{"id":1169,"date":"2021-02-26T15:15:27","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T23:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/?p=1169"},"modified":"2021-02-26T15:15:27","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T23:15:27","slug":"the-not-all-heroes-wear-capes-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/2021\/02\/26\/the-not-all-heroes-wear-capes-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"The Not All Heroes Wear Capes Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dear colleagues,<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s been a tough\u00a050 weeks. And while\u00a0much\u00a0of the\u00a0talk about\u00a0the front-line\u00a0pandemic\u00a0\u2018heroes\u2019\u00a0has been lamentably divorced from any meaningful action to\u00a0improve\u00a0their well-being, there remains something undeniably heroic in the\u00a0determination to press on. That\u2019s what\u00a0we\u2019ve all done in Arts,\u00a0tirelessly running in service of students, despite\u00a0the\u00a0hurdles, frustrations, and isolation of the pandemic. Today\u2019s Update\u00a0honours\u00a0this spirit: our heroes of the day-to-day.\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“SuperHero”<\/a> by ‘J’ Jose Maria Perez Nu\u00f1ez<\/a> is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

TIME-SENSITIVE ITEMS<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Courageous conversations: <\/strong>Please alert your students to the forthcoming free workshop for KPU Students, Treating Stories with Care: Appropriation, Ethics, and Telling Your Own Stories. <\/em>This 90-minute workshop and discussion, facilitated by Shane Sable and presented by KPU\u2019s Task Force on Anti-Racism, will focus on how participants can engage Indigenous narratives with ethical care and draw on their own personal stories to act in solidarity, address systems of oppression, and foster social change. No registration is required; students can simply join the conversation on Teams via this link – Click here to join the meeting<\/a> <\/em><\/strong>– on Thursday, March 11 from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heroes of Service:<\/strong> If you know of an Arts colleague whose service contributions have been more powerful than a locomotive, please nominate them for The Dean of Arts Service Award<\/a>.  This award is presented annually to recognize outstanding service by faculty members in the Faculty of Arts, and all faculty who teach primarily or exclusively in the Faculty of Arts are eligible. Nominations<\/a> are open until March 15. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a0“WHAM #comics”<\/a> by Q9F<\/a> is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Heroes of Scholarship:\u00a0<\/strong>As per Anne Lin\u2019s message on Wednesday, the deadline for applications for the Summer iteration of Arts research courses is Monday, March 29.\u00a0If you have a research idea or a scholarly endeavor underway, please consider engaging students in your work through the Research Course option. This could be a great learning opportunity for them. Please review Anne\u2019s email, or contact wade.deisman@kpu.ca<\/a> for more info. Excelsior!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CONTINUING ADVENTURES<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heroes of Governance: <\/strong>Congratulations are due to Fiona Whittington-Walsh (SOCI), and Lilach Marom (EDST), who have been acclaimed Arts\u2019s new representatives on Senate. Gratulor tibi de hac gloria,<\/em> senators! And a hearty gratias <\/em>to David Burns and Robert Dearle, their predecessors, who served with such distinction, and never forgot that ancient Roman maxim: with great power, comes great responsibility.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“superhero practise [60\/366]”<\/a> by worldoflard<\/a> is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Pawsitively Heroic: <\/strong>Our very own Associate Dean Dr. Wade\u00a0Deisman\u00a0was\u00a0catapulted\u00a0to\u00a0national\u00a0attention\u00a0this week for his sensational rescue of a trapped puppy! Everyone from Global TV to CBC\u2019s\u00a0As It Happens<\/em>\u00a0breathlessly covered Wade\u2019s exploit. Watch him recreate his adventure for Global\u00a0TV\u00a0here.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heroes of Reflection: Days of Future Past. <\/strong>Gavin Paul (ENGL) has written a beautiful, almost Proust-like blog post on memory and physicality which is too lovely not to share. When you find a free moment, please have a look<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heroes of Scholarship, II: Revenge of the Brown Bag Lunch. <\/strong>Scholars assemble! Do you have a preliminary idea for a project and would welcome the chance to bat it around with colleagues in a friendly, low-key, interdisciplinary milieu? Then the Arts Brown Bag Lunch Series <\/strong>is for you. Unlike the Arts Speaker Series and other venues in which we typically share mature research projects, the Brown Bag Lunch series provides a space wherein KPU faculty can discuss provisional ideas for projects, arguments in developments, or research at its earliest stages.If you have a project concept, or a project in development, and are interested in participating as a \u2018Brown Bag Lunch\u2019 presenter, please e-mail greg.millard@kpu.ca<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“The Boston Superheroes Project”<\/a> by WBUR<\/a> is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Heroes against Bullying:\u00a0<\/strong>Gordon Cobb (MUSI)\u00a0delighted\u00a0us with\u00a0the attached screenshot of his MUSI 1130 class on Pink Shirt Wednesday, when\u00a0many of our friends, colleagues, and students wore pink\u00a0to symbolize a stand against bullying.\u00a0Such a joyful spirit is on display here!\u00a0Thanks to Gordon and his students for sharing.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As the first anniversary of \u2018The Pivot\u2019 draws nigh, so does the rollout of the vaccination program. Let\u2019s hope that we\u2019ll soon be able to holler at COVID \u2013 as<\/em> The Thing from The Fantastic Four might exclaim \u2013 \u2018IT\u2019S CLOBBERIN\u2019 TIME!\u2019 <\/em> <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have a great weekend, everyone.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Up, up, and away…<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diane, Shelley, Wade, and Greg<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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