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Humanities Research Institute
Faculty of Humanities
The function of the Humanities Research Institute at Brock University is to encourage the development of research programs and initiatives in the Humanities...
...and to generate greater public awareness of our scholarly expertise, as well as the breadth of our research and creative productivity.
The HRI disburses funds so as to support the development of individual and collaborative research programs...
...and to promote the activities of the Faculty of Humanities through various colloquia, symposia and related public events.
Humanities Research Institute
Welcome to the Humanities Research Institute's home on the web!
The Humanities Research Institute Spring Term Symposium will take place on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon in the Dr. Charles A. Sankey Chamber.
THE PROMISE OF PEACE
Opening remarks
Douglas Kneale, Dean, Faculty of Humanities
Session 1 - 9:15 a.m.
Chair: James Allard (English Language and Literature, Brock University)
David Clark (English and Cultural Studies, McMaster University), "On the Promise of Peace: Kant's Wartime and the Tremulous Body of Philosophy"
Coffee/Tea Break
10:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Session 2 - 10:30 a.m.
Chair: James Allard (English Language and Literature, Brock University)
David Fancy (Dramatic Arts, Brock University), "Corporeality, Conflict, and Performance: Some Considerations on Theatre, War and the Post-Kantian Tradition"
Gale Coskan-Johnson (English Language and Literature, Brock University), "The 'Enemy Combatant' in Motion: Naming and Poetry at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba"
Stefan Dolgert (Political Science, Brock University), "Fugitives from the Gods: Empedoclean Reflections on War and Peace"
Upcoming funding deadlines: June 17th, 2013 by 4:00 p.m.
http://www.brocku.ca/humanities/humanities-research/humanities-research-institute/funding
Becoming a member: http://www.brocku.ca/humanities/humanities-research/humanities-research-institute/membership
