August 16
University of Alberta Campus
The second annual "Tomorrow's Ideas, Now" undergraduate student conference for new researchers in the social sciences, humanities, and fine arts.
September 06
Campus Saint-Jean, University of Alberta
KIAS Research Clusters:
Petrocultures will bring together scholars, writers, filmmakers and artists from around the world who are engaged in an exploration of the social and cultural dimensions and impacts of oil and energy. The conference will examine and (re)assess how energy has been and remains an intrinsic part of socio-political life and cultural productivity.
Keynote Speakers:
Ursula Biemann [http://www.geobodies.org], (video artist, Switzerland)
Warren Cariou [http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/english/faculty/faculty_details.php?id=1288365864], (University of Manitoba)
Allan Stoekl [http://www.french.psu.edu/aboutus/lit.html#stoekl], (Penn State University)