Events Archive
Nov. 16, 20232:30 p.m.via Zoom |
Dr. Jason Grek-Martin Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies Analyzing Places of Difficult Heritage in Ireland This presentation will focus on several places of difficult heritage in Ireland visited during my recent sabbatical leave. One set of sites is found in Belfast, Northern Ireland and focuses on the conflicted heritage associated with the celebrated creation and tragic loss of the Titanic. Another set of sites, found in Dublin and Cobh (Republic of Ireland), focus on the emotionally-complex heritage associated with Irish emigration. I will discuss these sites with reference to three key geographic contributions to the study of difficult heritage: place authenticity, spatial narratives, and the embodied experiences of affective heritage. |
Oct. 19, 20232:30 p.m.via Zoom |
Dr. Unyime UmohPostdoctoral Researcher, Department of Geology Insight into ecological and climatic changes in the tropics via lipid probing In this study, we characterized different classes of glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGTs) in suspended particulate matter (SPM), surface, and short sediment cores from the Gulf of Guinea, West Africa. We further determined total organic carbon, total nitrogen, long-chain hydrocarbons, dinosterol, brassicasterol and phytol, to profoundly estimate organic matter sources and reconstruct environmental variabilities. The distribution pattern of GDGTs coupled with the environmental biomarker models indicated a predominance of soil-derived organic matter. Excess flooding and surface runoff occasioned by torrential monsoon rains in recent years triggered by climate change deposited large terrestrial organic matter into the Gulf of Guinea. |
Apr. 21,
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Ms. Mary-Margaret RaymondB.A. Honours thesis defence Spatial and Temporal Changes in Beach Width and Its Effect on the Condition of Foredunes on Dune du Nord, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
Apr. 17,
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Mr. Jacob WisbeyB.E.S. Honours thesis defence The History of the American Wetland: an Analysis of Sociocultural Values and Cinematic Depictions |
Apr. 13,
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Ms. Carmen Rojas-FischerB.Sc. Honours thesis defence Commercial Changes and Their Larger Context in a Gentrifying Neighborhood: Tracking the Transformation of Halifax, Canada's North End |
Apr. 11,
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Ms. Rebecca PayneM.A. in Geography thesis defence Understanding the Villa di Tito and the Velino Valley within Central Italy by creating Spatial Connections
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Mar. 28,
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Ms. Larissa SweeneyM.A. in Geography thesis defence The Role of the Environment on Irregular Migration in The Gambia, West Africa: Implications for Climate Change Adaptation Policies
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Feb. 16,
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Dr. Ashwani KumarAssociate Professor of Education, Mount Saint Vincent University Autobiographical Reflections on Geography, Wholeness, and Meditative Inquiry In this presentation, Dr. Ashwani Kumar will share his journey with geography. Through autobiographical reflections, he will talk about how his intellectual and spiritual journey into wholeness and holistic education has been influenced by his study of geography. Drawing upon his work on meditative inquiry and the work of Indian philosopher J. Krishnamurti, he will outline the idea of meditative geography that he thinks can allow us to connect with and protect nature at a deeper existential and spiritual level. |
Jan. 16,
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Dr. Saja Al ZoubiPostdoctoral Fellow, Global Development Studies, Saint Mary’s University Syrian War and Refugees: The International Use of Force and Politics Dr. Al Zoubi is a development economist, and a gender and livelihood expert for the EU delegation to Syria. A lecturer with the Global Development Studies and Political Science departments at Saint Mary’s University, she has also been a lecturer at the University of Oxford and a visiting scholar at the University of Glasgow. Since Syria's civil war broke out in 2011, her research has focused on ways to improve the livelihoods and food security of internally displaced and refugee households, and on examining host country responses through policies and politics that reshape refugee livelihoods. Dr. Al Zoubi is a co-leader of the Global Young Academy's At-Risk Scholars Initiative and steering committee member of its Science in Exile Initiative. |
Nov. 30,
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Zoom link smu-ca.zoom.us/j/87997721055 Candidates for M.A. in GeographyRebecca Payne Understanding the Villa di Tito and the Velino Valley within Central Italy by creating Spatial Connections Gabriel Nimoh The Experiences and Challenges of Black Entrepreneurs in Halifax, NS |
Oct. 26,
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Zoom link smu-ca.zoom.us/j/88408191243 Dr. Cristian SuteanuProfessor, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies and Department of Environmental Science, Saint Mary's University Strange Case of a Disciplinary Chasm The fracture between human and physical geography is not new, but is it becoming deeper, wider, and more difficult to cross? Is this chasm unique to the field of geography, or does it signal a broader problem? The paper does not attempt to provide all the answers. Instead, it focuses on a few elements that it identifies as critical to our moving forward. |