TOMORROW’S IDEAS, NOW

2012

international interdisciplinary undergraduate conference for the social sciences, humanities, and fine arts

August 16 - 18, 2012University of Alberta ~ Edmonton, Canada

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The University of Alberta

The Kule Institute for Advanced Study Founded July 1, 2010, the Kule Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS) supports and facilitates transformational interdisciplinary and comparative research at the highest level nationally and internationally. KIAS fosters an intellectual environment for the study of major modern and historical, political, social, economic, and cultural issues and, therein, advances society and global polity.

Over the course of its first three-year research cycle, KIAS will focus on three research themes of importance to Albertans, Canadians and indeed people around the world that will advance the mission of the organization, and effect change in the world.

Drs Peter and Doris Kule, the founding benefactors of KIAS, are two outstanding Canadian philanthropists, visionaries, and community leaders who have focused their time and generosity in support of post-secondary education, their Ukrainian heritage, and their humanitarian convictions. Their work with the University of Alberta has changed the lives of students, professors, and community members alike and will continue to do so through their generous donation to establish KIAS.

Founded a century ago, the University of Alberta is one of the top 100 teaching and research universities in the world serving more than 36,000 students with 11,000 faculty and staff. The U of A has an annual budget in excess of $1 billion and attracts more than $480 million in external research funding. It offers close to 400 undergraduate, graduate and professional programs in 18 faculties.

Created – in the words of its first president, Henry Marshall Tory – “for the uplifting of the whole people,” the university is committed to inspiring the human spirit through outstanding achievements in learning, discovery and citizenship and building one of the world’s great universities for the public good.

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WELCOME FROM KIAS DIRECTOR

As Chair of the Conference Program Committee for the 2012 Tomorrow’s Ideas, Now International Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Conference, it is my great pleasure to welcome you all to this year’s meeting. The second annual Tomorrow’s Ideas, Now provides you, the visionaries and leaders of tomorrow, an opportunity to convene on the lush campus of the University of Alberta, one of the preeminent research universities in the world, to discuss major issues of importance to our communities, countries, and indeed the world.

This year’s conference draws participants from Canada and the United States, but also from Mexico, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. It will provide a dynamic intellectual venue for discussions on environmental issues, on the human condition, and on the place of the arts and technology in the twenty-first century.

Founded in 2010, the Kule Institute for Advanced Study has already in its short history had a major impact on a steadily growing number of researchers and creative artists who are dedicated to socially-engaged, socially-responsive research and for whom advancing humanity, lifting the human spirit is the singular task of committed global citizenship today. Through your participation in this year’s conference, you join this distinguished group of thinkers, and help to further the strategic mission of KIAS to advance high impact research and creative activity.

I wish to offer here my sincere gratitude to the many people who have worked so diligently to make this year’s Tomorrow Ideas, Now a success: Professors Ingrid Johnston and Henry Van Egteren, who joined me on the Conference Program Committee; Conference Coordinator and KIAS Executive Manager Gillian Edwards; members of the Collective Body of Arts Students (CBAS); the Conference Panel Chairs; and many others. (Please see the back of the Conference Program for a full listing.) I also wish to thank KIAS’s many distinguished partner universities around the world that have provided assistance to students to attend “Tomorrow’s Ideas, Now,” and therein supported undergraduate research at the highest international level: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, U of Bristol, U of Oslo, U of Bergen, and U of Sydney.

In closing, I would also like to acknowledge a number of contributions to this year’s conference from the U of Alberta: the Office of the Provost, the Faculty of Arts, the Office of the Dean of Students, and the Undergraduate Research Initiative (URI). Finally, and most importantly, I wish to record my heartfelt thanks to KIAS’s most distinguished benefactors, Drs. Peter and Doris Kule, whose visionary philanthropy has made this conference, among so many other KIAS initiatives, possible. I know all conference participants join me in extending to them your sincere gratitude.

Jerry Varsava, PhDChair, Conference Committee

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KIAS Research Themes

stewardship of the planet

place, belonging & otherness

culture, media, technology

Ethically informed stewardship of the planet can be pursued from a number of points of view and in a variety of contexts, but there is an urgency to examine the issue now, and to propose tenable responses to this challenge. Phenomena like global population growth, climate change, and heightened environmental risk call out for the attention of socially-engaged researchers today.

In an age saturated with new technologies and a proliferation of representational media, there is a need to reconsider both traditional forms of cultural expression and new ones enabled by technological advancement. Culture, Media, Technology encourages an engagement of the imaginative, material, and social conditions of arts’ production and reception.

