2018 Conference Program

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Oct 27, 2018

 

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Registration and Breakfast

Location: Garage Bay

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Plenary Panel: Aboriginal Voices

 

Moderator: Kerry Potts 
Location: Studio Theatre

10:45 AM - 12:15 AM

 

1. Principles of Literature:

1) Phelan Hourigan, BA  2) Edward Matthews, PhD  3) Erik Mortensen, MA

Moderator: Jim Nielson, PhD

Location: Loft 2

2. Verbal Communication:

1) Nadir Ali Mugheri, M.Phil   2) Kit Ying Lye, PhD

Moderator: Eufemia Fantetti, MFA

Location: Main Loft

3. Linguascaping the City: A Framework for Multilingual Pedagogy

1) Dejan Ivković, PhD; 2) Natasha Nguyen B. Ed;  Lurd Shamon B. Ed ; James DeCristoforo, B. Ed 3) Jamie Arfin, M.Ed.  Tiziana Ceccato, MA; Violetta Cupial, M.Ed.

Moderator:  Naveen Joshi, PhD

Location: Studio Theatre

4. Loss & Lost Voices:

1) Tita Kyrtsakas, MA 2) Gunter Schaarschmidt, PhD  3) Laura Quirk, PhD

Moderator: Alexander Shvarts, PhD

Location: Loft 1

12:20 PM - 1:20 PM

Lunch

Location: Lakeside Terrace

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

 

5. Narratives of Nation:

1) Sarah Roger, PhD  2) David Mongor-Lizarrabengoa, MA  3) Regina Grishko, BA

Moderator: Mark Whale, PhD

Location: Loft 2

6. Language of Privilege and Politics:

1) Vanessa Lilly, MA    2) Cheryl Comeau-Kirschner, PhD   3) Naveen Joshi, PhD

Moderator:  Tyler Shipley, PhD

Location: Main Loft

7. Reclaiming Language and Culture:

1) John Steckley, PhD   2) Susan Lindsay, B. Ed.  3) Christina Caleca, MA

Moderator: Ian Gerrie, PhD

Location: Studio Theatre

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Keynote Lecture: Farrah Khan

Location: Studio Theatre

 

Moderator: Prasad Bidaye, PhD

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Reception

Location: Pearl Restaurant Queen’s Quay (2nd floor)

Oct 28, 2018

 

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Breakfast

Location: Garage Bay

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

 

8. Religious Discursive Spaces:

1) Don Holmes, BA   2) David Harris, MA

Moderator: Chris Irwin, PhD

Location: Loft 2

9. Understanding and Expression:

1) Daniel Marrone, PhD  2) Paula Bath, MA  3) Anna Augusto Rodrigues, PhD

Moderator: Candace Iron, PhD

Location: Main Loft

10. "Difficult" Women:

1) Carla Ionescu, PhD 2) Kim Hong Nguyen, PhD; 3) Samantha Younan, MA

Moderator: Shelley McCabe, MSc

Location: Studio Theatre

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

 

11. Culture in Language Acquisition:

1) Jacqulyn Graber, MA  2) Kasey Whalley, BA  3) Xiaoxiao Du, PhD and Kate Guan, MPEd

Moderator:  Milos Vasic, PhD

Location: Loft 2

12. Redefining Sexual Boundaries:

1) Desmond O'Doherty, MA  2) Maria Diakantoniou, MA   3) Alice Hinchliffe, BA

Moderator: Wendy O’Brien, PhD

Location: Main Loft

13. The New Rhetoric of the Alt-Right and Its Resistance:

1) Paul Corey, Ph.D;  2) Nathan Radke MA & Alena Papayanis, PhD

Moderator: Ian Gerrie, PhD

Location: Studio Theatre

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch

Location: Lakeside Terrace

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

 

14. Urban Spaces

1) Rachel Ewan, MA  2) Laura Wyper, PhD.  

Moderator: Candace Iron, PhD

Location: Loft 2

15. Appropriation of Language:

1) Alexander Shvarts, Ph.D  2) Tyler Bunzey, BA 3) Sara Almalla

Moderator: Jim Nielson, PhD

Location: Main Loft

16. Silent Speech and Gender in Hebrew Culture:

1) Orian Zakai, PhD   2) Ilana Szobel, PhD  3)  Yigal S. Nizri, PhD

Moderator: Aileen Herman, MA

Location: Studio Theatre

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

 

17. Language of Identity & Human Rights:

1) Brianna Matchett, BA  2) Mary K. Ryan, MA  3) Annette Pateman, BA

Moderator: Alexander Shvarts, PhD

Location: Loft 2

18. Language of Dissent:

1) Grayson Chong    2) Ron Srigley, PhD  

Moderator: Paul Corey, PhD

Location: Main Loft

19. Media Representations of Language:

1) Will Best, MA  2) Jaqueline McLeod-Rogers, PhD  3) Allison Bumsted, MA  4) Dr. Bill Scalia, PhD

Moderator: Douglas Wright, PhD

Location: Studio Theatre