Conference 2017
WHEN: 14 OCTOBER 2017 8:45 am to 4:00 pm
WHERE : College of Education, University of Saskatchewan, 28 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK
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CONFERENCE DETAILS
CONFERENCE FOCUS
As Canada, with considerable expense, celebrates its sesquicentennial, it does so on land with continuous histories of many nations, each with particular ways of teaching and learning. This conference calls into question the official story of nationhood, acknowledging the uncertainty as to when Canada became a nation state, inquiring into who is included/excluded, as well as what is and might be commemorated.
THEMES
Shaping Nationhood through:
- Commemoration and ‘nation building’
- History of Education
- Living Heritage
- Teaching Canadian History
- Recognition of Indigenous histories
- Reconciliation
SPECIAL FEATURES
Keynote Speakers:
Dr. Verna St. Denis keynote title: Indigenous People and a Politics of Commemoration
Dr. Sheelah McLean keynote title: “We built a life from nothing”: Myth Making and White Identity Construction
“A Thousand Words in a Picture”
A session based on the analysis of photographs of artefacts, places or images with a short paper (maximum 1000 words) revealing the picture’s historical significance and relevance to the conference theme.
REGISTRATION FEES
Regular Fee: $60.00
Student: $30.00
MEALS: Registration fees include morning and afternoon nutrition breaks and lunch.
INVITATION TO ATTEND
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