There is a foundational human concern to understand one’s place in, not only the

physical world, but also in the social spaces in which we move, and to which we may

feel affinity or distance. The theme of Place, Belonging, and Otherness encourages an

examination of a broad range of relationships in order to better understand the human social

condition, whether in the early twenty-first century or at antecedent historical points.

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Conference Agenda

thursday 16 august

friday 17 august7 : 4 5 a m – 8 : 1 5 a m

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Registration & Breakfast, Humanities Centre Fishbowl

8 : 1 5 a m - 8 : 3 0 a m Welcome Remarks, KIAS Director Geoffrey Rockwell

Humanities Centre, L-1

8 : 3 0 a m - 1 0 : 0 0 a m Keynote Address, Professor David Kahane

Humanities Centre, L-11 0 : 0 0 a m - 1 0 : 1 5 a m COFFEE BREAK

1 0 : 3 0 a m - 1 2 : 0 0 p m Panel AHumanities Centre

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Panel BHumanities Centre

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Panel CHumanities Centre

L-4

Panel DHumanities Centre

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1 2 : 0 0 p m - 2 : 0 0 p m LUNCH BREAK & PRIVATE TOUR OF ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA

LRT TRANSIT DOWNTOWN

2 : 0 0 p m - 3 : 3 0 p m Panel EHumanities Centre, L-4

Panel FHumanities Centre, L-2

Panel GHumanities Centre, L-3

3 : 3 0 p m – 3 : 4 5 p m COFFEE BREAK

3 : 4 5 p m - 5 : 1 5 p m Panel HHumanities Centre, L-2

Panel IHumanities Centre, L-3

Panel JHumanities Centre, L-4

E v e n i n g Free night – International Fringe Festival, Whyte Avenue: Volunteer Hosted

saturday 18 august8 : 0 0 a m - 9 : 0 0 a m

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BREAKFAST, HUMANITIES CENTRE FISHBOWL

9 : 0 0 a m - 1 0 : 3 0 a m Panel KHumanities Centre, L-2

Panel LHumanities Centre, L-3

Panel MHumanities Centre, L-4

1 0 : 3 0 a m - 1 0 : 4 5 a m COFFEE BREAK

1 0 : 4 5 a m - 1 2 : 1 5 p m Panel NHumanities Centre, L-2

Panel OHumanities Centre, L-3

Panel PHumanities Centre, L-4

1 2 : 3 0 p m - 1 : 3 0 p m LUNCH BREAK & GRADUATE STUDY PRESENTATION, CAPS: U OF A CAREER CENTRE

Humanities L-1

1 : 3 0 p m - 2 : 3 0 p m Keynote Address, Nell Beecham, University of York, United KingdomHumanities L-1

2 : 3 0 p m - 2 : 4 5 p m COFFEE BREAK

2 : 4 5 p m - 4 : 1 5 p m Panel QHumanities Centre, L-2

Panel RHumanities Centre, L-3

Panel SHumanities Centre, L-4

5 : 3 0 p m - 8 : 3 0 p m Closing Barbecue at the University of Alberta’s Alumni House

sunday, 19 august7 : 3 0 a m - 9 : 0 0 a m Breakfast for Lister Hall guests

1 1 : 0 0 a m Checkout time – Lister Hall

2 : 0 0 p m - 4 : 0 0 p m

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Registration at Lister Hall, University of Alberta for non-Edmonton attendees

5 : 0 0 p m Muster point @ Lister Hall lobby for travel to TELUS Atrium

5 : 3 0 p m - 8 : 0 0 p m Welcome Reception at TELUS Centre Atrium for all attendees

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Detailed ScheduleLegend for Panel Sessions

stewardship of the planet focus

place, belonging & otherness focus

culture, media, technology focus

thursday 16 august2:00 - 4:00 pm Registration at Lister Hall for non-U of A students

5:00 pm Meet in Lister Hall lobby for travel to TELUS Atrium

5:30 pm Opening Reception at TELUS Atrium, University of Alberta Conference participants are welcomed at this reception, giving attendees an opportunity to meet their peers, as well as the Panel Chairs, student volunteers, members of the KIAS community, and KIAS staff. Refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will be served.

friday 17 august

7:45 - 8:15 am Registration & Breakfast, Humanities Fishbowl

8:15 - 8:30 am Welcome Remarks, KIAS Director Geoffrey Rockwell, L-1

8:30 - 10:00 am Can Citizen Participation Improve Climate Change Policy? Dr. David Kahane, University of Alberta, Political Science

