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Thursday, February 9, 2017 5:00 pm - 5:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Curtis Memorial Lecture: Canadian Counter-Terrorism In the Age of Trump

The Department of Sociology and Legal Studies presents Kent Roach, professor of law and an expert in Canadian security policy, as the 2017 James E. Curtis Memorial Lecturer. Professor Roach will critically examine Canada's counter-terrorism laws with a focus on pressures that the Trump election places on Canada.

Sunday, February 12, 2017 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Overcoming Anxiety and Depression - Centre for Mental Health Research public talk

This talk will share a modern psychological perspective on anxiety and depression, explaining what maintains these common difficulties and what can be done to overcome them.

Monday, February 13, 2017 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Margaret Price on a different way of thinking about disability in the academy

How do disabled faculty react to and reshape the academy? Disability studies (DS) has reached a point that Margaret Price calls a "crisis of precarity" -  a state in which neoliberal logics of wealth, privilege, and power are replicated within DS, doing material violence to some members of the discipline, while the discipline itself continues to flourish.

Tuesday, February 28, 2017 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Phil Monture: Global Solutions for the Six Nations of the Grand River

The Waterloo Aboriginal Education Centre and the Faculty of Arts are pleased to announce a new Indigenous Speakers Series highlighting the voices of Indigenous artists, writers, activists, and leaders from across Turtle Island.