Events

The Waterloo Centre for German Studies, the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies, and Hillel Waterloo invite you to a screening of the 2016 film “Denial” starring Rachel Weisz, Tom Wilkinson, and Timothy Spall. It tells the story of David Irving’s vexatious lawsuit against historian Deborah Lipstadt after Lipstadt correctly characterized him as a Holocaust denier.

Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy (WISE) presents the founders of LAGI. Delve into the work of Elizabeth Monoian and Robert Ferry, Co-Directors of the Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI). LAGI presents new energy infrastructures that are expressions of local culture and that strive to enhance the beauty of cities and landscapes.

Join us on November 11 for a public forum to remember the impact of war and colonization on women and girls. Hear from speakers on gender and race, war and life-writing, the lives of refugees, and peace and security.

The Theatre and Performance program in the Department of Communication Arts presents TomorrowLove, a truly contemporary play that allows us to meditate on the possibilities and dangers technology introduces into love and relationships in the 21st century. 

The Theatre and Performance program in the Department of Communication Arts presents TomorrowLove, a truly contemporary play that allows us to meditate on the possibilities and dangers technology introduces into love and relationships in the 21st century. 

The Theatre and Performance program in the Department of Communication Arts presents TomorrowLove, a truly contemporary play that allows us to meditate on the possibilities and dangers technology introduces into love and relationships in the 21st century. 

The Theatre and Performance program in the Department of Communication Arts presents TomorrowLove, a truly contemporary play that allows us to meditate on the possibilities and dangers technology introduces into love and relationships in the 21st century. 

In October 1998, university student Matthew Shepard was targeted for his sexuality. He was kidnapped, severely beaten, tied to a fence and left to die in a lonely field. Twenty years after that terrible event, we perform Craig Hella Johnson’s bold and transcendent work, which incorporates a variety of musical styles and texts, including passages from Matthew’s personal journal. This is the first time this work will be performed in Canada.

Jack Halberstam is Professor of Gender Studies and English at Columbia University. He is the author of several books, including: Trans: A Quick and Quirky Guide to Gender Variability (U of California Press, 2018); Gaga Feminism: Sex, Gender, and the End of Normal (Beacon Press, 2012); The Queer Art of Failure (Duke UP, 2011); In A Queer Time and Place (NYU Press, 2005) Skin Shows: Gothic Horror and the Technology of Monsters (Duke UP, 1995); Female Masculinity (Duke UP, 1998).

Our experiences, in work and life alike, challenge us to grow and evolve. This process allows us to realize the quintessential goal of education: to change ourselves. In this presentation, Dr. Edward Burger (Mathematics) and Victoria Star Varner (Fine Arts) will not only share two such personal journeys – one within the world of art and the other within the world of mathematics – but also challenge the audience to find the bridges that connect these two different stories.