Climate change is perhaps the most serious and pressing environmental issue of our time, but you wouldn’t know this from the humble and piecemeal policies being enacted at local, regional, national, and international levels. Would things be improved if citizens were supported in participating more directly in policy development? What is the relationship between ‘invited’ spaces of citizen deliberation and the kind of civil society mobilization that pushes for stronger government responses? What kinds of citizen involvement might enable the learning, normative reflection, and development of commitment that would lead to strong citizen recommendations to governments as well as community-based action? This session explores these questions by drawing on deliberative democratic theory and practice as well as the work of Alberta Climate Dialogue (ABCD), a community-university research project exploring how participation by citizens in problem-solving and decision-making can influence government policies on climate change in this province.

all sessions take place in Humanities Centre

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10:15 - 12:00 pm Panel A: Room 1-7 // Chair: Dr. Henry Van Egteren Wemimo Abbey, University of Minnesota, Crookston Lesson Learned: The Chinese approach to doing business in Africa

Sarai Bautista Mulia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Intra-ethnic conflicts of the Huave ethnic group related to the partial rent of its territory to external companies

Roberto Ruiz Maya, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Economic and social impact of demographic changes in the planet

Panel B: Room L-3 // Chair: Dr. Joan Greer

Rabiya Mansoor, University of Calgary Riding the Hallyu Wave: Spreading Korean Popular Culture from Asia to the Rest of the World Ayondela McDole, Columbia College Chicago Fat, Black and Ugly as Ever: The Politics of Black Drag and the New Mammy

Panel C: Room L-4 // Chair: Dr. Andriy Nahachewsky Max Ma, Dalhousie University Marrying Outside

Mariya Udud, The National University of Ostroh Academy Preservation and change in marriage ceremonies on Sambirshchyna

Panel D: Room L-2 // Chair to be confirmed Samantha Christensen, University of Alberta, Augustana “Little Cooks”: Gender, Class, and Food in Nineteenth-Century Reform Writing for Children

Ramita Jhamtani, University of Alberta The Female Identity - Limiting or Liberating?

Detailed Schedule

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Detailed Schedule

12:00 - 2:00 pm Lunch Break & Private Tour of Art Gallery of Alberta

Led by the Art Gallery of Alberta, the Guide will discuss the history of the AGA and its new building, as well as bring our students through the current exhibitions on display. Students will have time to eat their brown bag lunches on the AGA terrace, overlooking Churchill Square, downtown Edmonton.

2:00 - 3:30 pm Panel E: Room L-4 // Chair: Dr. Stefano Muneroni Iris Tannetje Lieve Blaak, University of Amsterdam The exposure of the rhetoric by contemporary theatre

Espen Dahl Hjort, University of Oslo Brecht’s Body: staging situatedness

Panel F: Room L-2 // Chair: Amir Khadem

Eric Grehan, University of Alberta Redefining Ourselves: Violence and the Other in the Works of Yukio Mishima Jamin Huntley, University of Alberta Opening Up Oblivion: The Minor-Territories of W.G. Sebald

Diana Deyanira López, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Culture and Latin American Reinvention in Junot Diaz’s ‘The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao’

Panel G: Room L-3 // Chair: Dr. Geoffrey Rockwell Helene Bjørnevåg Helgeland, University of Bergen Information organization and power

Estefanía Martínez Alba, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Facebook and Twitter as an attempt of social mediation for the cultural transformation in Mexico Mekela Panditharatne, University of Sydney Journalism 2.0: Permutations of Power in the Virtual Newsgame

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Detailed Schedule

3:45 - 5:15 pm Panel H: Room L-2 // Chair: Shannon Lucky Karina Alcántara Pérez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Cultural elements embedded in advertising

Ashleigh Green, University of Sydney Photography as empowerment: the power of the image to give the disadvantaged a voice in the media

Panel I: Room L-3 // Chair: Dr. Benjamin V. Tucker

Cassidy Foxcroft, University of Alberta Language, Identity, and Everyday Translation: Considering the Case of the Welsh Language Revitalisation

Ryan Podlubny, University of Alberta The roles of pitch, duration and amplitude in the perception of spontaneous speech Nathalie Melina Portilla Hoffman, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Communication as a way to construct a place, and a belonging. Bilingualism: trap or trampoline?

