The Arts & Humanities Colloquium Series

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Since its beginning in 2009, the presentations of the Arts and Humanities Colloquium have engendered conversations about ideas among members of the Arts and Humanities Faculty and their communities both at VIU and in the mid-Island region.

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    Stories and Raspberry Pi's: an innovational approach to experiential learning
    (Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 3/18/2016) VIU@Cowichan Innovation Lab faculty, staff, and students
    The VIU@Cowichan Innovation Lab is an interdisciplinary space that provides experiential learning and allows for the sharing of resources between VIU and various coastal communities. Join us for a series of multimedia mini-presentations highlighting ongoing projects by students, faculty, and staff on topics that range from language revitalization to participatory theatre to interactive digital storybooks.
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    Why we "care": thoughts on Canada's Indian residential school history, medical care, consent, and the law
    (Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2/19/2016) Meijer Drees, Laurie
    Despite the efforts of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to acknowledge Indian Residential School (IRS) experiences and consequences, many gaps in our collective understanding of these institutions remain. Based on research initially presented to the TRC Missing Children Project, this presentation builds on those findings to offer further insights into the significance of the IRS history.
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    MERIDIAN.IS: collaborative performance research
    (Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 1/22/2016) Davies, Robin; Mazutinec, Kevin; McGrail, Justin; Van Der Zon, Marian
    Meridian is art in flux. It is collaborative multimedia research/performance that combines video, ambient soundscapes, acoustic instruments, vocals, and poetry to immerse the audience in themes of technology, humanity, and their offspring. Fun? Just stop not having some.
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    Gypsies, tramps, and thieves: The contrapuntal rantings of a half-breed girl
    (Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 11/20/2015) Anderson, Allyson
    Stereotypes of Indigenous women abound in the colonial imaginations of North Americans, yet representations of the Métisse (women of mixed blood, and/or historic Métis) are rare. This presentation asserts that the few (mis)representations that do exist are rooted in Euro-settlers' anxiety about their appropriation of Indigenous lands and potential lines of inheritance.
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    A journey in jazz: from inspiration to performance
    (Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 10/16/2015) Bush, Gregory
    Where does the musical idea come from? How is it developed and translated into notes on a page, and then interpreted in performance? This presentation - and performance - will follow the process of musical composition from an idea to ours ears.