Episodes
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Bloomsday 2012, Keynote address by Dr Michael Kenneally
Dr Kenneally is the Principal and Chair of the School of Canadian Irish Studies at Concordia University. He delivered this keynote address at the McCord Museum as a launch to Bloomsday 2012, organized by the McGill Community for Lifelong Learning.
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Research Group on Constitutional Studies Debate: Debra Satz and Matt Zwolinski, “Where Are the Moral Limits of Markets?”
This debate featured two leading political philosophers: Debra Satz, the Marta Sutton Weeks Professor of Ethics in Society and Director of the McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society at Stanford University and author of Why Some Things Should Not Be For Sale, and Matt Zwolinski, Associate...
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Canadian politics
A conference of the Groupe de Recherche Interuniversitaire en Philosophie Politique (GRIPP) de Montréal, the Centre de Recherche en Éthique de l’Université de Montréal (CRÉUM) and McGill University’ Research Group on Constitutional Studies (RGCS). Chair: Alain-G. Gagnon (Université du Québec à...
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Political philosophy, recognition and multiculturalism
A conference of the Groupe de Recherche Interuniversitaire en Philosophie Politique (GRIPP) de Montréal, the Centre de Recherche en Éthique de l’Université de Montréal (CRÉUM) and McGill University’ Research Group on Constitutional Studies (RGCS). Chair: Ruth Abbey, Notre-Dame Protecting Freedom…
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Moral agency and the Self II
A conference of the Groupe de Recherche Interuniversitaire en Philosophie Politique (GRIPP) de Montréal, the Centre de Recherche en Éthique de l’Université de Montréal (CRÉUM) and McGill University’ Research Group on Constitutional Studies (RGCS). Chair: Charles Blattberg, Montréal Self-creation…
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The Interpretation of Modernity 2
A conference of the Groupe de Recherche Interuniversitaire en Philosophie Politique (GRIPP) de Montréal, the Centre de Recherche en Éthique de l’Université de Montréal (CRÉUM) and McGill University’ Research Group on Constitutional Studies (RGCS). Chair: Hasana Sharp, McGill Whatever Happened to...
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The Public Digital Humanities: Panel Discussion
What are the opportunities and challenges that exist for the digital humanities to reach a broader public and to confirm the relevance of the humanities in today’s society?
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Pierre Schoentje: The Art and Politics of Irony — Ironie, écologie et écriture de la nature
Irony makes the world new by putting the world that exists in question. Its strength lies in its destabilizing power—it is the politics of art, the art of politics, and the language of dissent. By enabling critical representations of the world as it is known, but from within and against the...
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Peter Goodrich: The Art and Politics of Irony — Serio ludere: Legal Humanism, Satire and Critique
Irony makes the world new by putting the world that exists in question. Its strength lies in its destabilizing power—it is the politics of art, the art of politics, and the language of dissent. By enabling critical representations of the world as it is known, but from within and against the...
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Charles Foran, City Unique: Montreal in the Life and Imagination of Mordecai Richler
Mordecai Richler was never more engaged than on the subject of his hometown. In his work he sketched a brilliant comedic canvas of social striving and upward mobility; in his life he cherished the version of Montreal he believed most bold and open, Canada’s only great city. The intersection of…
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The Public Life of Art in the 21st Century
An important roundtable discussion among leading artists and thinkers on the place and purpose of art and artistic production, and the relationship between art and scholarship in the modern world. Panellists: Darin Barney (Art History and Communication Studies, McGill), Margie Gillis (dancer and...
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Andrew Stewart: Shake, Rattle, and Roll: New Music for the T-Stick Digital Musical Instrument
Keynote Lecture/Performance at the conference The Ghost in the Machine: Technologies, Performance, Publics
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Tom Beghin: The Virtual Haydn: a New Recording Experience
Keynote Lecture at the conference The Ghost in the Machine: Technologies, Performance, Publics
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Mark Antaki: The Trial of Louis XVI
The Nuremberg War Crimes Trial of the “major war criminals” of 1945-1946 and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 are often understood as opposite sides of the same very modern moral coin: the trial articulating an understanding of supreme wrong and the Declaration a vision of the...
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Desmond Manderson: The Trial of Billy Budd
Herman Melville’s story “Billy Budd” contains one of the most famous trial scenes in US literature. It has given rise to a number of conflicting interpretations which relate to the relationship between legality and legitimacy, or between justice and law. Indeed the story contains surprising...
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Eugenio Bolongaro: The Trial of Sacco and Vanzetti
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti emigrated from Italy to the US in 1908. They did not meet, however, until 1917 during a strike in which they both participated as anarchist activists. They were accused of the murders of Frederick Parmenter, a paymaster, and Alessandro Berardelli, a security...