Panel J: Room L-4 // Chair: Dr. Lois Harder Jorge Luis Aguilar, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Ecological Limits of Development in Mexico

Vivek Bhatt, University of Sydney Responsible Leadership in the Nuclear Age

Alice Peck, University of Bristol The inadequacy of states: holding individuals responsible for the costs of climate change

7:30 pm Meet for Fringe Festival Night, “The Village of the Fringed”

KIAS volunteers will be leading the way to the International Fringe Festival on Whyte Avenue, in the historic Old Strathcona district. Featuring more than 200 acts on indoor and outdoor stages, this is Canada’s largest and oldest Fringe Festival!

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Detailed Schedule

saturday 18 august

8:00 - 9:00 am Breakfast, Humanities Fishbowl

9:00 - 10:30 am Panel K: Room L-2 // Chair: Dr. Makere Stewart-Harawira Carolyn Branecky, Rice University Creating a Space for Energy Humanities

Melanie Cripps, University of Auckland The Rise of Hydraulic Fracturing in ‘Clean Green New Zealand’: ‘Strong’ and ‘Weak’ Sustainability Policy Responses

Luke Craven, University of Sydney If a tree falls... Panel L: Room L-3 // Chair: Victoria Smith Mingjia Feng, University of Alberta, Augustana How can dissents act in a closed place—the political philosophy and actions of Vaclav Havel.

Antony Kalashnikov, University of Alberta A ‘Cold War’ Story: American and Soviet Newspaper Coverage of the French Communist Party in the November 1946 Elections

Panel M: Room L-4 // Chair: Sevan Beukian Citlali Cruz, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México To be or not to be? The influence of “Rights” on the creation of the “migrant” identity

Luke de Noronha, University of Bristol Single men failed by the asylum system - settlement without rights

Mara Ruse, University of Bristol Fearing Eastern migrants: The effects of enlargement on Euroscepticism in Western receiving countries

all sessions take place in Humanities Centre

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Detailed Schedule

10:45 - 12:15 Panel N: Room L-2 // Chair: John McCoy

Alberta McKenzie, University of Sydney Ethics and efficacy of philanthropy

Ashley Valberg, University of Alberta, Augustana A Reverse Analysis of Canadian Youth’s Political Apathy

Panel O: Room L-3 // Chair: Nina Varsava Wendy Elizabeth Byrnes, University of Toronto - Mississauga “I Seen His Face Again”: Jeff Lemire’s Sweet Tooth: Out of the Deep Woods as Posthumanist Ethical Philosophy Hannah Madsen, University of Alberta The Death of the Author and Birth of the Reader: Hypertext as a Force of Textual Change

Joel Rackel, University of Alberta Wired Reactions: The Internet in Contemporary American Literary Fiction

Panel P: Room L-4 // Chair: Dr. Isabel Altamirano-Jimenez Horacio Ortiz Rios, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Social repercussions of the citizen perception of public insecurity in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, during the years 2006-2012

Tania Saavedra Ortega, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Criminal Identities, a human condition

Sarah Wang, University of Sydney Lessons from the Developing World: solar power + healthcare reform = innovation

12:30 - 1:30 pm Demystifying the grad school application process, L-1

Led by the CAPS: U of A Career Centre and the Undergraduate Research Initiative. Further your thinking about applying to graduate school. Consider whether or not graduate school is right for you. Learn how to evaluate graduate programs and prepare strong application packages.

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Detailed Schedule

1:30 - 2:30 pm Keynote Address 2: Reflecting on the Riots Ms. Nell Beecham, University of York, Sociology

This address will adopt a sociological approach in exploring how three key themes- class and consumerism; the role of social media; and the psychological influence of group behaviour- contribute toward explaining some of the root causes of the spate of riots in Britain during the summer of 2011. The work will conclude how the riots can be seen as a manifestation of more wider youth unrest, particularly in deprived areas of the UK. Whilst the research accepts that the riots cannot be reduced to political class action, it also maintains that the debate surrounding the causes of the riots cannot be explained without reference to current issues of class and contemporary politics in the UK. The work draws upon Zygmunt Bauman’s (2005) notion of a ‘consumer society’ and how a society with increasing emphasis on aesthetic representations of wealth, may have provided a platform which fuelled the degree of looting that was witnessed in the summer of 2011 (Bauman, 2011). Furthermore, the work will look at the role of social media as a communication device during the riots and exploring the concept of social responsibility and accountability online.

