Dr. Megan Rivers-Moore, Associate Professor, Pauline Jewett Institute of Women’s & Gender Studies and Dr. Marie-Eve Carrier-Moisan, Associate Professor Department of Sociology & Anthropology.

When: March 3, 2020 6:30 p.m.
Where: Venus Envy, 226 Bank Street

FASSen your seatbelts, The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is coming to CU in the City!
CU in the City is a popular series of talks that shares invigorating FASS research in communities across Ottawa and Canada. The next edition of CU in the City features Drs. Megan Rivers-Moore and Marie-Eve Carrier-Moisan.

What is “sex tourism”? Why do tourists and locals participate? What’s in it for them? What’s love got to do with it? And sex? What about money? And race?

In this joint conversation, Megan Rivers-Moore and Marie-Eve Carrier-Moisan will share stories from their research on sex tourism in Costa Rica and Brazil. They will explore some commonly held ideas about the buying and selling of sex while on vacation, and show that sex tourism is more complicated than what most people think and works out differently in different contexts and locations. By sharing stories and experiences from Brazil and Costa Rica, they hope to shed light on the complex issue of sex tourism.

Join Drs. Megan Rivers-Moore and Marie-Eve Carrier-Moisan on Tuesday March 3, 2020 for an engaging discussion on the complex issue issue of sex tourism.

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When: Thursday, November 8, 2018, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Happy Goat Coffee, 35 Rue Laurel St 6:30 p.m.

Light refreshments will be served.

Ottawa has a fortunate location with many public green spaces, urban parks, and rivers. Although we sometimes overlook it, this ‘nearby nature’ can be a source of well-being for individuals and the broader community. I will describe recent research, conducted by the �Ӱ�ԭ�� University Happiness Lab and researchers around the world, on the potential benefits of nature. These include positive emotions, prosocial behaviour, health, and restoration from stress and mental fatigue. Beyond time actually spent in nature, developing a subjective sense of connection with the natural world is associated with many of the same desirable outcomes, and motivation to behave sustainably. I will consider some of the small things we can do to incorporate nature into daily life, with the goal of making happier people and a healthier community and planet.

The aim of CU in the City is to share FASS research with the community by holding research talks across Ottawa. The CU in the City series will provide opportunities for FASS faculty and students to interact with one another off campus as well as strengthen ties between FASS and the general public.

Any questions? Please contact SarahQuirt@Cunet.�Ӱ�ԭ��.Ca

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CU in the City – Built Ottawa: Our Places, Our Stories, with Professors Peter Coffman and Andrew Waldron

CU in the City – Built Ottawa: Our Places, Our Stories

• When: Tuesday, May 8, 2018, 18:30-21:30
• Where: , 355 Cooper Street, Ottawa Ontario

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What do Ottawa’s buildings and spaces mean to you? Which ones move you, make you smile, fill you with wonder or just make you glad you live here? Which ones drive you crazy or annoy you? What stories do these places hold for you?

Architectural historians Andrew Waldron and Peter Coffman – author and photographer, respectively, of the popular new guidebook Exploring the Capital: An Architectural Guide to the Ottawa Gatineau Region – will lead us through an evening of storytelling about Ottawa’s buildings and places. They will share some of the stories they’ve uncovered while researching, using and relishing the architecture of this city – then they will ask the audience to do the same. So bring your memories, your experiences and your passion for Ottawa’s architecture, and share in this celebration of Ottawa’s places and stories.

Andrew Waldron

Mr. Waldron is the Heritage Conservation Manager at BGIS, a facilities and project management company. He has been a Parks Canada Superintendent, the Canadian Registrar of Historic Places and manager of the Federal Heritage Buildings Review Office. As an architectural historian, he specializes in Canadian modernism. He has been president of the Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada, is the author of and is an adjunct professor at �Ӱ�ԭ�� University in the History and Theory of Architecture.

