GSPA will be hosting presentation/question and answer workshops that will focus on the academic side of applying for scholarships.
The IUW is an annual student-run workshop that attracts research students, professors, and industry members of the Human Factors and Ergonomics community. Check the event poster.
The University of 蓝莓视频鈥檚 Department of English Language and Literature Speaker Series, in collaboration with the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology, is hosting a talk by Isabel Pedersen on "Embodied Computer Futures."
In 2019, the Barbie doll turned 60.聽 Plasticity in body and persona allowed the Mattel toy company to position and reposition their high-achieving money-maker as relevant by exploiting social trend, political movements and historical shifts. As a complex international celebrity and feminist b锚te noir, Barbie is a mirror helping us to reflect on ourselves.聽
This lecture is based on my book, Plastic鈥檚 Republic, a poem collection centering on the Barbie doll as an enduring cultural icon. I will examine her creation, her impact on female beauty and discuss how her mouldable nature made her a 鈥渃apital doll鈥 and free market diva. Following the book鈥檚 themes, I will elaborate the philosophical, feminist and social issues she engenders and discuss how Barbie became plastic surgery鈥檚 prophet by spawning 鈥減lastic positive鈥 humans. Finally, plastic鈥檚 reach extends to the dollification of romantic relationships via silicone sex dolls and ends (un)naturally in our plastic infused lives and smothered oceans.
I will follow the lecture by reading from Plastic鈥檚 Republic.
The Wilfrid Laurier Department of Communication Studies presents a talk by Dr. Ghislain Thibault:聽Look Up! A Media History of Aerial Communication.
In the midst of writing your thesis? Not sure what you can use, or how to ask permission? This webinar is for you.
WHAT: Copyright and your thesis
WHEN: Thursday, April 16, 10 鈥 11:30 am