Reflections on the Year of (Racial) Reckoning in the University
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The Minoritarian and Black Reason: A Philosophico-Literary Investigation
Colloquium - Speaker Series
Exploring theories about differences between the majoritarian and minoritarian methods of thought, Dr. Odhiambo considers philosophical texts and novels from the early modern and modern periods to examine their various approaches to the problem of representational language. He also discusses how both methods present the Black-figure, and critiques how imagined blackness willfully looks away from the African presence.
Date: February 10, 2021
Time: 1 pm, EST
Fabulatory Function of the Curatorial
Colloquium - Speaker Series
Emelie Chhangur, newly appointed Director and Curator at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, will discuss past work and key ideas around her own curatorial practice, concepts of "in-reach," and what it means to foster an engaged institutional practice.
Date: February 24, 2021
Time: 11:30 am, EST
Alumni Panel & Trivia
Colloquium - Speaker Series
Three recent Cultural Studies graduates will discuss their experiences in the program, their research interests, and how Cultural Studies has shaped their professional work and community engagement.
Date: March 3, 2021
Time: 11:30 am, EST
Extended Technique
Colloquium - Speaker Series
A conversation about collaborating across musical, literary, and visual forms, composing for electronic and acoustic instruments, modular synthesis, and scoring for film.
Date: March 10, 2021
Time: 6:30 pm, EST
GREB Workshop
Colloquium - Speaker Series
Led by Lisa Guenther (Cultural Studies unit Research Ethics Board Chair) and members of the CUST unit REB, this workshop will provide an overview of research ethics and the Queen's University GREB application process.
Date: May 5, 2021
Time: 1 pm, EST
Cultural Studies Movie Night
Colloquium - Speaker Series
BOYS STATE follows a thousand teenage boys attending the Boys State leadership program in Austin, Texas, who come together to build a representative government from the ground up. All coming from different political backgrounds, they navigate the challenges or organizing political parties, finding consensus, and campainging for Governor of Texas, the highest office at Boys State.
Date: May 19, 2021
Time: 8 pm, EST
Postdoc Prep Workshop
Colloquium - Speaker Series
Are you nearing the end of your PhD and unsure of what to do next? Or maybe you are planning to apply to a postdoctoral fellowship, but you're interested in learning more about what options are available to you?.
Date: June 9, 2021
Time: 11:30 am, EST
An Hour of UN/making
Colloquium - Speaker Series
In order to harness some of the energy and creativity that comes out of moments of destruction, spend an hour with Jill Price exploring the method of un/making to arrive at something new or purge that which you no longer need.
Date: June 16, 2021
Time: 6 pm, EST