Conferences and Symposia 2008 - 2009

Faculty of Humanities




Conferences and Symposia 2008 - 2009


 

Conferences and Symposia 2008 - 2009
 
The following conferences and symposia were sponsored by the Humanities Research Institute at Brock University during the academic year 2008-9.
 
1. The Humanities Research Institute's Holiday Research Symposium was held December 17, 2008. The speakers were as follows:
  • Federico Fernandes and Tamer Thabet (Visiting International Scholars): "Local and Explorer Identites: A Comparison Between Oral and Computer Game Narratives"
  • Ning Wang (History): "The Making of a National Hero: Chinese Eulogization of Quian Xuesen"
  • Christina Santos (Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures): "Vampire, Witch, Serial Killer or Killer or All of the Above?: The Bloody Countess Elizabeth Bathory"
  • Elizabeth Greene (Classics): "Mapping a 7th Century BCE Ship Wreck at Kekova Adasi, Turkey"
  • Virginia Reh (Dramatic Arts): "Finding a Canadian Voice in Musical Theatre: How the Mega-Musicals Fostered the Growth of the Canadian Musical"
  • Karin DiBella (Music): "Variants: Solo Piano Music of Jack Behrens"
  • Ron Thomson (Applied Linguistics): "Learning to Hear in a New Language"
  • Keri Cronin (Visual Arts): "Launch of the Brock Review"
 
2. The Humanities Research Institute's Spring Symposium was held April 17, 2009. Faculty and staff welcomed new and innovative research ideas while celebrating the many accomplishments of the Faculty of Humanities. The title of the symposium was "Libertinism: Ancient, Medieval and Modern" and the speakers were as follows:
  • Holt Parker (Classics, University of Cincinnati): "From Sons of Freedom to Sons of Satan: The Etymology and Many Meanings of Libertine"
  • Allison Glazebrook (Classics): "The Hetaira-only Drinking Party: Libertine Ladies?"
  • Angus Somervile (English Language and Literature): "Vikings: World Class Libertines?"
  • Michael Driedger (History): "Early Modern Mennonites and the Antinomies of Freedom"
  • John Sainsbury (History): "Death of a Libertine: Lord Rochester's Final Act?"
  • Leslie Anne Boldt (Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures): "Georges Bataille and the Seduction of Communication: The Libertine Undone"
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