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MANNERS OF UNFOLDING IN THE CIINEMA

27/01/2011 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – A talk by Laura U. Marks, Simon Fraser University, presented by the Cinema Studies Institute, the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, and the Centre for Comparative Literature at the University of Toronto. This talk draws from Deleuze, Leibniz, and classical Islamic thought to elucidate different manners of cinematic unfolding. We can think of […]

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What: Network Your Way to Success

20/01/2011 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm – NEXT IN OUR BACKPACK to BRIEFCASE SERIES: What:  Network Your Way to Success Thursday, January 20 5:00 to 6:30 pm Ko‑ffler Student Services Centre 214 College Street Where:  Career Centre Create a 30-second self-introduction that’s certain to impress. Career Coaches will lead you through exercises and practice sessions to get you ready for your next […]

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“Samizdat: Material Texts and Extra-Gutenberg Publics”

20/01/2011 @ 4:15 pm – 6:15 am – Professor  Ann Komaromi (University of Toronto) This talk will explore a new approach to the uncensored Soviet press known as “Samizdat” on the basis of its material texts. Samizdat has been a highly mythologized phenomenon, defined by various groups on the basis of its content. Newer approaches to Samizdat and alternative textual culture challenge conventional […]

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Application deadline

15/01/2011 @ 5:00 pm – Deadline to submit on-line application for 2011-2012

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All Comparative Literature spring courses begin

10/01/2011 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm – Spring term classes begin. COL courses start this week.

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Christmas Party

03/12/2010 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Christmast Party/Pot luck Organized by the graduate student union.

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Program 2: Animals and the Avant-garde

02/12/2010 @ 6:30 pm – Why Look at Animals? A film series at the Jackman Humanities Institute This series takes as its starting point the title of John Berger’s 1980 essay, “Why Look at Animals?” and asks, quite simply, why we so frequently look at animals on film. As a way into this question, the series places films with divergent […]

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Book History & Print Culture’s Annual Librorum

01/12/2010 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm – On Wednesday, December 1, the Collaborative Program in Book History and Print Culture will celebrate its annual Librorum in the Upper Library at Massey College from 5:00 to 7:00.  Librorum is our chance to hear about the research of some of our doctoral students and to celebrate the end of term together.  This year we […]

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Policy Committee Meeting

01/12/2010 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Policy Committee Meeting

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Complit Student Meeting

01/12/2010 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Professor Kortenaar’s meeting with Complit students.

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