"The question of the self-critical potential of memory is absolutely decisive: if the return to these extremely brutal histories does not serve a decisive moral or political purpose, why should we then do it in the first place?"
-Dr. Wulf Kansteiner on digital trauma culture
Co-chairs: Angele Alook and Elaine Coulborn
Presenters: Kim Anderson, Yann Allard-Tremblay, Margaret Kovach, Lorraine Mayer, Sharon McIvor, Charles Menzies, Daniel Sims
"It's not just about recruitment, it's about retention." - M. Kovach
David Macdonald discusses his new book, “The Sleeping Giant Awakes: Genocide, Indian Residential Schools and the Challenge of Conciliation” as part of a panel discussion on genocide, residential schools and reconciliation. #congressh
Beth Allison Barr speaks about the role of women in the Bible in her talk “The Myth of Biblical Womanhood”. A Powerful Message to be heard! Just one of the many brilliant speakers today at Congress 2019!
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Come and learn about the Canadian Association of Leisure Studies at UBC Buchanan B211 (room change) with these lovely professors! There is also free food! ✨
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Today at Big Thinking we have Stan Douglas about his Impossible Pictures work. Come to the Frederick Wood theater for the last Big Thinking event of #congressh2019
Our wonderful Volunteer Team Leads are making sure all the volunteers are fed and happy. Thank you so much, you're doing a great job! ❤ #congressh#congressh2019
Join the showing of documentary The Care Revolution: The Transformation of Home Health Care in Oregon by Canadian Association for Work and Labour Studies in the Earth Science Building! #Congressh