2:45 - 4:15 pm Panel Q: Room L-2 // Chair: Dr. Makere Stewart-Harawira Anastasia Musson, University of Sydney Place, Belonging and Otherness: The effect and power of ‘place’ in the construction of identity and healing Rebekka Olsen, University of Bergen Equality in modern families

Areli Ordoñez Rojas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Job and gender identities of domestic workers in Mexico City

Panel R: Room L-3 // Chair: Dr. Isabel Altamirano-Jimenez Bryanna Kumpula, University of Alberta University of Alberta Students’ Union: Towards Sustainable Food Procurement

Luis Artagnan Martinez Fernandez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México City Farmer: The Urban Being of the Future Now

Danielle Siemens, University of Alberta The ‘Big Foot’ Aesthetic: Exploring Kongjian Yu’s Aesthetic as a Viable Framework for Sustainable Urban Design

Panel S: Room L-4 // Chair: Margaret Rockwell

Lizzie Packham, University of Bristol ‘Bin Shopping’ in the UK: Non-Capitalist Values and Alternative Economic Practice

Brenda Garcia, University of Lethbridge Establishing Solidarity through Violence, Myths and Rumours.

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Detailed Schedule

5:30 - 8:30 pm Closing Barbecue at Alumni House, University of Alberta

The conference will close with an intimate barbecue for all participants. There will be an opportunity to meet the founding benefactors of the Kule Institute for Advanced Study, as well as a number of people who were integral in the development of the conference.

Musical entertainment provided by Edmonton Festival City in a Box presented by TransAlta!

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Keynote Speakers

Dr. David Kahane

Ms. Nell Beecham

Dr. David Kahane (PhD Cambridge University) is an Associate Professor in the department of Political Science at the University of Alberta. He is also the lead investigator on a major Community-University Research Alliance (CURA) project, “Alberta Climate Dialogue (ABCD),” exploring how participation by citizens in problem-solving and decision-making can influence government policies on climate change in Alberta. He is also the principal investigator on a KIAS Research Cluster, related to the ABCD project.

Dr. Kahane’s primary research interests are democratic theory and practice, especially as these relate to the design of public dialogues and consultations, and what moral and political theory can (and can’t) teach us about how we relate to the suffering of distant strangers.

For full descriptions of the ABCD project and its important work, visit: http://www.albertaclimatedialogue.ca.

Nell Beecham is a recent first class honours graduate from the University of York in the United Kingdom, where she majored in Sociology, specialising in political sociology, gender studies, and the role of the media. Ms. Beecham attended the inaugural “Tomorrow’s Ideas, Now” conference in August 2011, where she presented an essay focusing on online communities and their enhancement of our sense of belonging in a physical community. Nell/ Ms. Beecham originates from North London, an area badly affected by the 2011 British riots, this is reflected in her contribution this year exploring the underlying causes of youth unrest in Britain.

She maintains a blog with current research, opinions, and other interesting information, which you can find at: http://nellbeecham.com.

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Conference Participants

Wemimo Abbey, Business Management University of Minnesota, Crookston Crookston, USA

Jorge Luis Aguilar, Architecture Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico City, Mexico

Karina Alcántara Pérez, Communication Sciences Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico City, Mexico

Sarai Bautista Mulia, Sociology Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico City, Mexico

Vivek Bhatt, Government & International Relations, American Studies University of Sydney Sydney, Australia

Iris Blaak, Theatre Studies & Philosophy University of Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands

Carolyn Branecky, Philosophy & Earth Science Rice University Houston, USA

Wendy Elizabeth Byrnes, English (Honours) University of Toronto-Mississauga Toronto, Canada

Samantha Marie Christensen, English University of Alberta, Augustana Camrose, Canada

Luke Craven, Government & International Relations/Law University of Sydney Sydney, Australia

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Melanie Cripps, Planning University of Auckland Auckland, New Zealand

Citlali Cruz, Law Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico City, Mexico

Luke de Noronha, Sociology University of Bristol Bristol, England

Mingjia Feng, Political Science University of Alberta, Augustana Camrose, Canada

Cassidy Foxcroft, Linguistics (Honours) University of Alberta Edmonton, Canada

Brenda Garcia, Anthropology University of Lethbridge Lethbridge, Canada

Ashleigh Green, Media & Communications University of Sydney Sydney, Australia

Eric Grehan, Science University of Alberta Edmonton, Canada

Helene Bjørnevåg Helgeland, Digital Culture University of Bergen Bergen, Norway

Espen Dahl Hjort, Aesthetical Studies University of Oslo Oslo, Norway

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Conference Participants

Jamin Huntley, English University of Alberta Edmonton, Canada

Ramita Jhamtani, Education University of Alberta Edmonton, Canada

Antony Kalashnikov, History & Political Science (Honours) University of Alberta Edmonton, Canada

