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ARTS & HUMANITIES DAY AT WESTERN!
FEBRUARY 20th, 2025
The Faculty of Arts & Humanities welcomes high school students to "Arts and Humanities Day," at Western University. This day promises to be a wonderful opportunity for your students to immerse themselves in the humanities through interactive and insightful sessions. It also provides a chance to connect with university faculty and students, shedding light on the importance of the arts and humanities in a rapidly changing world.
Entire classes (grades 10-12) and individual registrants welcomed! The capacity of this event is 450 people.
Registration will open in January 2025!
Schedule
*Please note, the below schedule is a general outline, timings may change slightly and will be confirmed before the day! More event details to come!
The day will begin at 10am with a general introduction. After that, students and teachers will break into their sessions. A free lunch will be provided, as well as drinks and snacks throughout the day. Sessions will end at 1:45 to allow teachers and students to regroup and board buses between 1:45-2pm.
The Faculty of Arts & Humanities and the Department of History are each holding their own outreach event on February 20. Students and teachers will have the opportunity to register to participate in either A & H Day or History Day. We hope that this format will allow more high school students to visit Western University’s campus and engage in our disciplines.
Introduction: 10:00am-10:30am with Associate Dean Jan Plug
Early Morning Workshops 10:00 -11:10am
(Note students who attend Studio Arts early morning workshops skip the introduction and go straight to the John Labatt’s Visual Arts Centre)
Visual Arts, “MediaLab and Digital Creativity” (registration capacity: 20)
Visual Arts, “Wood workshop” (registration capacity: 20)
Visual Arts, “Drawing Studio” (registration capacity: 16)
Lecture A: 10:40am-11:20am
“Your Brain on Storytelling” with Prof. Aara Suksi:
Cognitive science tells us that storytelling is an essential element in the process of becoming human. How do stories help us learn, perhaps even before we know language? How do they affect our brain chemistry, and as a result, our behaviour? Are humans addicted to storytelling? We’ll consider these questions and discover the amazing power of storytelling to shape our thoughts, our behaviour, and ultimately our world. (registration capacity: 178)
Choices for Workshop A: 10:40am-11:20am
Classical Studies (registration capacity: 25)
English Studies (registration capacity: 25)
“Unlocking French Slang: The Cool Side of the Language” with Prof. Nadine De Moras (French Studies) (registration capacity: 25)
In this interactive workshop, after listening to a French hip-hop song, we will compare some oral phenomena in English and French slang.
Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, “Liberation Manifestoes” (registration capacity: 25)
“Goal! A World Tour of Soccer in Languages and Cultures” with Prof. Victoria Wolf (Languages & Cultures) (registration capacity: 25)
“Linguistics, or things you know about language you don’t know you know” with Prof. Jacques Lamarche (Linguistics) (registration capacity: 25)
“Hand-Written: Medieval Manuscripts from Western's Special Collections Library” with Prof. Kyle Gervais (Medieval Studies) (registration capacity: 25)
“Ethical Problems for Tomorrow's Leaders” with Prof. Anthony Skelton (Philosophy) (registration capacity: 25)
“Can Theatre Change the World?” with Prof. Kim Solga (Theatre Studies) (registration capacity: 25)
“Uncreativity: Experimental Writing” with Prof. Michael Fox (Creative Writing) (registration capacity: 25)
Lunch Group 1: 11:30am-12:10pm
Lecture B: 11:30am-12:10pm
“Has the internet always been this messy?” with Dr. Ruth Skinner: (registration capacity:178)
Choices for Workshop B: 11:30am-12:10pm
Classical Studies (registration capacity: 25)
“Unlocking French Slang: The Cool Side of the Language” with Prof. Nadine De Moras (French Studies) (registration capacity: 25)
In this interactive workshop, after listening to a French hip-hop song, we will compare some oral phenomena in English and French slang.
Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, “Liberation Manifestoes” (registration capacity: 25)
“¡Hola y Adiós! Spanish Through Popular Songs” with Prof. (Languages & Cultures) (registration capacity: 25)
“Can Theatre Change the World?” with Prof. Kim Solga (Theatre Studies) (registration capacity: 25)
Lunch Group 2: 12:20pm-1:00pm
Lecture C: 12:20pm-1:00pm
Choices for Workshop C: 12:20pm-1:00pm
English Studies (registration capacity: 25)
“Linguistics, or things you know about language you don’t know you know” with Prof. Jacques Lamarche (Linguistics) (registration capacity: 25)
“Hand-Written: Medieval Manuscripts from Western's Special Collections Library” with Prof. Kyle Gervais (Medieval Studies) (registration capacity: 25)
“Ethical Problems for Tomorrow's Leaders” with Prof. Anthony Skelton (Philosophy) (registration capacity: 25)
“Uncreativity: Experimental Writing” with Prof. Michael Fox (Creative Writing) (registration capacity: 25)
