/channels/taxonomy/term/14382/all en /channels/news/cities-we-need-les-villes-qu%E2%80%99il-nous-faut-241636 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 18:50:45 +0000 webfull 108072 at /channels /channels/news/rethinking-what-it-means-be-canadian-243839 Thu, 26 Mar 2015 20:24:34 +0000 webfull 109113 at /channels /channels/news/david-bowie-1947%E2%80%932016-257681 <p>"Singer David Bowie, one of the most influential musicians of his era, has died of cancer at the age of 69." (Source: <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35278872">BBC</a>)</p> <h3><a href="http://willstraw.com/">Will Straw</a>, Department of Art History and Communication Studies, ���ϲ����� University</h3> <blockquote> <p>“For too much of its history, rock music has been about masculinity. Bowie kept it about masculinity (his contributions with women seem to be few), but he upset dominant ideas about masculinity more than anyone else in rock.”<br /> —Will Straw</p></blockquote> Mon, 11 Jan 2016 16:27:30 +0000 webfull 115022 at /channels /channels/news/lifting-and-flying-high-talent-success-canada-224745 <p>How does Canada foster and grow its celebrities and success? Is Canada efficient enough at spotting talent and supporting it through incubation and lift-off? The ���ϲ����� Institute for the Study of Canada (MISC) will examine what it means to have a career in Canada in three sectors: culture/entertainment, high-tech and sports/athletics at its annual conference, <b><i>“Lifting Off and Flying High: Talent and Success in Canada”. </i></b>The two-day event will be held at the <b>Omni Mont-Royal Hotel</b>, 1050 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, on <b>February 11-12, 2013</b>.</p> <p> Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:20:09 +0000 webfull 94459 at /channels /channels/news/berlin-wall-came-down-25-years-ago-symbolizing-end-cold-war-and-pivotal-point-world-history-240057 <p> Wed, 12 Nov 2014 20:47:21 +0000 webfull 106467 at /channels