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 Visiting Scholar 2011
The Canadian Studies Programme welcomes visiting scholar Professor Emilio Rodriguez Barroso from the University of Matanzas in Cuba, who during the month of November 2011 will be consulting colleagues, visiting classes, and giving several talks sponsored by the Frost Centre and the Undergraduate Studies Programme at Trent. A member of the Cuban network for Canadian Studies, Professor Barroso is here to study multiculturalism, a topic about which he has organized four international conferences at his home university. In February 2012, he is hosting a conference in Matanzas on “The Contribution of the Canadian Black Community to the Development of Canadian Society.” Affiliated with the Foreign Language Department of the Faculty for the Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Matanzas, Professor Barroso was one of the founders of that department in 1975. He has taught courses in the areas of English for English Majors, English as a Second Language, Translation, and Panorama of the Culture of English-Speaking Countries. He is currently executive vice-president for the Canadian Studies Division at the University of Matanzas. Colleagues who would like to meet Professor Barroso should contact Michele Lacombe (mlacombe@trentu.ca, ext. 7845). Information about the locations, dates, and times of his public talks will follow shortly. Professor Barroso is staying in the guest suite at Champlain College for the duration of his stay. Events:Tuesday, November 15, 2011. 4:30pm Public Talk: "
Canadian Studies Division at the University of Matanzas: Goals and Perspectives " _______________ Wednesday, Nov 16, 4pm, Public Screening & World Affairs Colloquium Champlain College Living & Learning Commons. Come join the first ever event hosted by the World Affairs Colloquium, Kawartha World Issues Centre, and Trent International Program together in the spirit of International Education Week! The event will be called Multiculturalism and Global Citizenship and will consist of a Cuban film "Los Dioses Rotos"(Broken Gods") followed by a discussion and question and answer session on multiculturalism with professor Emilio Barroso. The movie is an example of cultural integration within Cuba. Come one come all! _______________ Canadian Studies Brown Bag Lunch:
General William A.C. Ryan, a Canadian citizen who joined the ranks of Cuba’s Liberation Army, fought and died during the Cuban War of Independence (1868-1878). W.A.C. Ryan is now the topic of an ambitious biographical research project by academics at the University of Matanzas.
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