Machiavelli and Machiavellism... an 'Ongoing Affair': Political Realism versus Political Philosophy

Nov. 13, 2008 - 2:30 PM

Arts Building , room 160 , 853 Sherbrooke Street West

The Italian Speakers' Series presents the third lecture for fall 2008: Dr. Cesare Cuttica from the Fondazione Luigi Einaudi, Turin .

German novelist Kevin Vennemann to read from his novel Nahe Jedenew

Nov. 13, 2008 - 3:00 PM

688 Sherbrooke Street West , room 1041 ,

Kevin Vennemann , who divides his time between Berlin and Vienna , is considered to be one of Germany 's most talented young novelists. His second novel, Mara Kogoj, was published by Suhrkamp in 2007 and his first, Nahe Jedenew (2005), has been translated into English. His writing is full of precise and subtle detail yet is driven by a strong and passionate engagement with political and psychological themes. He has been presented with several awards, and in the spring of 2008, was the Villa Aurora writer in residence in Los Angeles .

This reading (in German), which is presented through the auspices of the Department's Literaturzirkel, will be followed by a discussion.

Super Science Doc film: OUT OF BALANCE

Nov. 9, 2008 - 4:00 PM

Redpath Museum , Auditorium , 859 Sherbrooke Street West

This documentary shows the influence that the largest company in the world has on governments, the media and citizens and what can be done about global warming. ExxonMobil continues to assert undue influence around the world, making record profits while ignoring climate science for which there has been overwhelming consensus for over ten years. Out of Balance does not just critique ExxonMobil, it also offers challenging, large-scale ideas for the global social changes that must take place if there's any chance of having a livable planet for future generations.

Cutting Edge Lecture: The breast tumor microenvironment - friends or foes?

Nov. 13, 2008 - 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Redpath Museum , Auditorium , 859 Sherbrooke Street West

The development of breast cancer is a complex process that involves the accumulation of multiple independent mutations and epigenetic changes in both the tumor as well as the tumor microenvironment. In the past few years the use of genomic approaches has revolutionised how we think about cancer. Genomic signatures have facilitated the identification of cancer subtypes, disease recurrence, and response to specific therapies. These tools provide new understandings on how changes in the tumor microenvironment impacts on breast cancer progression and outcome.

The Cutting Edge Lecture Series in Science was initiated in 2003 with the express purpose of fostering communication between scientists in different disciplines as well as between scientists and the public. Co-sponsored with the Principal, the Dean of Medicine, the Dean of Science,the Provost, and the Vice-Principal, Research and International Relations. 

Sponsored by the Royal Society of Canada

Contact: Redpath Museum - Tel.: 514-398-4086 Ext. 4092

Super Science Doc film: LIVING FOREVER: THE LONGEVITY REVOLUTION (2007)

Nov. 16, 2008 - 4:00 PM

Redpath Museum , Auditorium , 859 Sherbrooke Street West

Immortality. Life Extension. The Fountain of Youth. Real science or simply wishful thinking? Hope or hype? This is not a documentary about 60-year-olds who want to look like young and sexy 25-year-olds. This is a film about stopping, slowing down - even reversing - human aging. So, what happens if humans are able to live for another 100 or 500 years? Should we create a race of immortals, just because we have the know-how? At what evolutionary cost? What about the ethical issues?

Super Science Doc film: WHITE TUFT, THE LITTLE BEAVER (2007)

Nov. 23, 2008 - 4:00 PM

Redpath Museum , Auditorium , 859 Sherbrooke Street West

A beaver couple live by their dam, as the seasons go by. They have babies, gather food, maintain their dam, play and swim, and of course defend their territory against predators and intruders. After one of their young gets lost in the forest, the mother and father beaver search frantically for him, while he is rescued by an unlikely ally. Starring real animals and using new techniques to provide stunning and original images never-seen before. English version of La Rivière aux castors.

"42 Keys to the Second Exodus"

Wed., November 26, 2008

3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

The Refugee Research Project presents "42 Keys to the Second Exodus" -- the memoir of a woman of the last generation of Jews to have left Egypt before the 1956 Suez Crisis -- by author Vivian Schinasi-Silver. All are welcome.

Information: 514-483-0592

Piano Recital

Nov. 13, 2008 - 7:30 PM

New Music Building , Tanna Schulich Hall , 527 Sherbrooke Street West

Class of Sara Laimon. Tanna Schulich Hall. Free admission

The Importance of Being Earnest

Nov. 19, 2008 - 7:30 PM to Nov. 22, 2008 - 10:00 PM

853 Sherbrooke St. W , Moyse Hall Theatre, Arts Building , Montreal

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, a witty comedy directed by Myrna Wyatt Selkirk.

Playing nightly Wednesday Nov. 19th - Saturday Nov. 22nd at 7:30pm .

Tickets: $5 Students and Seniors, $10 General Admission.

Ticket Hotline: 514.398.6070.

For general information email publicity.english@mcgill.ca

McGill Noon-Hour Organ Recital Series

Nov. 21, 2008 - 12:30 PM

Redpath Hall , 861 Sherbrooke Street West

Eduoardo Bellotti, organ ( Milan ). Works by Old Italian Masters.

