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SUMMARY:Podcasting as a Field of Critical Study
DESCRIPTION:This online panel presentation will use the recent volume\, Podcasting: New Aural Cultures and Digital Media (ed. Dario Llinares\, Neil Fox\, Richard Berry) as an opportunity to think and engage in discussion about the emergence of podcasting as a field of critical study. Hosted by SpokenWeb podcast series director Hannah McGregor\, the session will open with a presentation by one of the editors of the scholarly collection on Podcasting\, Dario Llinares\, in which he presents some of the main theses about podcasting presented in the book\, and reflects on how the landscape of research around podcasting is rapidly developing. We will then hear brief position papers from respondents Stacey Copeland (SFU)\, Elena Razlogova (Concordia U)\, Kim Fox (American University in Cairo)\, Michael O’Driscoll (U Alberta) and Deanna Fong (Concordia U)\, sharing perspectives on podcasting as a field of scholarly research and practice. The discussion will then open up to questions and participation from attendees. \n  \nAttendees are invited to read the introduction to Podcasting: New Aural Cultures and Digital Media in advance of the session (but that is not required!). At Concordia\, the e-book is available here: https://link-springer-com.lib-ezproxy.concordia.ca/book/10.1007/978-3-319-90056-8 \n  \nDate: Tuesday\, April 20th\, 2021 \nTime: 12pm EST [9am Pacific\, 4pm UK\, 6pm Cairo] \nPlatform: Zoom\, RSVP to mailto:j_valenc@live.concordia.ca \nPRESENTED BY SpokenWeb and The Media History Research Centre (MHRC) at Concordia University
URL:https://qwf.org/event/podcasting-as-a-field-of-critical-study/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Music and Mood: A Writing Workshop with Musical Inspiration
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop\, participants will produce and share writing that responds to music and the (virtual) presence of a live musician\, saxophonist Janet Lumb. By listening and tuning in to their own creative reactions\, writers will explore the interplay between music and mood as well as sound\, story\, and memory\, using language to examine the soundtracks in our lives. \nJanet Lumb\, a Toronto-born\, third generation Chinese Canadian\, lived in Vancouver for ten years as a hippie punk and has since 1984 been in Montreal as a musician\, composer\, ecologist and community activist. \nK.B. Thors is the author of Vulgar Mechanics (Coach House Books)\, the Icelandic-English translator of Kristín Svava Tómasdóttir’s Stormwarning (Phoneme Media) and the Spanish-English translator of Soledad Marambio’s Chintungo: The Story of Someone Else (Ugly Duckling Presse). She has taught Poetry and Creative Writing at Columbia University\, the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in Manhattan\, and the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/music-and-mood-a-writing-workshop-with-musical-inspiration/
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SUMMARY:Ian McEwan “Art and Science: The Impact of AI on Human Connection"
DESCRIPTION:The Max Margles Memorial Fund of the JPL presents Ian McEwan “Art and Science: The Impact of AI on Human Connection”\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Event\n\n\nIan McEwan “Art and Science: The Impact of AI on Human Connection with Commentary on the Approach to Writing” \nIan McEwan will be talking about Science and Literature; about his writing methods\, the various influences on him as a young writer\, his early and parallel interests in science and literature\, the nature of research and his time shadowing an eminent neurosurgeon\, the coming impact of AI on society and human relations\, and the writing of Machines Like Me. Ian will also be discussing whether a machine could ever be conscious in the way that we are. If we finally build a lifelike\, plausible android\, will it be a blessing or a nightmare? \nIan McEwan has been writing fiction and screenplays for almost fifty years. His include Atonement\, Saturday\, The Children Act and On Chesil Beach. Many of his fictions have been made into movies \nIntroduced by Roslyn Margles\, Sponsor. \nIan McEwan’s books are available for order from Bibliophile Bookstore\, 514-486-7369\, https://bibliophilemontreal.com/ \nPlease note: JPL Friends pay member rate. \n\nTickets are $18\, purchase here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ian-mcewan-art-and-science-the-impact-of-ai-on-human-connection-tickets-138667988687?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-source=strongmail&utm-term=listing
URL:https://qwf.org/event/ian-mcewan-art-and-science-the-impact-of-ai-on-human-connection/
LOCATION:online
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SUMMARY:How To Change Everything - Naomi Klein in conversation with Rebecca Hamilton and Naia Lee
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we welcome Naomi Klein in conversation with youth climate organizers Rebecca Hamilton and Naia Lee! Purchase a copy of How To Change Everything to receive access to this exclusive virtual event\, in partnership with Penguin Random House Canada. \nPlease email events@drawnandquarterly.com if you have any questions. \nFind the book here: https://bit.ly/3sBHJed \nMore info on our webstore here:\nhttp://mtl.drawnandquarterly.com/posts/webstore-faq \nBy purchasing your book at Librairie Drawn & Quarterly you help support events like this one\, independent publishing and retailing\, our neighborhood\, and authors both local and from around the world who depend on independent bookstores for their livelihood. Your support is appreciated.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/how-to-change-everything-naomi-klein-in-conversation-with-rebecca-hamilton-and-naia-lee/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
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SUMMARY:Beginnings\, Openings\, Origins: A Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/beginnings-openings-origins-a-poetry-workshop/2021-04-20/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
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