Bryanna Kumpula, Environmental & Conservation Sciences University of Alberta Edmonton, Canada

Diana Deyanira López, Hispanic Language & Literatures Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico City, Mexico

Max Ma, Early Modern Studies & Classics (Honours) Dalhousie University Halifax, Canada

Hannah Madsen, Comparative Literature & English University of Alberta Edmonton, Canada

Rabiya Mansoor, International Relations & East Asian Language Studies University of Calgary Calgary, Canada

Estefanía Martínez Alba, Communications Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico City, Mexico

Luis Artagnan Martinez Fernandez, International Relations Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico City, Mexico

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Conference Participants

Ayondela McDole, Cultural Studies Columbia College Chicago Chicago, USA

Alberta McKenzie, Government & International Relations University of Sydney Sydney, Australia

Anastasia Musson, Arts University of Sydney Sydney, Australia

Rebekka Olsen, Cultural Studies University of Bergen Bergen, Norway

Areli Ordoñez Rojas, Sociology Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico City, Mexico

Horacio Ortiz Ríos, Sociology Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico City, Mexico

Lizzie Packham, Sociology University of Bristol Bristol, England

Mekela Panditharatne, Global Studies (Honours) & Law University of Sydney Sydney, Australia

Alice Peck, Politics University of Bristol Bristol, England

Ryan Podlubny, Linguistics University of Alberta Edmonton, Canada

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Conference Participants

Nathalie Melina Portilla Hoffman, Education Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico City, Mexico

Joel Rackel, English (Honours) University of Alberta Edmonton, Canada

Roberto Ruiz Maya, Actuarial Science Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico City, Mexico

Mara Ruse, Politics & Sociology University of Bristol Bristol, England

Tania Rosalía Saavedra Ortega, Intercultural Mediation Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico City, Mexico

Danielle Siemens, Art History (Honours) University of Alberta Edmonton, Canada

Mariya Udud, Cultural Studies & Philosophy The National University of Ostroh Academy Ostroh, Ukraine

Ashley Valberg, Political Studies University of Alberta, Augustana Camrose, Alberta

Sarah Wang, Chinese Studies (Honours) University of Sydney Sydney, Australia

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International Scope

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Panel Chairs

Isabel Altamirano-JimenezIsabel Altamirano-Jimenez is a joint appointed professor with Political Science and the Faculty of Native Studies. Her research interests include comparative Indigenous politics in Canada and Mexico, Indigenous land mapping, woman and globalization; and, Indigenous nationalism, women and feminism. She has her PhD from the University of Alberta.

Sevan BeukianSevan Beukian is a contract academic instructor with the Political Science department in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta. Her research interests include politics of post-Soviet countries, nationalism, nation-building, diasporas, transnationalism, migration, and self-determination in a globalizing world.

Joan GreerJoan Greer is an Associate Professor in History of Art, Design and Visual Culture and is a member of of the Religious Studies and Science and the Science and Technology in Society interdisciplinary programs. Her research includes late 19th-/early 20th-century European art and design with a special focus on Holland and Belgium. She is a recipient of a KIAS Interdisciplinary Course Seminar Award for Van Gogh Up Close: Religion and Science in Late Nineteenth-Century Images of Nature, partnered with the National Gallery of Canada.

Lois HarderLois Harder is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and the Associate Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Arts. Her research focuses on gender and politics, Canadian political economy, and Canada-U.S. comparative social policy

Amir KhademAmir Khadem is a doctoral student of Comparative Literature at University of Alberta. He hold a Masters degree in English from University of Tehran, Iran, and a Bachelor’s in Engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Iran. His main research interests are contemporary political literature, postcolonial studies, and critical theory.

Shannon LuckyOriginally from Saskatoon, Shannon holds a BA in history from the University of Saskatchewan (2006) and a BFA in photography from Concordia University in Montreal (2009). Shannon is a photographic and installation artist who has exhibited in Montreal and Saskatoon. Her work focuses on domestic and public spaces and the interactions that take place within them.