Peter Coffman

Peter Coffman is an architectural historian in �Ӱ�ԭ�� University’s History and Theory of Architecture program. His publications include the book  and numerous articles in scholarly books and periodicals as well as articles for non-academic audiences. His architectural photography has been exhibited at galleries in Canada and the United States. Most recently, his photographs have illustrated two books:  and , which he also authored.

�Ӱ�ԭ�� CU in the City

The aim of CU in the City is to share FASS research with the wider community by holding research talks in various Canadian cities. The CU in the City series will provide opportunities for FASS faculty and students to interact with one another off campus as well as strengthen ties between FASS and the general public.

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CU in the City – A Bigger Jail for Ottawa or Community Alternatives

• When: Monday, November 27, 2017, 18:00-21:00
• Where: Ottawa Public Library – Main Branch. 120 Metcalfe Street, Auditorium

In May 2017, the Ontario government suddenly, and without consultation, announced plans to replace Ottawa’s crowded, much-criticized, and scandal-ridden Ottawa �Ӱ�ԭ�� Detention Centre with a new jail that would hold 140 more prisoners — a 24 percent increase — and cost an estimated half a billion dollars or more. �Ӱ�ԭ�� two-thirds of prisoners currently in OCDC are on remand awaiting court dates in our increasingly clogged legal system, often as a result of bail breaches for relatively minor violations. This event seeks to initiate a public dialogue about whether the new jail is the most humane, productive, and cost-effective way to deal with social problems that affect Ottawa and much of the jail population such as poverty, homelessness, mental health, and drug and alcohol issues.

Join us on November 27th to listen to Dr. Aaron Doyle of the , along with Dr Erin Dej from the , Dr Marilou Gagnon from the and , and Hawa Mohamed from the and Dan Parlow, an Ojibway man and �Ӱ�ԭ�� Criminology undergraduate who is a former prisoner.

�Ӱ�ԭ�� Dr. Aaron Doyle

Aaron Doyle was born in London, England and grew up in New Zealand and in Victoria, British Columbia. Prior to entering graduate school, he worked as a journalist for five years. He has a B.A. from the University of Victoria, an M.A. in Criminology from the University of Toronto and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of British Columbia. From 2000-2002, he held a SSHRC postdoctoral fellowship in the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University. He joined the Sociology and Anthropology department in 2002.

Areas of Interest

Critical and public criminology, especially focusing on jails and prisons, and on relations between media, culture and criminal justice; risk, insurance, security, and governance; surveillance studies, especially camera surveillance; social movements and protest.

�Ӱ�ԭ�� CU in the City

The aim of CU in the City is to share FASS research with the wider community by holding research talks in various Canadian cities. The CU in the City series will provide opportunities for FASS faculty and students to interact with one another off campus as well as strengthen ties between FASS and the general public.

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Under the Influence: How Labatt and its Allies Brewed up a Nation of Beer Drinkers

• When: Tuesday May 9th, 2017
• Where: , 1214 Queen Street West, Toronto

Please join us for an open reception at 6:00 p.m. featuring hot and cold hors’ d’oeuvres and cash bar. Presentation at 7:00 p.m.

Join Dr. Matthew Bellamy of the Department of History at �Ӱ�ԭ�� University as he tells the story of how Labatt Brewers and their allies transformed Canada into a beer drinking nation. You might be surprised to learn which alcoholic beverage Canadians initially preferred. Dr. Bellamy and his research on Canadian Brewing History were featured on TVO’s The Agenda in the summer of 2016.

�Ӱ�ԭ�� CU in the City

Co-hosted by �Ӱ�ԭ��’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Department of University Advancement, as part of its CU in the City lecture series, this lecture is the third CU in the City event to be held in Toronto and the first to be held at the Gladstone Hotel.

This lecture is co-hosted by �Ӱ�ԭ��’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the �Ӱ�ԭ�� University Alumni Association. Under the Influence: How Labatt and its Allies Brewed up a Nation of Beer Drinkers will be the fourth CU in the City lecture held in Toronto, and the second to be hosted by the Gladstone Hotel. It is a free event open to all �Ӱ�ԭ�� alumni, donors and friends.

