Events & Past Lectures · Page 11
Cuffs, Vamps, Trigger Mitts and Drawers: The Knitted Heritage of Newfoundland and Labrador
Shirley Scott
February 25, 2016
As in other spheres of culture, Newfoundland and Labrador has its own distinctive seat at the worldwide knitting table. Our saucy weather has always demanded warm clothes in all seasons. Some items made here today are rooted in European knitting traditions. Other curious inventions came straight from the clever minds of industrious Livyers who needed… Read More
How things get forgotten: An example from Newfoundland. The 17th century Welsh colonizers
Cabot Martin
January 28, 2016
Before Beaumont Hamel, there was Gallipoli
Keynote Address by Prof. Kahraman Şakul, Istanbul Şehir University
November 14, 2015
A symposium on the Gallipoli campaign from Newfoundland and Turkish perspectives Bruneau Centre for Innovation and Science, Innovation Hall (IIC-2001) St. John’s Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland. See full program.
Lives Lived: Person and Place in Newfoundland Biographical Writing
Jeff Webb, Vicki Hallett, and Patrick Mannion
October 29, 2015
A panel in partnership with the Dictionary of Canadian Biography The Panelists: Jeff Webb (Department of History) “Rethinking the Individual: Biographies of Collaborative Circles” and Vicki Hallett (Department of Gender Studies) “Life Narrative, People, and Place: Why I Didn’t Write a Biography of a Newfoundland Poet.” Patrick Mannion, chair. In partnership with the Dictionary of… Read More