How Canadians Communicate: Contexts of Pop Culture

The Alberta Global Forum, in partnership with the Faculty of Communication and Culture, University of Calgary, and Athabasca University, is bringing the third How Canadians Communicate conference to Calgary. This time the theme is “Contexts of Popular Culture.” Invited scholars will gather for three days of workshops, presentations, and lively discussion about the role that popular culture plays in forging the nation. Dr. Miller's participation is supported through the CanWest Global Endowment Fund.

The conference begins on Thursday, October 11th with a public lecture by Dr. Toby Miller as part of the Triple-C lecture series. Dr. Miller is a leading international scholar in cultural studies and the author of over twenty books. He currently holds a unique position at UC Riverside, across three departments and one program, with the intention of sustaining and developing a dynamic interdisciplinary research environment in media and culture. On October 12-13th there will be two days of intensive workshops at the Banff Conference Centre.

The organizers and editors of the volume that will be published from the conference are Dr. Bart Beaty and Dr. Rebecca Sullivan from the University of Calgary, and Dr. Gloria Filax and Dr. Derek Briton from Athabasca University. Invited guests include: Heather Devine, Zoë Druick, David Gregory, Michelle Helstein, Michael Keren, André Loiselle, Frits Pannekoek, Johanne Sloan, Will Straw, Imre Szeman, David Taras, Serra Tinic, Ira Wagman, and Kevin Young.

All events are free and open to both faculty and students. We encourage you to come hear some of the top scholars in the field of media and cultural studies. For more information contact agf@ucalgary.ca

 

How Canadians Communicate: Contexts of Popular Culture

October 11 - 14, 2007 Final Schedule

Thursday October 11, 2007

7:00 p.m.                                 Dinner

Friday October 12, 2007

7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.               Breakfast

9 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.                    Introduction and Welcoming Remarks

                                                Dr. David Taras, Alberta Global Forum

9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.             Keynote Address: Dr. Toby Miller

                                                "Cultural Labour, Cultural Relations, Cultural Politics: The Context for Canada"

10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.           Coffee Break: Coffee, tea and snacks provided

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.          Panel #1: How Canadians Communicate: Contexts of Popular Culture

                                                Dr. Bart Beaty (University of Calgary)

                                                Dr. Rebecca Sullivan (University of Calgary)

12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.            Lunch - Provided for speakers

1:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.              Panel #2: Art and Culture (Chair: Beaty)

                                                Dr. Johanne Sloan (Concordia University)

                                                Dr. Frits Pannekoek (Athabasca University)

                                                Dr. Heather Devine (University of Calgary)

3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.              Coffee Break: Coffee, tea and snacks provided

3:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.              Panel #3: Visual Media (Chair: Sullivan)

                                                Zoe Druick (Simon Fraser University)

                                                André Loiselle (Carleton University)

                                                Serra Tinic (University of Alberta)

6:00 p.m.                                 Dinner

Saturday October 13, 2007

7:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.               Breakfast

8:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.             Panel #4: Sports and Leisure (Chair: Filax)

                                                Dr. Derek Briton (Athabasca University)

                                                Dr. Michelle Helstein (University of Lethbridge)

                                                Dr. Kevin Young (University of Calgary)

10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.           Coffee Break: Coffee, tea and snacks provided

10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.          Panel #5: Local, National and Global (Chair: Taras)

                                                Dr. David Gregory (Athabasca University)

                                                Dr. Will Straw (McGill University)

                                                Dr. Imre Szeman (McMaster University)

12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.            Lunch - Provided for speakers

1:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.              Panel #6: Public Spheres (Chair: Briton)

                                                Dr. Gloria Filax (Athabasca University)

                                                Dr. Michael Keren (University of Calgary)

                                                Dr. Ira Wagman (Carleton University)

3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.              Coffee Break: Coffee, tea and snacks provided

3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.              Closing Session: Envisioning the book

6:00 p.m.                                 Dinner

Sunday, October 15

7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.   Breakfast and shuttles to airport