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Video of Panel Discussion

Allsaints Ottawa, 10 Blackburn Avenue, Guild Room, Wednesday, November 23, 2016

CU in the City Panel Discussion – Old Buildings/New Forms: Transforming Ottawa

As we prepare to mark , Ottawa is in a state of architectural transformation.

Parliament Hill is a construction site, soon to feature a modernized West Block and visitor’s centre. Buildings along Wellington Street, the capital’s main ceremonial boulevard, have either been recently rehabilitated or are undergoing major alterations. Some buildings, like the former U.S. Embassy, remain empty while awaiting the next major project. Even the sacred Château Laurier, which introduced us to the romance of the grand Canadian hotel, .

These conversations reflect Ottawan’s profound investment in protecting the region’s perceived symbolic and physical value. Are these old Ottawa buildings being successfully transformed into new spaces, and what factors determine perceived success?

With many major city projects on the cusp of being commissioned, now is the time for the community to have an inclusive discussion with a panel of invested experts on the reimagining of Ottawa and the historic places that help construct the city’s identity.

CU in the City Panel – Old Buildings/New Forms: Transforming Ottawa offered an open and collegial venue to partake in this important dialogue.  This event was held at allsaints Ottawa.

“A building of national historic significance, allsaints represents the dedication and investment of congregations for over a century. Listed for sale by the Anglican Diocese in August 2014, local residents came together to influence the re-purposing of the Church. Eventually a few of these residents entered a business partnership with Alberta-based developers. Together they are shaping a vision for allsaints that recognizes the beauty and heritage value of the building while re-creating the church as a diverse and inclusive urban space.”

Panelists

Andrew Waldron (Moderator)

Mr. Waldron is the National Heritage Conservation Manager at Brookfield Global Integrated Solutions. He is one of Canada’s first heritage professionals to be working in private-sector property management. Prior, Mr. Waldron was National Historic Sites Superintendent at Parks Canada for ten sites in Ontario. He was the manager of the Federal Heritage Buildings Review Office (FHBRO) and the national registrar for the Canadian Register of Historic Places. He is also an adjunct professor at �Ӱ�ԭ�� University in the School for the Studies of Art and Culture, Art History. Mr. Waldron has produced many research papers for the Historic Sites & Monuments Board of Canada and the FHBRO, including many independent research projects on the history and heritage of Canada’s architecture. He led a federal-provincial-territorial collaboration initiative to create a complete and definitive list of Canada’s historic places and built an award-winning mobile app named “Edifica -History in Hand”. He has also managed Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations and its national documentation centre on heritage. Mr. Waldron holds a master’s degree in architectural history from �Ӱ�ԭ�� University, specializing in Canadian modern architecture. He is a past president of the Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada, a member of Docomomo International and is has been active in many heritage organizations over the years. His forthcoming book, Exploring the Capital: architectural tours of the Ottawa-Gatineau Region, is to be published in May 2017 to coincide with Canada’s 150th celebration.

Susan Ross

is Assistant Professor in the School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies at �Ӱ�ԭ�� University, where she teaches courses on heritage conservation to graduate and undergraduate students. A registered architect (OAQ), she studied architecture at McGill University and conservation planning the Université de Montréal. She has worked extensively in the private sector, government and NGOs, in Montreal, Ottawa and Berlin. This included new design, additions and adaptations as part of museums, hospitals, industrial sites, schools and housing. As senior conservation architect for the federal government from 2002 to 2013, she provided technical and policy conservation advice on projects across Canada, from early lighthouses to modern federal campuses. This included coordinating the multi-disciplinary revisions to the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada (2010). Over the years she has published her research on theatre design, waterworks landscapes, modern and industrial heritage and sustainable heritage conservation. Susan’s contribution to the field of heritage conservation was recognized by her induction in the College of Fellows of the Association for Preservation Technology in 2013.

