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| 8:00 - 8:55 a.m. | BREAKFAST |
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| 9:00 a.m. | Opening Remarks |
| 9:05 - 10:10 a.m. |
Keynote Address by Dr. Richard Moon, Distinguished University Professor, Law Professor, University of Windsor, Canada |
| 10:15 - 11:45 a.m. |
Panel 6. From Self-limiting and Regulatory Practices to Questions of Academic Freedom and Building UnderstandingPanel Chair: Andrew Thompson (History and Political Science, Balsillie School of International Affairs) Academic freedom in theory and practice: The political economy of self-censorship by Dax D’Orazio (Political Studies, Queen’s University) Mapping out university’s student codes of conduct and the social organization of student political advocacy work by Elizabeth Brulé (Gender Studies, Queen’s University) Soft targets: Self-limiting intellectual thought in UK universities by Martin Myers (School of Education, University of Nottingham) Ethical dilemmas of conducting research among precarious status migrants: REBs and beyond by Erika Borrelli (Sociology and Criminology, University of Windsor) and Tanya Basok (Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Windsor) |
| 11:50 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. | LUNCH |
| 1:00 - 1:45 p.m. |
Campus-wide Event Stand Together: Acknowledging the anniversary of the Hagey Hall attack |
| 2:00 - 3:15 p.m. |
Panel 7. From Hate Speech and Human Rights Violations to Free Speech and Academic FreedomPanel Chair: Marcia Oliver (Law and Society, Wilfrid Laurier University) Academic freedom as an institutional right by Jeff Noonan (Philosophy, University of Windsor) A controversial triangle: Hate speech, freedom of expression, and academic freedom by Alev Özeroğlu (Comparative Criminal Law, Özyeğin University) [Virtual-Turkey] Hate speech on trial by Houman Mehrabian (English, University Canada West) Restoring trust and fostering a culture of understanding in academia by Tawsif Dowla (Recreation and Leisure Studies, University of Waterloo) |
| 3:20 - 3:35 p.m. |
BREAK |
| 3:40 - 5:00 p.m. |
Panel 8: From Politics and Academic Freedom to Building Workplace Democracy and Deeper CoalitionsPanel Chair: Rashmee Singh (Sociology and Legal Studies, University of Waterloo) Echo chambers and ivory towers: Unraveling power dynamics in academia by Michael Asres (Socio-Legal Studies, York University) Academic freedom and workplace democracy by Michael Arfken (Psychology, University of Prince Edward Island) Navigating intergroup mistrust as an equity scholar-practitioner and senior leader by Arig al Shaibah (Educational Studies, University of British Columbia) Academics for peace in Turkey: Resilience, solidarity, and resistance under authoritarian neoliberalism by Pınar Ensari (Sociology, Koç University) Solidarity as method: Building stronger research coalitions to counter antagonism by Shana MacDonald (Communications Arts, University of Waterloo) |
| 5:10 p.m. |
Closing Remarks |