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Carrie Rentschler: The Trial of Winston Moseley
On March 13, 1964, an Italian-American and lesbian woman named Kitty Genovese was repeatedly stabbed, sexually assaulted and killed by an African-American man, Winston Moseley, in a suburbanized section of Queens, NY. While Moseley was convicted of Genovese’s murder on June 15th that same year,...
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Lisa Jardine: 1688 and all that: Some lasting consequences of ‘Going Dutch’
In Going Dutch Lisa Jardine traced with a broad brush the way in which English and Dutch cultures were altered in the course of the seventeenth century, preparing the ground for a seamless takeover of the English crown by William III in 1688-9. In her Cundill lecture she will look at events...
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The Walrus McGill Debate at the Segal Centre
Join us for a lively and timely debate featuring Simon Brault, author of No Culture, No Future, vice-chair of the Canada Council for the Arts, and CEO of the National Theatre School, and president of Culture Montréal; McGill alum Witold Rybczynski, BArch’66, MArch’72, DSc’02, author of Makeshift...
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Mordecai’s Montreal: From Park Avenue to the Main
A walking tour in support of the Mordecai Richler Writer-in-Residence Program at McGill University, led by award-winning Richler biographer Charles Foran.
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Storytelling In The Video Game Industry
The McGill Department of English and Les Soirées Schmooze, in association with IGDA-Montreal, hosted a panel discussion on storytelling in the video game industry. Mary DeMarle, Richard Rouse III, Nina L. Sund and Stephen Wark discuss, with Alex Epstein moderating. What is great video game...
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Payam Akhavan: The Trial of Slobodan Milošević
Professor Payam Akhavan (McGill University Faculty of Law) and Westmount Public Library present: The Trial of Slobodan Milošević The sixth lecture in the Great Trials series hosted by the Institute for the Public Life of Arts and Ideas (McGill) at Westmount Public Library. (29 March 2011) Each...
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Brian Lewis: The Trial of Oscar Wilde
Professor Brian Lewis (McGill Department of History) and Westmount Public Library present: The Trial of Oscar Wilde The fourth lecture in the Great Trials series hosted by the Institute for the Public Life of Arts and Ideas (McGill) at Westmount Public Library. (1 March 2011) Each lecture in the...
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Paul Yachnin: The Trial of Shylock
Professor Paul Yachnin (McGill Department of English) and Westmount Public Library present: The Trial of Shylock The third lecture in the Great Trials series hosted by the Institute for the Public Life of Arts and Ideas (McGill) at Westmount Public Library. (15 February 2011) Each lecture in the...
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Lawrence Scanlan, Author of ‘A Year of Living Generously’
McGill’s Faculty of Religious Studies welcomes renowned journalist and author Mr. Lawrence Scanlan to share insights from his latest book related to volunteering and philanthropy: A Year of Living Generously.
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Peter Beyer: Religious pluralisation in a global society
This lecture was part of the 2010 CREOR Lecture Series, of the Faculty of Religious Studies, and was held in the Birks Heritage Chapel.
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Akbar Ahmad: Journey into America – the Challenge of Islam
This lecture was part of the 2010 CREOR Lecture Series, of the Faculty of Religious Studies, and was held in the Birks Heritage Chapel.
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Mark Juergensmeyer: Religious Challenges to the Secular State
This lecture was part of the 2010 CREOR Lecture Series, of the Faculty of Religious Studies, and was held in the Birks Heritage Chapel.
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Katherine Marshall: Faith and good governance
This lecture was part of the 2010 CREOR Lecture Series, of the Faculty of Religious Studies, and was held in the Birks Heritage Chapel.
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José Casanova: Emerging Global Denomination
This lecture was part of the 2010 CREOR Lecture Series, of the Faculty of Religious Studies, and was held in the Birks Heritage Chapel.
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Arvind Sharma: Religious Freedom, Globalization and Dialogue
This lecture was part of the 2010 CREOR Lecture Series, of the Faculty of Religious Studies, and was held in the Birks Heritage Chapel.
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Hansel and Gretel go to school
Opera McGill, in the Schulich School of Music, decided to invite Montreal-area elementary school children to participate in its recent production of Hansel and Gretel by illustrating the scenes. See the beautiful results of this special collaboration.
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L’opéra Hansel et Gretel à l’école
Hansel et Gretel s’agit d’un opéra s’adressant tout particulièrement aux enfants. Alors, l’École de musique Schulich de McGill a eu l’idée de recruter des enfants de quatre écoles primaires de Montréal comme collaborateurs à sa récente production.
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The Pirates of Penzance
McGill’s Savoy Society presents The Pirates of Penzance, or, The Slave of Duty – a late 19th-century Gilbert & Sullivan opera. The hilarious portrayal of Victorian sensibilities and fanciful situations remains something of a cult phenomenon – similar in many ways to Monty Python’s dry British...
