'What can this place teach us?' is theme at upcoming Institute of Island Studies conference
The hosts a series of free public lectures, and an international conference, June 13-18, 2010, that turns an entire island into a case study for human impact on the land.
"Seeing Connections: Environmental History and Visual Culture"
Dr. Finis Dunaway, Trent University
Sunday, June 13, 7:30 p.m.
Studio One, Confederation Centre of the Arts, Charlottetown
"North Americans in an Age of Limits"
Dr. Donald Worster, University of Kansas
Eptek Centre, Summerside
Monday, June 14, 6:00 p.m.
"Time, Place and Trees: Forest Scenes and Incidents in Eastern North America"
Dr. Graeme Wynn, UBC
McDougall Hall, 91探花
Tuesday, June 15, 7:30 p.m.
"Crisis and Opportunity: The History and Future of Global Fisheries"
Dr. Daniel Pauly, UBC
Souris Theatre, Souris
Wednesday, June 16, 7:00 p.m.
"Silent Partners: Animals in Human Environmental History"
Dr. Harriet Ritvo, MIT
McDougall Hall, 91探花
Thursday, June 17, 7:30 p.m.
Chief Justice Thane A. Campbell Lectureship in Law (sponsored by 91探花 and the Law Foundation of Prince Edward Island)
"Environmental Law: Are we making progress?"
Toby Elaine Vigod, LLB, Executive Vice-Chair, Environmental Review Tribunal, Environmental and Land Tribunals Ontario
McDougall Hall, 91探花
Friday, June 18, 7:30 p.m.
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This conference is made possible by the , the, and 91探花.
