Art history professor Christina Smylitopoulos knows. “It originally was a name for a Muslim official or leader, but it became a derogatory term used for British men who traveled to India in the hope of making a fortune and then returned to Britain fabulously wealthy and ready to climb into elite spheres of power and influence,” she explains.
Thursday, November 22nd at 530 pm in MACK 313 the Middle East Scholars Society welcomes:
Omar Al-Ghabra, Syrian-Canadian community activist and former MP from Mississauga, who will speak about the situation in Syria and prospects for the future. All welcome!
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Thursday, November 22nd at 530 pm in MACK 313 the Middle East Scholars Society welcomes:
Lecture Series sponsored by the College of Arts and The Bookshelf
2012 Massey Lecturer Neil Turok
Monday, November 26th, 2012 at 7:00pm
Lakeside Hope House, 75 Norfolk Street, Downtown Guelph (formerly Norfolk United Church)
with host Don Bruce, Dean, College of Arts, University of Guelph
Inspired by her memories, Jodey Nurse has completed her MA thesis on the Peel County Fall Fair (now the Brampton Fall Fair) and is doing her PhD research on the history of women’s involvement in fall fairs. Her work has attracted attention from CBC Radio; she was interviewed in early September for the Fresh Air program to share what she learned about the history and importance of these annual gatherings in Ontario. Nurse completed her undergrad degree in history at Queen’s University and is now studying at U of G. Today, there are 230 fall fairs. Some, Nurse admits, are struggling, especially those close to large cities where there is more competition. While the first fairs were basically livestock shows organized by gentlemen farmers, politicians and others who wanted to improve farming by better breeding of animals and plants, over time they began to aim for a broader audience.
Read the rest of the story At Guelph
Inspired by her memories, Jodey Nurse has completed her MA thesis on the Peel County Fall Fair (now the Brampton Fall Fair) and is doing her PhD research on the history of women’s involvement in fall fairs. Her work has attracted attention from CBC Radio; she was interviewed in early September for the Fresh Air program to share what she learned about the history and importance of these annual gatherings in Ontario. Nurse completed her undergrad degree in history at Queen’s University and is now studying at U of G. Today, there are 230 fall fairs. Some, Nurse admits, are struggling, especially those close to large cities where there is more competition. While the first fairs were basically livestock shows organized by gentlemen farmers, politicians and others who wanted to improve farming by better breeding of animals and plants, over time they began to aim for a broader audience.
Read the rest of the story At Guelph
Geoffrey Farmer
LOCATION: MacLachlan Building, room 102
MONDAY, OCT 29th 6:00pm
Free admission - all are welcome
Research based and context-specific, the installations of Vancouver artist Geoffrey Farmer involve a chaotic but vividly imagined post-minimal theatricality.
"The Art and Times of Charlie James"
Monday November 5th, 5:00 pm
Madonald Stewart Art Centre, Lecture Room
Reception to follow talk
VISITING ARTISTS & SPEAKERS presents: Daniel Barrow
LOCATION: MacLachlan Building, room 102
MONDAY, OCT 22nd 6:00pm
Free admission - all are welcome