Canadian-American Center Announces Canada Weeks Speakers
Contact: Craig Harris, (207) 581-4220
ORONO — The University of Maine Canadian-American Center is bringing three speakers to Orono for Canada Weeks 2010 in November.
All events are free and open to the public.
Monday, Nov. 1, from 3:30-5 p.m. in the Bangor Lounge in the Memorial Union, award-winning scholar, folklore professor and author Gerald Pocius will present, as part of the Maine Folklife Center’s Edward “Sandy” Ives Memorial Lecture series, “Contesting the Commemoration of Place: Restoration and Replication in a Newfoundland Townscape.” Pocius has extensively researched the everyday world of common and uncommon cultural objects and practices, and will discuss the intangible culture of Newfoundland townscapes.
On Tuesday, Nov. 2, from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Room 3, Wells Conference Center, Kevin Christiano, Canadianist, author and sociology professor at the University of Notre Dame will discuss “Religious Identity and Political Intensity: Federal Campaigns in the United States and Canada.” Christiano, whose research ranges from the sociology of religion to the biographies of former Prime Ministers Trudeau and Chrétien, will explore the role of religion and politics in the U.S. and Canada. Advance reservations for a buffet lunch are requested and may be made by calling 581-4220.
The third lecture takes place Monday, Nov. 15, 3-6 p.m. in the McIntire Room of Buchanan Alumni House with University of Vermont professor of U.S. and Canadian history David Massell, whose talk is titled “A Question of Power: A Brief History of Hydroelectricity in Quebec.” Massell periodically teaches the course “Discovering Canada by Canoe,” and will discuss his extensive research on hydroelectricity in Quebec, which is largely driven by the escalating U.S. demand for energy. A reception will follow his talk.