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Victoria College Book Sale
Featuring thousands of books and a variety of music items, including CDs, vinyl records, sheet music, and songbooks, the Vic Book Sale is a haven for both book enthusiasts and music aficionados alike. Proceeds from the Vic Book Sale will benefit the Victoria University Library. Don't miss this excellent opportunity to explore a diverse selection of books and music while supporting a worthy cause!
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J. Edward Chamberlin | Storylines: How Words Shape Our World
Edward Chamberlin is professor emeritus at the University of Toronto and was senior research associate with the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. He has worked on sovereignty and land claims throughout Canada and around the world, and has spoken widely on literary, historical and cultural issues. He is the author of several acclaimed titles, including Horse: How the Horse Has Shaped Civilizations (2006), which was a national bestseller, and If This Is Your Land, Where Are Your Stories? Finding Common Ground(2003), both published by Knopf Canada. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada, and now lives in Halfmoon Bay, BC.
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Shaun Ross | Education and Uncertainty: Some Lessons from Poetry
Shaun Ross teaches in the Renaissance Studies Program and the Literature and Critical Theory Program at Victoria College. He also serves as Undergraduate Research Coordinator, promoting undergraduate research across the disclpines at Vic. His research focuses on Renaissance poetry, the cultural history of religion and theology, the reception of Greek and Roman literature, and hermeneutics. Hist first book, The Eucharist, Poetics, and Secularization from the Middle Ages to Milton was published by Oxford University Press is 2023. Other academic work has appeared in journals including English Literary Renaissance, The George Herbert Journal, and Religions. He has a wide range of teaching interests, and has taught classes on Renaissance history, print culture, ecocriticism, popular media, phenomenology and the novel.
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VWA | Form Follows Content: Designing Museum Exhibitions
In this talk, experiential designer Christine Elson reveals her process: she collaborates with curatorial, conservation, marketing, and other teams at museums and galleries while also conducting her own research. She then proposes colours, formats, and graphics, among other elements. From this, Christine develops a coherent story that she expresses three-dimensionally.
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VWA | Milestones & Monuments: Reflections on Women and Churches
Emmanuel College Principal HyeRan Kim-Cragg addresses women's issues and leadership in theological education by drawing insights from the Crucified Woman statue, a hallmark of Emmanuel College.
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