Join us and learn about the interesting research our faculty are doing. There are a wide range of topics, so we are sure that at least one of them will pique your interest. Hope to see you there!
All presentations will take place from 1-2 PM via Microsoft Teams. Please email artsevents@kpu.ca to RSVP to the virtual event. A Microsoft Teams link to the event will be sent to registrants two days prior to the event date.
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
1 – 2pm
“Learning and Social Change: Reflections from Two Canada Research Chairs” – Microsoft TeamsAsma Sayed, Dept. of English, Canada Research Chair in South Asian Literary and Cultural Studies, Danny Bernstein, Dept. of Psychology (CRC), and KPU Student panel A discussion between the two Arts Canada Research Chairs.
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
1 – 2pm
“Connecting students with people who care(er): Post-secondary professionals as ‘Everyday Career Influencers'” – Microsoft TeamsDr. Candy Ho, Dept. of Educational Studies While students have cited enhancing career prospects and career advancements as a major motivation behind pursuing post-secondary education, numerous studies have found that students rarely visit their university or college career centres. Instead, they are likely to seek career help from those they trust within their personal network, such as professors, academic advisors, and volunteer managers; these Career Influencers often informally provide career advice, guidance, and counselling without career development background and training.
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
1 – 2pm
“Highway Heritage Revisited: Retelling BC’s Public Histories” – Microsoft TeamsMaddie Knickerbocker, Dept. of History, and KPU Students, History 4490, Sarah Anderson, Rebecca Moroso, Fraser Muir, and Samantha Tsang This talk focuses on revisiting the public history of British Columbia from decolonial, inclusive approaches, to share unknown stories about the province’s past. In the context of this current social moment, as British Columbians seek to grapple with our colonial history, there is a widespread desire for this kind of intentional reassessment of conventional narratives of the past. Moreover, this collaborative talk will feature student speakers sharing their own research results –little known stories about BC’s past –in ways that make sense to our student body and to non-specialist audiences.
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
1 – 2pm
“Trauma Healing at the 9/11 Museum and Beyond” – Microsoft TeamsRoss Laird, Dept. of Creative Writing Healing from trauma is complex and difficult, as most people know first-hand. Ross Laird is a clinical consultant who specializes in trauma healing, and in this presentation he will discuss the partnership of his research team with the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, their work with survivors and family members of those killed on 9/11, and the team’s new approach to healing trauma. Additionally, Ross will describe the application of this approach to several other contexts, from cultural institutions to vulnerable communities to universities.
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
1 – 2pm
“Thought Experiments and Misinventions: Stories of Forming Numbers” – Microsoft TeamsByron Peters, Dept. of Fine Arts Part interdisciplinary mathematics lesson, part speculative fiction, these thought experiments are tales from the histories of numbers and what they could become. This presentation will draw from Fine Arts Instructor Byron Peters’ film seriesAnti-Racist Mathematics and Other Stories(2018) and parallel collaborative research with artists, art historians, philosophers, poets, mathematicians, quantum-physicists, students, and community organizers around questions of ‘countability’ in our contemporary world.
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
1 – 2pm
“Post-Enlightenment Climate Science and the Challenge of Articulating the Political” – Microsoft TeamsMark Vardy, Dept. of Criminology This talk will consist of three parts. First, to introduce the topic, I will outline in broad brushstrokes two ways that climate change is often discussed in public. Second, I will go deeper into the topic of climate change by presenting an overview of my research on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Third, I will engage with audience members to address the question of how we should collectively articulate political responses to climate change.
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
1 – 2pm
“Moral Values, Political Attitudes and Covid-19” – Microsoft TeamsValérie Vézina, Dept. of Political Science, and Hammond Tarry, Dept. of Psychology Since the outbreak of the pandemic, empirical evidence shows that there have been large variations in individuals’ beliefs and behaviours around COVID-19. These have affected their degree of compliance with public health orders and government restrictions, which in turn have impacted the case numbers and number of lives lost to the virus. The presentation will present the survey results about demographics, political beliefs, moral values, attitudes about social distancing requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic, and about COVID-19 vaccination.
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
1 – 2pm
“Collaborative Digital Content Production – Reflections on Re-visioning Identity in the Post-Pandemic Era” – Microsoft TeamsGordon Cobb, Music Dr. Gordon Cobb is KPU’s first-ever Digital Content Producer for the Provost’s Office. In a post-pandemic, post-secondary world, digital media production is more prevalent than ever and a necessary skill-set used to facilitate effective and impactful communications between faculty, staff and students. Dr. Cobb will share examples of digital media created with various faculty and staff at KPU and the collaborative process involved in the production of each project.
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
1 – 2pm
“Should we care about multimedia design for learning? Why education researchers avoid SoTL studies”– Microsoft TeamsKristie Dukewich, Dept. of Psychology, Kayla Garvin, KPU Student, Psychology, and Carmen Symonds, KPU Student, Psychology Research on the multimedia design for learning suggests the application of specific design principles will have astronomical effects on learning outcomes. However, this research has typically been conducted in one-hour lab-based studies. What happens when you do this research in a real course?
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
1 – 2pm
“Celebrating Women Writers Through the Ages” – Microsoft TeamsDr. Kirsten Alm, Dept. of English, Dr. Leanne MacDonald, Dept. of English, and Dr. Lindsey Seatter, Dept. of English This panel discussion celebrates women writers through time: from the women writers of medieval Britain, to Jane Austen and her contemporaries, and culminating with Canadian authors Chelene Knight and Madeleine Thien. In alignment with International Women’s Day, this panel will underscore how women have shaped, and continue to shape, our literary history and contemporary culture through their artistic work and the stories they tell.
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
1 – 2pm
“Student Panel on Approaching Gendered Media” – Microsoft TeamsJacqueline Walker, KPU Student, English & Political Science, Clarissa Dixon, UBC Student, Psychology & Counselling and Sara Turcios, UBC Student, Sociology Student presenters will begin with a discussion of the impact of gendered media on youth, highlighting best practices for approaching this issue. In the second half of the talk, presenters explore common social challenges faced during encounters with unhealthy media representations. The panel will engage with topics such as gaslighting, setting boundaries and promoting critical engagement as it pertains to the consumption of gendered media.
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
1 – 2pm
“Digitally Memorializing the Opioid Overdose Crisis” – Microsoft TeamsAaron Goodman, Dept. of Journalism and Communication Studies This presentation will focus on the Chancellor’s Chair research being conducted by Aaron Goodman, faculty member in Journalism and Communication Studies at KPU. The purpose of the project is to assist members of the South Asian community in metro Vancouver, LGBTQ+ people in B.C., and residents in rural areas across Canada to digitally memorialize individuals who have experienced fatal opioid overdoses and challenge stigmatizing narratives about the crisis.
The 2020-21 archived Arts Speaker Series can be found here.
The 2019-20 archived Arts Speaker Series can be found here.
The 2018-19 archived Arts Speaker Series can be found here.
The 2017-18 archived Arts Speaker Series can be found here.