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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Hi Skid,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>I regret that I
won’t be able to participate in next year’s series. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>We don’t
permit controversial ideas in Drama, so we have nothing to say! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Gerd<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray'>Dr. Gerd Hauck<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray'>Associate
Professor and Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray'>Department of
Drama and Speech Communication<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray'>University of
Waterloo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray'>200 University
Avenue West<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray'>Waterloo ON N2L
3G1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray'>Canada<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray'>T: 519.888.4567, x
32169<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray'>F: 519.725.0651<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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artsannounce-bounces@artsserv2.uwaterloo.ca
[mailto:artsannounce-bounces@artsserv2.uwaterloo.ca] <b>On Behalf Of </b>James
M. Skidmore<br>
<b>Sent:</b> May-14-10 12:27 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> artsannounce@artsserv2.uwaterloo.ca<br>
<b>Subject:</b> ARTS 301, Winter 2011 - Call for Papers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Dear Colleagues in the Faculty of Arts:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>It is already time to start planning for the Winter 2011
offering of ARTS 301: Studies in the Humanities. This past term we
changed the format of the course and turned it into a lecture series. Ten
members of our faculty gave lectures that revolved around the theme
“Cultural Encounters / Encountering Cultures.” That format
worked well – 220 students were introduced to a number of faculty members
who demonstrated their engagement with ideas and issues, and each of the
lectures was well attended by students and interested members of the university
community alike. Interviews conducted with each of the lecturers were
made available as podcasts to students as well as the general public. To
get an idea of the how the series was structured, have a look at the ARTS 301
website (<a href="http://www.arts.uwaterloo.ca/arts301/">http://www.arts.uwaterloo.ca/arts301/</a>).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The Winter 2011 ARTS 301 lecture series has a new theme, <b><i>Controversial
Ideas</i></b>. Progress in human history has often been marked by the
controversies surrounding the introduction of and debate about new ideas,
concepts, or ways of doing things. Sometimes these controversies centre
on issues that touch on our fundamental understanding of what it means to be
human (e.g. Galileo’s theories about the universe or Darwin’s
theories about evolution), and sometimes these debates are located within
specific academic disciplines (e.g. the so-called theory wars in literary
studies). By examining controversies closely, we can better understand
how human knowledge is shaped and altered.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Most likely your own work has involved the study of specific
controversies or coming to terms with ideas that for some reason are
controversial. Or perhaps you’ve been in the middle of a
controversy yourself. In any case, if this topic interests you and
you’d like to contribute a 45-60-minute lecture on it, I’d very
much like to hear from you. I think we have an opportunity here to help a
large audience gain insight into the ways in which ideas are formulated and
debated, and how these debates can shape the direction of academic discourse
and/or human society for years afterwards. And I think you’ll find
that lecturing to this group of intelligent upper year students and community
members to be a rewarding experience. Let me also point out that although
the course is called “Studies in the Humanities,” I have a liberal
view of just what the humanities are. Just as my Canada includes Québec
(to borrow a phrase from a recent Canadian controversy), so too do my
humanities include the social sciences, the fine arts, accounting, and anything
else that is discussed and studied in our faculty.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>If you’d like to propose a lecture for the course, all
you need to do is to send me an e-mail message with a title and short
description of the lecture. I’d appreciate hearing from you by 15
June 2010. You’re also welcome to nominate colleagues whose work is a
natural fit for this series. Once the lectures have been selected,
I’ll be in touch about choosing readings and other such housekeeping
matters. The lectures for ARTS 301 take place in Winter Term on Mondays
at 4:30pm. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:black'>Please contact me if
you have any comments, suggestions, or questions. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:black'>Many thanks for your
time,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:black'>James M. Skidmore, ARTS
301 Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:9.0pt'>James M. Skidmore<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:9.0pt'>Chair, Germanic
& Slavic Studies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:9.0pt'>Faculty of Arts /
University of Waterloo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:9.0pt'>Waterloo, ON
N2L 3G1 CANADA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:9.0pt'>E |
skidmore@uwaterloo.ca<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='font-size:9.0pt'>T | 519.888.4567,
x33687<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='font-size:9.0pt'>F | 519.746.5243<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='font-size:9.0pt'>W |
www.germanicandslavic.uwaterloo.ca<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:9.0pt'>W |
www.arts.uwaterloo.ca/~skidmore<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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