The winner of last week’s skill testing question is: Nicola Scocchia. Congratulations, Nicola!
This week’s challenge is:
Name at least *six* of the historical figures whose images are included in the collage in the display cases in the Library and the Thistle corridor.
Please send your responses to: [email protected]
The PhD in Interdisciplinary Humanities and the Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures department present the public talk:
Simone de Beauvoir #MeToo
Dr. Yan Hamel (TELUQ, Montreal)
The Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures has mounted a display in the Learning Commons and Thistle hallway showcasing various aspects of French, German, Hispanic & Latin American and Italian Cultures.
Come to view the intriguing assortment of items on display and win a prize by successfully answering a skill-testing question each week. The questions will be posted on Facebook and Twitter, as well as on the MLLC website. Please send your responses to: [email protected]
Brock University’s Studies in Comparative Literature and Arts MA program presents their annual graduate student colloquium.
The keynote speaker is Dr. Caitlin Fisher (Faculty of Fine Arts, York University).
The Official Schedule for the 2018 Annual SCLA Colloquium: “(Dis)tributaries: Synthesizing Identity Through Image, Text & Sound”, is as follows:
11:00 – 11:10 Opening Remarks.
11:15 – 11:35 Camilla Mugan with “Speaking Silence: The Authentic Female Voice”.
11:40 – 12:00 Tyler Adair with “The Politics of May 68 in Contemporary French Cinema”.
12:05 – 12:25 Sarah Revilla with “(De)mystifying Manhood in Mexico: The Meaning of Macho”
12:50 – 12:45 Lunch Break, a light buffet style lunch is provided.
13.25 – 13:45 Amy Barlow with “Manufacturing Terrorists: French Media and The Banlieue.”
13:50 – 14:10 Kirstin Bews with “Clash of the Tartans: The Power Relations of Highlandism in Celtic Punk Rock.”
14:15 – 14:35 Zach Rondinelli with “More Than Words And Pictures: Spatial Modality in Graphica & Its Impact on Literacy.”
14:40 – 14:55 Panel
15:00 – 15:15 Break
15:20 – 16:50 Keynote, Dr. Caitlin Fisher with “Forking Paths, Simultaneous Timelines and River Monsters: Stories Hypermedia and Spatial Narratives Tell About Identities.”
16: 55 – 17:10 Closing Remarks
Students in Studies in Arts and Culture as well as in French Studies explore contemporary expressions in art and literature.
Des étudiants en Etudes en français et en Studies in Arts and Culture explorent des expressions contemporaines dans l’art et la littérature.
Opening
Thursday 8 March 2018
6:00-8:00 pm
Vernissage
Jeudi 8 mars 2018
6h-8h en soirée
The 7th International Conference on Image and Imagery will be held on October 10 and 11, 2018.
The deadline for submissions is April 15, 2018.
The Brock University French club hosted their annual Spectacle event, a bilingual concert featuring French and English music and poetry from both Brock’s French Club and Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures department.
Brock University will mark Black History Month with a series of community events, including several meant to shine light on the contributions of African women in history.
Displays, interactive workshops, panel discussions and film screenings — many of them open to the public — will take place throughout February, both on and off campus.
Read the full story in the Brock News
Canadian author/artist Daniel H. Dugas delivered two public lectures.
Experiences of migrant workers will be the focus of an upcoming forum at Brock.
The Niagara Forum on Migrant Worker Issues will take place on campus Sunday, Dec. 3.
The daylong event will bring together members of the community, including those directly impacted, to discuss strategies to enhance and support advocacy for the rights of migrant workers.
Read full article on the Brock News.