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John McCoyJohn McCoy is a PhD candidate and instructor in the department of Political Science at the University of Alberta. Although primarily working in the area of International Relations, John has long been engaged with a multi-disciplinary research approach and has worked closely with academics in fields such as anthropology, sociology, philosophy and education. His primary research interests lie in multiculturalism, identity, racism and accommodation of religious minorities.

Stefano MuneroniStefano Muneroni is an Assistant Professor in the department of Drama. His research is grounded in post-colonial theory and includes the study of both intercultural and border theatre. Dr. Muneroni looks specifically at how socio-economic factors affect cultural and artistic conditions, and how such conditions are negotiated in new plays.

Andriy NahachewskyAndriy Nahachewsky occupies the Huculak Chair of Ukrainian Culture and Ethnography (since 1990) and serves as the Director of the Ukrainian Folklore Centre. He has been very active as a performer, teacher, critic and choreographer of Ukrainian dance. Dr. Nahachewsky’s research focuses on Ukrainian material culture, Ukrainian dance, and Canadian-Ukrainian ethnic identity.

Geoffrey RockwellDr. Geoffrey Martin Rockwell is a Professor of Philosophy and Humanities Computing at the Uni-versity of Alberta. He is also the Director of the Kule Institute for Advanced Study. He is the project leader for the CFI (Canada Foundation for Innovation) funded project TAPoR, a Text Analysis Por-tal for Research, which has developed a text tool portal for researchers who work with electronic texts and he organized a SSHRC-funded conference, The Face of Text in 2004.

Margaret RockwellMargaret Rockwell is a PhD candidate in history at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario. She is interested in the aesthetic behind the urban renewal projects of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Her thesis examines the urban renewal projects of Buffalo and Hamilton.

Victoria SmithVictoria Smith is a graduate student in Humanities Computing. She came to the program with a double major in History and Anthropology from the University of Alberta. Her current research focus relates to the effects and consequences of digital technology in the activist sphere.

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Makere Stewart-HarawiraMakere Stewart-Harawira is an Associate Professor in the department of Educational Policy Studies in the Faculty of Education. Her research and scholarship are driven by her conviction of the necessity for 1) active critical engagement in the local and global crises of governance and sustainability that confront us in the 21st century; 2) the necessity for a re-visioning of how we live together on this planet; and 3) the vital contribution of traditional Indigenous knowledge systems and languages.

Benjamin V. TuckerBenjamin Tucker is a phonetician in the Department of Linguistics. His main area of research focuses on the production and perception of spontaneous speech (for example “Wazat?” for “What is that?”). He is Editor of Wiley-Blackwell’s Linguistics Abstracts and has developed a new undergraduate research course allowing undergraduates to gain hands-on experience. He also does phonetic language documentation. He has worked with many communities on language documentation and revitalization: Chemehuevi and Mohave (Arizona), Koasati Tribe (Louisiana) and Tsuu T’ina Community (Alberta). He also teaches regularly for the Canadian Indigenous Languages and Literacy Development Institute.

Henry Van EgterenHenry Van Egteren is an Associate Professor in the department of Economics at the University of Alberta. His research interests include environmental economics, regulation, and law and economics.

Nina VarsavaNina Varsava holds degrees in English from the University of Alberta (BA) and the University of British Columbia (MA). Her research interests include critical animal studies and environmental ethics. She will enter the doctoral program in Modern Thought and Literature at Stanford University in September.

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Get your hands dirty with undergraduate research!

The Undergraduate Research Initiative helps undergrads learn how and why to get involved in research activities and creative works at the UofA.

• Make your degree stand out • Develop connections with faculty • Investigate topics you’re passionate about

Contact uri@ualberta.ca or visit www.uri.ualberta.ca

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City of Edmonton

With over a million people, Greater Edmonton offers all the convenience and choice of a big city in an environment of open spaces and fresh air. Edmontonians come from all over the world. Each summer, our Heritage Festival celebrates more than 60 cultures. In fact, we’re known as Canada’s festival city because Edmonton hosts more than 30 major colourful, entertaining festival events every year that celebrate arts, culture, sports, film, theatre and winter ― including Canada’s largest folk music festival, Canada’s

