Published November 11, 2010
by iris_author
Please join us for the 2nd annual PhD Research Matters Symposium. This symposium will be an excellent opportunity to appreciate how Environmental Studies is being (re)defined by our PhD students, to hear directly about their diverse research, and to exchange experiences and interests. Tentative program
9:00-9:15 Coffee 9:15-9:30 Welcome (Stefan Kipfer, PhD Coordinator and Symposium Organizers)
9:30-11:00 Session 1: What the Space Reveals (Stefan Kipfer, Chair)Catherine Ady Bell
White Picket Fences and Abandoned Paper StreetsThorben Wieditz
Where regulation meets labour geography
Michael Classens
Contesting community development: Theorizing community gardens through space
11:00-12:30 Session 2: Environments and Health (Sarah Flicker, Chair)Ellen Sweeney
Breast Cancer as a Contested Illness
Gloria Wenyeve
Forget Genetics: Social Inequalities Produce Vulnerability to Ill-Health and Health DisparitiesCarlie WienerFriendly or Dangerous Waters: A Social Approach to Understanding the Problem with Dolphin Tourism and Human Interactions 12:30-2:00 Lunch (provided to presenters) and Lunch DiscussionPhD Students + Faculty Members
2:00-3:30 Session 3: Narratives of Identity and Inclusion (Noel Sturgeon, Chair)Peter Hobbs
Epistemology of the Bunkhouse: Lusty Lumberjacks and the Sexual Pedagogy of the Woods
Amanda Di Battista
“The body will not tell”: Landscape and trauma in Canadian Fiction
Michaela McMahon
Identity, benevolence and belonging: Charitable giving and the construction of the “Canadian Canadian”Emily Porth
Social Inclusivity in Natural History and Science Museums: Questioning Dominant Narratives within Collection and Display 3:30-5:00 Session 4: Transitions in the Global South (Chair, TBC)Sonja Killoran-McKibbinHybrid Politics and Plural Policies: Theorizing Bolivia’s new development modelTania Hernandez-Cervantes
The conflicting process of conversion from traditional agriculture to organic farming
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