2003-2004 PROGRAM
September 5, 12, 19 (2003)
Group Lecture Fee: $15
September 5 – “on Law and Justice”
Ms. Tanja Kranjc, LL.B will focus on the perception that law and justice are not one and the same in Canada. She will refer to case law to present some of these issues and the public’s reaction to them.
September 12 – “on Teaching the World’s Children”
Dr. Linda Cameron, Associate Professor, U of T, will discuss some of her research on finding the magic to overcome the challenges of educating children in different situations around the globe.
September 19 – “on the Spirituality of Aging”
Dr. Robert Giuliano, Professor Emeritus, UWO, will review the dizzying event of aging and the sometimes spiritual journey that is hidden between doctors’ visits, going from mid-life crises to the quiet and peace of a heart that aches and dances.
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Fall Course
Oct 17, 24, 31, Nov 7, 14, 21 (2003)
10 a.m. to 12 noon
Course Fee: $35
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THE FALL COURSE WAS SOLD OUT!
This course of 6 lectures will survey the vanished civilizations of the Americas from the more familiar Aztec, Maya and Inca to the lesser-known Olmec, Tiahuanaco, Teotihvacan and Zapotec. Through the medium of architecture and art, the story of the long gone civilizations will be retold in the context of climate, topography, geology, resources, population, early agriculture and geo-political structure and the consequences of the Spanish Conquest. Mathematics and magic, emperors and engineers will all be a part of the tale.
Bob Greenberg is a retired professor of Architecture who taught for 28 years at Ryerson University (Toronto). He is a heritage consultant for the Town of Collingwood and the City of Owen Sound. Bob is a well-known and popular lecturer who has spoken extensively in Canada, the United States and Britain. His interest in the culture and civilization of the Americas stretches over 50 years. Bob's course, A World Transformed: An Historical Survey of Architecture presented to GTLLI in the winter of 2002 was very well received by the members.
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Winter Course
Jan 30, Feb 6, 13, 20, 27, Mar 5 (2004)
10 a.m. to 12 noon
Course Fee: $35
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Pianist John Arpin has long been regarded as one of the most versatile performers on the Canadian music scene, playing solo or with major symphony orchestras. From turn of the century classics to jazz to Broadway tunes, his name has become synonymous with Piano rags, respected as a top ragtime musician in the world today. Along with 3 nominations for Juno awards in Canada, he received the Scott Joplin award in 1998.
This course of 6 lectures will cover early influences of European, African, French (New Orleans sources), Mexican/Spanish and Caribbean culture. The exploration of Gottschalk (Creole), the Spanish Danza, Black/African chants, syncopation, will lead to Ragtime, its style and form, its composers and its influences on the music that followed it, e.g. Blues, novelty piano, etc.
John will describe the evolution of the Blues style in the W. C. Handy era and the evolution of that style within novelty and boogie piano along with traditional jazz in New Orleans and Chicago.
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS THE WORLD HEADED?
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Spring 2004 Founders
Lecture
April 6 (2004)
7 p.m.
Lecture Fee: $10 (for members)
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THE FOUNDERS LECTURE WAS SOLD OUT!
This inaugural lecture will be delivered by Stephen Lewis.
A Canadian citizen, Mr. Lewis has had extensive experience as a politician,
diplomat and humanitarian. From 1984 through 1988, he was Canadian Ambassador
to the United Nations. In the 1960s and 1970s, Stephen Lewis was an elected
representative to the Ontario Legislature, and served as leader of the New
Democratic Party. Mr. Lewis holds 18 honorary degrees from Canadian universities.
In 2003, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada, Canada’s highest
honour for lifetime achievement.
Formerly Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF, and currently UN Special Envoy for
HIV/AIDS in Africa, Mr. Lewis become a passionate advocate of the rights and needs
of children. Since leaving UNICEF in 1999, he has been raising his voice in support
of various humanitarian causes around the world.
Stephen Lewis has formed a foundation to help ease the pain of HIV/AIDS in
Africa.
For more information, please visit
http://www.stephenlewisfoundation.org/.
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Spring Course
April 16, 23, 30, May 7, 14 (2004)
10 a.m. to 12 noon
Course Fee: $30
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This course of 5 lectures will include some mention of:
- the pre-glacial period;
- the division of the last 12,000 post-glacial years into archeological time periods, termed Palaeo-Indian, Archaic, Woodland and Historic;
- the artifacts by which these periods are recognized and their significance;
- the evidence of the Petun (Wyandot) occupation and what happened to these people;
- 19th century settlement and some of the personalities of that time.
The final lecture will include a lesson on obtaining, conserving and interpreting artifacts.
One question that might be asked is whether we inherited the "magic" of the Blue Mountains created by Petun shamans.
Charles Garrad discovered Collingwood and the Blue Mountains in 1956 and since then has devoted much of his time to studying and learning about the prehistory, history, and archeology of the region, including the Beaver Valley and adjacent townships. Since 1974 he has concentrated on the archeology of the Petun Indians who were in the area when it was part of New France.
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