Peter Coffman

Peter Coffman is an architectural historian in �Ӱ�ԭ�� University’s History and Theory of Architecture program. His publications include the book and numerous articles in scholarly books and periodicals as well as articles for non-academic audiences. His architectural photography has been exhibited at galleries in Canada and the United States.

Rodney Wilts

Rodney is a partner in Canada’s greenest real estate development firm, Windmill Developments. Rodney has played an active role in many of Windmill’s previous landmark projects, including The Currents (LEED Platinum), Dockside Green (LEED Platinum), The Vento (LEED Platinum), along with current projects The Eddy, Cathedral Hill, Union Lofts and Whitewater Village. He both sourced the deal and led the master planning of Zibi, a zero-carbon, One Planet endorsed community that has been recognized for excellence by the American Planning Association, the Canadian Institute of Planners and the International Society of City and Regional Planners. Prior to joining Windmill Rodney was an environmental lawyer with West Coast Environmental Law, and founder of Canada’s first green building supply company.

Sarah Gelbard

Part anarchitect. Part punk planner. Sarah is an alumna of the Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism and currently pursuing a PhD in urban planning at McGill. She is interested in how we shape our cities and how our cities shape us. Her research on transgressive urban spatial practices, traditions, and tactics looks at how marginalized and alternative groups operate around the formal professional structures of urban planning and architecture. Sarah is editor of Spacing Ottawa and co-­director of yowLAB, an Ottawa­ based architecture and design ideas lab and community network. She hosts the Ottawa (de)tours walk on Brutalism.

Victoria Angel

Victoria Angel is an Associate at ERA Architects, in Toronto, where she works on the development of heritage conservation strategies and management plans for historic properties and urban areas. A graduate of �Ӱ�ԭ�� University (B.A. and M.A.), Victoria combines conservation experience in the private, public, and academic sectors. While at Parks Canada, she managed the development of the Canadian Register of Historic Places and subsequently served as the Manager of the Federal Heritage Buildings Review Office. She has taught heritage conservation at the University of Victoria and at �Ӱ�ԭ�� University, where she is an Adjunct Professor. She is also a Faculty Associate at the Willowbank School of Restoration Arts.

Mathieu Fleury

Mathieu grew up in Ottawa and lived in Sandy Hill and Lowertown neighbourhoods for the majority of his life. He is a graduate of the University of Ottawa, where he completed a Masters degree in sports management. After completing his studies, Mathieu decided to take a leap into municipal politics. In 2010, he won the municipal election for the Rideau-Vanier ward and became the youngest Councillor at the City Council table at the age of 25. Since coming to City Hall, Mathieu has worked for the betterment and beautification of the National Capital and the Rideau Vanier Ward, which is home to Lowertown, Sandy Hill and Vanier.

In addition to his work at City Council, Mathieu is an active member of a number of committees: he is the chair the Ottawa Community Housing Board, member of the Transportation Committee and Community and Protective Services Committee, board member of Ottawa Public Health and Ottawa Sports Council, and co-chair of the City’s Task Force on Canada’s 150th Anniversary in 2017.

CU in the City Lecture Series

The aim of CU in the City is to share FASS research with the community by holding research talks in various Canadian cities. The CU in the City series will provide opportunities for FASS faculty and students to interact with one another off campus as well as strengthen ties between FASS and the general public.

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November 16^th at 7:00 pm at the The Bronson Community Centre (211 Bronson Avenue
The Nepean Room, 103).

CU in the City is a popular series of talks that shares invigorating FASS research in communities across Ottawa and Canada. The next edition of CU in the City features Dan Irving of the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies. Dr. Irving will be discussing challenges faced by the Transgendered community with the current labour market.

Drawing from his qualitative research project on un/deremployment among trans* individuals, Irving will present the major issues that many trans* people face when trying to obtain and maintain work. Featuring excerpts from research interviews, Irving demonstrates the ways that trans* experiences urge labour activists to reflect on the significance of affective, or emotional labour in all sectors of post-industrial capitalism.   The personal experiences of trans* reveal the ways that gender normativity, mediated by whiteness, influence who is recognized as employable within a service relation based economy  geared to create positive feeling states among clients and customers.  The often unspoken and unspeakable feelings that particular bodies are worth-less on the labour market results in excluding particular trans* people from employment while marginalized others within the workplace. This exclusion has a debilitating emotional impact on trans* people and communities.

