is free! Voyages to Scotland and Scots Voyaging Abroad: Histories of Travel Featured Speaker:

Gordon Trenbeth's PhD thesis defence

Thesis Title: "Posthuman Labour Solidarity and the Dialectics of Animal Community:                     Confronting the Contradictions of Anthropocentrism Through Cinematic Imaginaries"   ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND (IN PERSON)