Friday, May 16th to Monday, May19th | | Each film was screened twice over the course of four days | Two films shown in conjunction with the Vancouver International Film Centre, Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour St. (at Davie).- Bertolucci’s 1900 (1976), director’s cut of 315 min (5 ¼ hrs)
- Joseph Dorman, Arguing the World (Documentary, 1998)
For film descriptions click here | Saturday, May 24 | | 6:15 – 7:00 pm | Special Reception with John Ralston Saul and Symposium Guest Presenters. Location: Teck Gallery | | 7:30 – 9:00 pm | Keynote Address John Ralston Saul, “The Independent Scholar and Public Intellectual in a Corporatist Era.” Location: Room 1400 (Joseph and Rosalie Segal Centre)
Overflow: Room 1900 (Fletcher Challenge Theatre) | Sunday, May 25Location: Room 1400 (Joseph and Rosalie Segal Centre) | | 10:00 – 11:20 am | Round Table Discussion & Conversation John Ralston Saul, “Reflections on Public Intellectuals and Independent Scholars.” Jim Green, “The Role of Activation in Arts and Culture.” Paul Whitney, “The Role of the Public Library as a People’s University.” Moderator: Yosef Wosk | | 11:30 am – 12:20 pm | Max Wyman, “No grants, no tenure, no respect: O for the life of the independent scholar!” Moderator: Deborah Meyers | | 12:30 – 1:20 pm | Catered lunch | | 1:30 – 2:20 pm | Chuck Davis, “The Long Store, the Quieter Library, and a Drive Across the Burrard Bridge: Three Life-Altering Events.” Moderator: Mark Dwor | | 2:30 – 3:20 pm | Laura Duhan Kaplan, “From Academy to Clergy: Will the Real Public Intellectual Please Stand Up?” Moderator: Cynthia Ramsay | | 3:30 – 4:30 pm | Plenary Yosef Wosk, “The Canadian Academy of Independent Scholars: An Overview.” Susan Jamieson-McLarnon, “Public Relations: A Practical Guide for Independent Scholars.” Elena Feder, “Symposium Redux: Alternative Modes of Curatorial and Intellectual Practice.” Antonio E. Fernández (Tonel), “The Artist as Scholar.” | | 4:30 – 5:30 pm | Closing Reception and Exhibition Opening Location: Teck Gallery Antonio E. Fernández (Tonel) Exhibition,
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