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Parts and Labour: Morality, the Market, and the Human Body  by Dr. Vida Panitch, Department of Philosophy, �Ӱ�ԭ�� University

• When: Tuesday, May 3, 2016, 6:00 pm
• Where: Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen Street West, Toronto

This is a free event open to all �Ӱ�ԭ�� alumni, donors and friends.

Please join us for an open reception at 6:00 p.m. featuring hot and cold hors’ d’oeuvres and cash bar.

The presentation will begin at 7:00 p.m.

Register: 

In this talk, Professor Vida Panitch will discuss the moral boundaries of a market economy. Why are some things wrong to buy and sell? Why should our market choices be restricted when it comes to selling things like citizenship, prizes, friendship, and particularly human body parts and intimate labours? Join us as we explore and evaluate a variety of philosophical arguments to see if they can justify regulations on the sale of organs, payment for sperm and eggs, commercial surrogacy, and prostitution.

CU in the City Lecture Series

Co-hosted by �Ӱ�ԭ��’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Department of University Advancement, as part of its CU in the City lecture series, this lecture is the third CU in the City event to be held in Toronto and the first to be held at the Gladstone Hotel.

Dr. Vida Panitch’s research interests lie in the areas of distributive justice and bioethics. Her work explores the extent to which the concepts of equality, exploitation and commodification can serve as normative guides to the just distribution of health-related goods and services, both domestically and internationally. While her doctoral work addressed the normative foundations of liberal welfare programs geared to basic need satisfaction (including the need for health), her current work applies the concepts of equality, exploitation and commodification to assessing the moral permissibility (or impermissibility) of emerging commercial global health practices.

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Dr. Matthew Bellamy, Associate Professor, Department of History

Dr. Matthew Bellamy of the Department of History will tell the story of how Labatt brewers and its allies turned Canada into a beer drinking nation. Many will be surprised to hear that before the prohibition era, Canadian glasses were predominantly filled with something other than beer…

Join us at the Bowman’s Bar and Grill to learn how a strategic campaign launched in the 1930s by Canadian brewers helped craft Canada into a nation of beer drinkers.

Monday, April 4, 2016
Bowman’s Bar & Grill, 1170 Carling Avenue
6:00 p.m.
RSVP to sarah.quirt@carleton.ca

CU in the City is an open lecture series hosted by �Ӱ�ԭ�� University’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. We invite members of the Ottawa community to join us at these events, to learn about the ongoing research projects being conducted by our faculty members. We encourage audience members to engage in a question and answer period following each presentation while enjoying complimentary refreshments.

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FASSten your seatbelts, The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is coming to CU in the City!

CU in the City is a popular series of talks that shares invigorating FASS research in communities across Ottawa and Canada. The next edition of CU in the City features the Philosophy Department‘s who will be discussing how morality fits into our market-centric society.

Selling the Body: Morality and the Market

In a market economy, why are some things wrong to buy and sell? Why should our market transactions be restricted when it comes to things like citizenship, nobel prizes, university degrees, friendship, and human body parts and intimate labours? In this talk we will explore the reasons philosophers have offered for drawing moral boundaries surrounding certain goods and services, and particularly those involving the human body.

Dr. Vida Panitch’s research interests lie in the areas of distributive justice and bioethics. Her work explores the extent to which the concepts of equality, exploitation and commodification can serve as normative guides to the just distribution of health-related goods and services, both domestically and internationally. While her doctoral work addressed the normative foundations of liberal welfare programs geared to basic need satisfaction (including the need for health), her current work applies the concepts of equality, exploitation and commodification to assessing the moral permissibility (or impermissibility) of emerging commercial global health practices.

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