oldest street performers festival and North America’s largest and longest-running Fringe festival. Learn more about our festivals and more through the stories of people who have experienced them at www.edmontonstories.ca. Our city’s attractions are fun and family-friendly, which include Canada’s largest living history museum and North America’s largest entertainment and shopping centre and Alberta’s number-one tourist attraction: West Edmonton Mall. Don’t forget to check out a vibrant arts and culture scene like no other: live theatre, indie music, visual art, and so much more. If you are a sports fan, we have national league teams in hockey, football, lacrosse, basketball and baseball. Edmonton is one of Canada’s sunniest cities with about 2,300 hours of sunshine per year. In June, the city enjoys up to 17 hours of daylight per day. Home to a massive river valley and park system (in fact, North America’s largest urban parkland), Edmonton is a great starting point for tourists who love to experience the outdoors. The gateway to Jasper National Park and the majestic Canadian Rockies, the city also offers access to stunning botanic gardens, Alberta’s northern lakes and a variety of wildlife in their natural habitat. Greater Edmonton features a wide dining selection with more than 3,500 eating establishments. Many of these restaurants mirror the diversity of more than 50 ethnic groups that call Edmonton home. Some feature regionally inspired menus; Alberta’s world-famous beef is a star attraction for restaurant-goers. Alberta specialty products will also be found on Edmonton menus, including locally grown bison, beef, deer, elk, deer, lamb and pork. Fresh fruits and vegetables from area growers along with the province’s world-renowned honey are also worth savouring. Health care is provided for all Albertans, and Edmonton’s health region has been ranked repeatedly as Canada’s best. From primary school to post-graduate programs, Edmonton has an internationally recognized education system. Ten different post-secondary institutions offer diverse choices for young adults. The University of Alberta is one of the world’s top research universities. Grant MacEwan University offers degree, certificate, diploma and transfer programs in a more personal learning environment. The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology trains more apprentices than any other institute in Canada.

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KIAS Conference CommitteeDr. Ingrid JohnstonDr. Henry Van Egteren

Dean of Students, Dr. Frank Robinson

Undergraduate Research InitiativeDr. Connie VarnhagenAlexis Lockwood

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

Gordana Krcevinac

CAPS: Your U of A Career CentreSharon ShermanBlessie MathewJodie Worobec

TIN Panel ChairsIsabel Altamirano-JimenezSevan BeukianJoan GreerLois HarderAmir KhademShannon LuckyJohn McCoyStefano MuneroniAndriy NahachewskyGeoffrey RockwellMargaret RockwellVictoria SmithMakere Stewart-HarawiraBenjamin V. TuckerHenry Van EgterenNina Varsava

Edmonton Economic DevelopmentKate TonowskiMichael Lam

Edmonton Festival CityChris Foster

Art Gallery of AlbertaEmily McCormick

TIN VolunteersMagda CzerskiRael GonzalezJamie HappyRebecca IsbisterHuong NguyenKathryn OrydzukDiane SantosWendy TrieuLoana ValdezTomasz ZarkKate Zechel

Collective Body for Arts Students (CBAS)

U of A Students’ Union

University of Alberta StaffLaura BoisvertWendy GammonCathy HurstSheri PennerScott WilliamsonCindy Welsh

Special Thanks

KIAS is grateful to all those involved in the preparation, organization, and implementation of Tomorrow’s Ideas, Now. Without the help of the following people, the conference would not have happened.

KIAS welcomed Special Observers to the 2012 Tomorrow’s Ideas, Now from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and Inquiry@Queen’s undergraduate research conference from Queen’s University, to share and showcase the work that KIAS is doing with undergraduate research and dissemination.

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Our Founding Benefactors

Drs. Peter and Doris Kule are two outstanding Canadian philanthropists, visionaries, and community leaders who have given most generously in support of post-secondary education and research. Through their donations, they have touched the lives of many professors and students at the University of Alberta and elsewhere. In 2005, the University of Alberta awarded honourary doctorates to Peter and Doris Kule in recognition of their many contributions to the community and to the University of Alberta.

Drs. Peter and Doris Kule have provided the founding endowment for the Kule Institute for Advanced Study, which was established on July 1, 2010. The Kules’ beliefs and principles are reflected in the mission and vision of the Kule Institute for Advanced Study, which seeks to enhance the understanding of complex and pressing issues through interdisciplinary research in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Fine Arts. KIAS and the researcher community it serves are greatly indebted to the Kules, and will strive to advance society and global polity in a manner consistent with their high humanitarian ideals.

Drs. Peter and Doris Kule, with Vice-Provost Colleen Skidmore, at the 2011 Tomorrow’s Ideas, Now Closing BBQ

Kule Institute for Advanced Study3-22 Arts & Convocation Hall

University of AlbertaEdmonton, Canada T6G 2E6

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