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Thursday, January 10, 2019 5:00 pm - 5:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Opening of Shake-n-Make and Kristiina Lahde exhibitions

New year, new shows! Join us Thursday, Jan 10 at 5 p.m. for the opening of Shake-n-Make's "Once More, With Feeling" and Kristiina Lahde's "Extraordinary Measures".

Thursday, January 17, 2019 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Book launch — Atomic Assurance: The Alliance Politics of Nuclear Proliferation

Do alliances curb efforts by states to develop nuclear weapons? Alexander Lanoszka's Atomic Assurance looks at what makes alliances sufficiently credible to prevent nuclear proliferation; how alliances can break down and so encourage nuclear proliferation; and whether security guarantors like the United States can use alliance ties to end the nuclear efforts of their allies.

Thursday, January 17, 2019 4:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Gichitwaawizi’igewin: Honouring launch reception

Artist Catherine Dallaire re-examines the original Indigenous values in animal and plant life that are often vilified by contemporary Western settler culture. Building understanding between Indigenous and non-Indigenous worldviews is an important step towards peace and conciliation in the Canadian context.

Tuesday, January 29, 2019 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Turning back the Doomsday Clock

It’s no joke. The Doomsday Clock is a widely recognized indicator of global threats from nuclear weapons, climate change, and disruptive technologies. Join Doug Peers, Dean of Arts, for a discussion with Faculty of Arts scholars in political science, sociology, and English to understand the real threats and possible actions for turning back the clock.

In June 2018, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favour of Jack Phillips, a Colorado baker who refused to create a cake for a same-sex wedding reception. There is a lively debate about what counts as denying "the same cake" to different customers. In this talk. Brian Rudrick Visiting Scholar in Philosophy, John Corvino explores that question against the background of sexual-orientation discrimination in the United States and elsewhere.

Tuesday, February 5, 2019 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Escape from the Nazis: The Dutch-Paris Resistance Line

The first History Speaker Series event of 2019 is here! Dr. Megan Koreman will be discussing her recent book, The Escape Line: How the Ordinary Heroes of Dutch-Paris Resisted the Nazi Occupation of Western Europe.

Wednesday, February 13, 2019 4:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

CANCELLED: Indigenous Speakers Series presents Maria Campbell

THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER. WE HOPE TO RESCHEDULE MARIA CAMPBELL'S VISIT. MEANWHILE, READ HER BOOK HALFBREED, AVAILABLE AT UWATERLOO BOOKSTORE NOW.

The Indigenous Speakers Series proudly presents Maria Campbell, Cree-Métis writer, playwright, filmmaker, scholar, teacher and elder. Campbell’s memoir Halfbreed (1973) is regarded as a foundational piece of Indigenous literature in Canada for its attention to the discrimination, oppression and poverty that some Métis women (and other Indigenous people) experience in Canada.