Upcoming events in the department of modern languages and literatures
October 2012
November 2012
Thursday, November 1st Dia de los Muertos
A Mexican celebration, the Day of the Dead will be celebrated in the Atrium in University College at 12pm. Everyone is welcome.
Thursday, November 1st Japan Day
Japan Day Celebrations at Huron
Enjoy Japan Day celebrations at Huron College from 12:30-2:30pm in the Kingsmill Room.
Guest Lecturer Mitsuyo Sakamoto
Come and enjoy Guest Lecturer Mitsuyo Sakamoto from Sophia University (Tokoyo, Japan). Mitsuyo will be speaking on the topic of "How effective is interactive learning? Investigating Japanese university students' languaging patterns in a collaborative writing". The lecture begins at 3:00pm in University College room 288.
The Japan Foundation in Toronto will bring its annual Canadian tour of Japanese film screenings to London for the second time.
Come enjoy a free screening of the film Feel the Wind
Thursday, November 1st, 2012, 7pm
Western Film, 2nd level of the UCC
Click here for more information.
Monday, November 5th Spanish Study Abroad and Exchange Information Session
Come out and have your questions answered about studying in a Hispanic country.
This session will be held in UC 288 at 5:30pm. For more information please contact Professor Alena Robin.
Wednesday, November 7th Comparative Literature Research Forum
Calin-Andrei Mihailescu
"Erosophy at Dawn"
11:30am in UC 288
Thursday, November 8th Italian Study Abroad and Exchange Information Session
Come out and have your questions answered about studying in Italy.
This session will be held in UC 288 at 5:30pm. For more information please contact Professor Alena Robin.
Thursday, November 15th Digital Humanities Speaker Series
"The Digital Humanities and Other Utopias". The Digital Humanities Speakers Series continues with Brian Greenspan from
Carleton University. He will be speaking in
Lawson Hall, Room 1127 at 3:00pm.
Friday, November 16th CulturePlex Crash Course
Online tool for collecting and sharing information packages on a specific topic. The information can be your own or from other web sources.
This course is in UC 114 at 1:30pm. The session will last 45 minutes. Please RSVP to coordinator@cultureplex.ca
Wednesday, November 21st Comparative Literature Research Forum
Reza Ashouri Talooki
"The Homecoming Nation: Identity Construction in Postrevolutionary Iranian Novels in Persian and English by Nahid Rachlin
and Azadeh Moaveni"
11:30am in UC 288
Thursday, November 22nd Digital Humanities Speaker Series
"Developing New Approaches to Teaching and Research: The Example of the University of Waterloo Stratford Campus for
Digital Media". The Digital Humanities Speakers Series presents Christine McWebb of the University of Waterloo, Stratford
Campus. She will be speaking in Lawson Hall, Room 2270C at 3:00pm
Thursday, November 29th Digital Humanities Speaker Series
"Getting to Day 1: The Turbulent Pre-History of a Digital Humanities Centre" The Digital Humanities Speakers Series presents
John Fink of McMaster University. He will be speaking in Lawson Hall, Room 2270C at 3:00pm
December 2012