Summer Symposium
Public Engagement and the Politics of Evidence in an Age of Neoliberalism and Audit Culture
July 23-25 , 2015 University of Regina
Questions to be Explored :
What counts as scholarship and why ? How do we achieve accountability in an age of accountancy ? How do we measure research impact ? i . e ., journal impact factor versus community and policy impact ? Impact for whom ? How do we determine whose evidence and what research is legitimate ? What can be done ? How do we effect change to university practices ? www . politicsofevidence . ca
Confirmed speakers include the following :
• Dr . Marie Battiste , University of Saskatchewan
• Dr . Nick Carleton , University of Regina
• Dr . Norm Denzin , Urbana-Champaign [ by video ]
• Dr . Michelle Fine , City University of New York
• Dr . Chad Gaffield , University of Ottawa
• Dr . Rosalind Gill , City University
• Dr . Sandy Grande , Connecticut College
• Dr . Budd Hall , University of Victoria
• Dr . Patti Lather , Ohio State University
• Dr . Yvonna Lincoln , Texas A & M , Texas College
• Dr . Matthew McKean , Federation of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Dr . Marcia McKenzie , University of Saskatchewan
• Dr . Peter McLaren , Chapman University
• Dr . Christopher Meyers , California State University
• Dr . Leigh Patel , Boston College
• Dr . Andrea Smith , UC- Riverside
• Dr . Linda Tuhiwai Smith , The University of Waikato
• Qwul ' sih ' yah ' maht , Dr . Robina Thomas , University of Victoria
• Dr . Eve Tuck , State University of New York at New Paltz
• Dr . Joel Westheimer , University of Ottawa
For more information please contact : Dr . Marc Spooner , RM 377 , TEL : ( 306 ) 585-4538 , EMAIL : marc . spooner @ uregina . ca or Dr . James McNinch , SIDRU , RM 220.2 , TEL : ( 306 ) 585-4824 , EMAIL : james . mcninch @ uregina . ca Faculty of Education , University of Regina , 3737 Wascana Parkway , Regina , SK , S4S 0A2 FAX : ( 306 ) 585-4880
For registration and more information see website : www . politicsofevidence . ca
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