Catastrophe, Cataclysm and the Singular Accident
November 15, 2015, 9am-4:30pm
Winnipeg Cinematheque
100 Arthur Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba
| 9:00am-9:30am | Registration |
| 9:30am | Welcome & Introduction: Dr. Melentie Pandilovski |
| 9:45am-10:45am | Keynote Address: Dr. Paul Thomas The Disruptive Cloud and the Chaos of Uncertainty |
| 10:45-11:00am | Break |
| 11am-12:15pm
Panel 1 |
Tom Kohut The Time(s) of Catastrophe Andrew Milne Action and Nostalgia (Surviving Simulation) Michelle Teran From Mortgaged Lives to the Social Work Campaign: Some Notes About the Right-To-Housing Movement in Spain |
| 12:15pm-12:45pm | Lunch |
| 12:45pm-1:45pm | Keynote Address: David Rokeby Catastrophic Practice |
| 1:45pm-2:00pm | Break |
| 2:00pm-3:15pm
Panel 2 |
Dr. Jonah Corne “Each day is dangerous”: Accident, Technology and Virginia Woolf Dr. Praba Pilar Larval Rock Stars: Segmented Paramythology Dr. Melentie Pandilovski Age of Catastrophe |
| 3:15pm-3:45pm | Break |
| 3:45pm-4:45pm | Keynote Address: Catherine Richards Shivering: Objects, Art, Human-Like Things Invitation to Book Launch and Reception |