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Le Journal Indépendant – Premiere emission: Pour une presse libre
Being part of the 100th anniversary celebrations of the founding of the newspaper, Le Devoir, this all-day conference brings together prominent journalists and researchers from France, Sweden, Canada and the United States to reflect on the independent newspaper in the 21st century: its role,...
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Le Journal Indépendant – Deuxième emission: Le journal indépendent du 21é siècle: ses rôles, ses contenus, ses publics
Being part of the 100th anniversary celebrations of the founding of the newspaper, Le Devoir, this all-day conference brings together prominent journalists and researchers from France, Sweden, Canada and the United States to reflect on the independent newspaper in the 21st century: its role,...
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Le Journal Indépendant – Troisième emission: L’avenir des journaux indépendants d’ici
Being part of the 100th anniversary celebrations of the founding of the newspaper, Le Devoir, this all-day conference brings together prominent journalists and researchers from France, Sweden, Canada and the United States to reflect on the independent newspaper in the 21st century: its role,...
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Laughing Rats, Cuddly Octopi, Altruistic Humans and the Biology of Contentment
All humans are born to be happy but why are some more so than others? Shaping the self by focusing on future memories, good humour and epigenetics, as well as other brain-altering, pro-social behaviour can help us get through the rough patches.
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Beyond Psychotherapy: Values and Vitality
Clear values are a lighthouse that provides direction during psychological storms and stands as a beacon for the world to know us. Dr. Fitzpatrick discusses how we can clarify our values, the importance of standing up for them and ways to overcome our reluctance to live a values-driven life.
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Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics
Most people are notoriously fearful of statistics and at the same time are poor at evaluating risks or probable gains. Join us as we look at some of the quirkier assessments people make, how they arrive at them, and how we can apply common sense to statistical information.
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Career Transitions in Tough Times
The global financial crisis has forced many people to rethink the status of their current and future career options. Dr. Sinacore is a leading authority on career issues and will examine the challenges and opportunities that arise in the process of occupational transitioning.
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‘Til Death do us Part: Motivation for a Lifetime
Motivation plays an essential role in any adult’s ability to stay healthy, recover from illness or disabling events and to adopt health-promoting behaviours. Dr. Muis, a motivation expert, will unravel what motivation is and how we can harness it to stay well throughout the journey of life.
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Mindfulness: Learning to Live in the Moment
People in today’s society are increasingly struggling to regulate their emotions in the face of growing stress and technology demands. Mindfulness — full and focused awareness — can be a powerful approach to reduce stress and regulate emotions.
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A Secular Age
Charles Taylor is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at McGill University and recent winner of the prestigious Templton and Kyoto prizes. His address offers a succinct summary of the Commission of Inquiry he co-chaired with Gérard Bouchard concerning ‘reasonable accommodation’ of religious and...
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Religion and Rights in the Public Sphere
Daniel Cere is Assistant Professor of Religious Ethics and plays an important role in the new ‘Religion and Globalisation’ programme in the Faculty of Religious Studies at McGill. In his contribution to the series Dr Cere explores the relation between ‘Religion and rights in the public sphere’.
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Legitimating the Expression of Faith in the Public Square
Preston Manning is a former Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition and the founder and current President of the Manning Centre for Building Democracy based in Calgary. In his lecture ‘Legitimating the expression of faith in the public square’ Mr Manning argues that preservation of Canada’s...
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Limits on Religious Freedom
Lori Beaman holds the distinguished Canada Research Chair in the Contextualization of Religion at the University of Ottawa. In her lecture titled ‘Limits on religious freedom’ Professor Beaman explores the boundaries of religious freedom and asks to what extent should our public institutions...
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Ethics and Religious Culture: Why the Fuss?
Douglas Farrow is Professor of Christian Thought in the Faculty of Religious Studies and Director of the recent project on ‘Religion, Pluralism, and Public Policy’ at McGill. His lecture ‘Ethics and religious culture: why the fuss?’ explores the interface between religious dialogue and public...
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Who Can Show us any Good?
Oliver O’Donovan, sometime Regius Professor of Moral Theology at the University of Oxford, is currently Professor of Christian Ethics and Fellow of New College at the University of Edinburgh. His lecture, second in the series on Religion and the Public Sphere, was also the endowed ‘Birks Lecture’...
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Is Religion a 'Pink Slip' in the Public Square?
Margaret Somerville is Samuel Gale Professor of Law and Director of the McGill Centre for Medicine, Ethics, & Law and is known as an international leader in the discussion of complex ethical questions surrounding both the legal and ethical aspects of medicine. Her lecture addresses the question…
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