College News
SETS Director edition of Eight Men Speak Published by University of Ottawa Press
This volume comprises a reprinting and gloss of the original text of the 1933 Communist play Eight Men Speak. The play was banned by the Toronto police after its first performance, banned by the Winnipeg police shortly thereafter and subsequently banned by the Canadian Post Office.
Philosophy: MA seminar: Subjectivity, Identity and Language
At the 2013 MA Seminar, graduate students in the Department of Philosophy presented papers concerning a range of topics with conclusions relevant to various academic fields. Philosophy majors in their final year were involved as 'guest-commentators'. The conference provided a valuable learning experience for first-year graduate students, providing them an opportunity to engage ideas with both professors and peers in a professional setting. This event took place on Saturday, April 6th, 2013 in the Florence Partridge Room, McLaughlin Library.
Philosophy: 2013 Guelph Lecture in Philosophy: What is Morality?
The 2013 Guelph Lecture in Philosophy, titled "What is morality?", was given by Professor Thomas Scanlon of Harvard University on March 21. The lecture was well attended by a diverse audience of students, faculty and the general public and was followed by a lively question and answer session and a reception. More information on the Guelph Lecture in Philosophy
History: Tri-University History Conference Program is Here!
March 23, 2013 - Best Western Hotel, 716 Gordon Street, Guelph
The Tri-University Conference is a wonderful opportunity for students and faculty to get to know each other, to share ideas, and debate the latest developments in our field. This year, the Tri-University conference will take place at the Best Western Hotel in Guelph. Attached is the preliminary programme which will also be available on the Tri-U website shortly. The theme this year is “New Approaches to History” and our keynote panel features three fantastic historians from the Tri-University campuses:
- Ian Milligan, a recent hire at the University of Waterloo, who writes on youth and labour in the 1960s, and new digital technologies, will give a paper on “Preparing for the Infinite Archive: Social Historians and the Looming Digital Deluge.”
- Amy Milne-Smith, the author of London Clubland: A Cultural History of Gender and Class in late-Victoria Britain (2011) will be speak on “Queensberry’s Misrule: Exploring honour, duty, and the gentleman in late-Victorian Britain.”
- Norman Smith, the author of Resisting Manchukuo: Chinese Women Writers and the Japanese Occupation (2007) will speak on “Sources, Souses and the Writing of Manchurian History.”
Please register online to attend or email Laura Greaves directly lm2greav@uwaterloo.ca. There is no fee for registration. Get the conference program: .pdf
History: Dr. Smith on Alcohol in Manchuria
“So many people think that the Chinese don’t drink and that the only popular intoxicant in Chinese history has been opium,” says Smith. Having attended many social functions in China where alcohol was served, he found it strange that the role of alcohol in Chinese culture has not been the subject of much research. Smith says the Chinese are now consuming alcohol at unprecedented levels due to rising wealth among the middle and upper classes. “It’s front and centre, at least in the northeast,” says Smith. “It’s unthinkable to go to a banquet or many other social functions without people drinking. If you say that you don’t drink, they’ll say, ‘Have a beer.’”
Read the rest of the story @Guelph
History: Scottish Studies Winter 2013 Events
The Centre for Scottish Studies has a busy term planned! We've got lots of exciting events coming up and hope that you can join us. Flyer attached: .pdf
To assist with planning, and to help coordinate space and catering, please RSVP at your earliest convenience to scottish@uoguelph.ca or at www.facebook.com/scottishstudies/events. All events are free to attend unless otherwise noted. Hope to see you there!
Caitlin & Kate ---- Centre for Scottish Studies
History: the newsletter of the department is out...
www.uoguelph.ca/history/newsletterofthedepartment
Happy January!
- Susan Nance (editor)
History: 5 Broken Cameras: MESS at Docurama
For the rest of the Winter 2013 MESS schedule, visit www.uoguelph.ca/history/mess