Free admission

CBC/McGill Series

Nov. 23, 2008 - 2:00 PM

Strathcona Music Building , Pollack Hall , 555 Sherbrooke Street West

Jonathan Crow, violin; Elizabeth Dolin, cello; Paul Stewart, piano and friends. Chamber music for piano and strings by Vaughan Williams and Jean Coulthard. Scott Tresham, producer. Pollack Hall. $15 ($10 students and seniors)

Histoire de la pomme de terre, des origines à nos jours

Dates et horaire : les mercredis 19 et 26 novembre, de 19 h 30 à 21 h 30

Endroit : Pavillon 3200, rue Jean-Brillant, Universite de Montreal

La pomme de terre est un trésor enfoui. Elle constitue l'un des aliments les plus importants de l'humanité. Pour souligner l'Année internationale de la pomme de terre, nous vous présentons l'histoire de ce cadeau des Andes, d'origine américaine. Nous évoquerons la domestication et les pratiques culturales de ce tubercule dans les Andes. Ses premières descriptions remontent aux chroniqueurs de La conquista . Nous devons son introduction en Europe aux Espagnols et aux Anglais. Mais quelle a été l'importance des personnes comme Fraisier et Parmentier dans sa diffusion ? Et quel rôle a-t-elle joué au cours des famines, disettes, guerres et révolutions ? Nous parlerons en outre de ses caractéristiques génétiques, de sa valeur nutritive et, pourquoi pas, de sa place en littérature, poésie, peinture, musique, théâtre et. cuisine !

Invité : Mario Cappadocia, Ph. D. biologie végétale (Louvain-la-Neuve), chercheur à l'International Research Plant Institute de San Carlos, Californie, puis professeur titulaire et chercheur à l'Institut de recherche en biologie végétale de l'Université de Montréal. Récipiendaire du prix d'excellence en enseignement de la Faculté des arts et sciences de l'Université de Montréal.

Prix d'entrée pour la série :  35 $ ; 3 e âge : 25 $ ; étudiants : 20 $. Tarif de groupe disponible

Prix d'entrée pour une conférence :  20 $ ; 3 e âge : 15 $ ; étudiants : 10 $. Tarif de groupe disponible

Le TNM aux Belles Soirées : Le retour d'Harold Pinter

Dates et horaire : les lundis 10 et 17 novembre, de 19 h 30 à 21 h 30

L'inquiétant théâtre de monsieur Pinter

Le lundi 10 novembre : Paul Lefebvre

Harold Pinter, récipiendaire du prix Nobel de littérature en 2005, est de loin le plus profond de ces angry young men qui, à compter des années cinquante, ont rejeté le glacis de politesse qui paralysait le théâtre britannique d'alors pour créer une dramaturgie en prise avec les inquiétudes et les révoltes de la seconde moitié du XX e siècle. Avec des pièces comme Le Gardien , Le Retour ou Trahisons , Pinter a créé un théâtre singulier, où les situations de la vie courante deviennent rapidement ambiguës, incertaines, voire menaçantes

Pinter et le silence des conversations

Le lundi 17 novembre : Yves Desgagnés

Yves Desgagnés, metteur en scène du Retour , dans une nouvelle traduction de René Gingras, viendra nous présenter cet auteur qui se réclamait lui-même de Samuel Beckett. Dans cette pièce, les personnages qui évoluent dans des situations quotidiennes ne réussissent pas à mettre des mots sur ce qu'ils vivent et ressentent. Leurs silences, selon Pinter, importent autant que les paroles échangées. Cette ouvre troublante sur le plan moral demeure percutante 40 ans après sa création.

Invitées : Paul Lefebvre, traducteur, metteur en scène et professeur de théâtre, chargé de cours à l'Université de Montréal, adjoint au directeur artistique du théâtre français du Centre national des Arts d'Ottawa. Yves Desgagnés , diplômé de l'École nationale de théâtre du Canada, comédien, réalisateur (cinéma et télévision) ; metteur en scène de nombreux dramaturges québécois, entre autres René Gingras, Marcel Dubé et Élisabeth Bourget, et de quelques-unes des grandes pièces du répertoire : Shakespeare, Gorki, Arthur Miller, Strinberg, Durrenmatt et Tchekhov.

Prix d'entrée pour la série : 35 $ ; 3 e âge : 25 $ ; étudiants : 20 $. Tarif de groupe disponible

Tim Clark: Reading the Limits. Works 1975-2003 - October 23 to November 29

Location: SGW Campus, Room Art Gallery,

Leonard & Bina Ellen Gallery 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W.
Sponsored by: Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery

Curator: David Tomas with the collaboration of Michèle Thériault and Eduardo Ralickas

The exhibition Tim Clark: Reading the Limits is a retrospective look at the performance / installation work of Montreal artist Tim Clark. It begins with his early photo work and ends with his final film work in 2003 around Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian. In the late 1970s and 1980s, Tim Clark did radical, latently violent performance and installation work enacted through intense readings of various texts mostly of a philosophical nature. In the 1990s he worked on a series of tables that became the place for the redeployment of the book, reading and the philosophical subject. Tim Clark's singular practice is significant for its engagement with the limits of art in relation to ethical and philosophical thought and the physical body's engagement with it.

Gallery Hours: Monday to Friday 12:00 to 18:00 and Saturday 12:00 to 17:00 .

Additional information
Contact:   ellengal@alcor.concordia.ca
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EUCUE SERIES

Event type: Performances
Sponsored by: Oscar Peterson Concert Hall
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

The Concordia University Department of Music presents: electroacoustic concerts - all programs different. Stereo and multi-channel electronic sound art. Free admission. Information: http://music.concordia.ca.

Location:
LOY Campus, Room Oscar Peterson Concert Hall
Oscar Peterson Concert Hall

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