Ireland Park Foundation and Celtic Studies at Univeristy of St. Michael’s College, in the University of Toronto, are delighted to host Dr. Jason King. Dr. King is Head of the Irish Famine Archive and Researcher for the National University of Ireland, Galway. He will deliver the annual Ireland Park Foundation Lecture, on the lives of Stephen De Vere and Robert Walsh.
In 1847, Stephen De Vere risked his life sailing with former tenants from his Irish estate in the steerage of a coffin ship. In Toronto, he wrote such an influential description of the Irish Famine migration that it shocked British Parliamentarians into reforming the Passengers Acts to protect emigrants at sea. Yet the fact that he kept extensive, unpublished diaries of his voyage to Canada in 1847 and 1848 remains largely unknown. This lecture takes the audience on a tour of famine era Toronto and Ontario as seen through the eyes of Stephen De Vere and his unpublished journals. It also tells the stories of Irish Famine orphans in Toronto, like Robert Walsh, who studied at the University of St. Michael’s College. As an Irish orphan in Canada, Robert Walsh dreamed of returning to his homeland and becoming reunited with his baby sister, who was left behind with relatives in 1847. “My sister, my dear sister, if she exists, when she would learn that she has a brother and sisters in Canada who are thinking of her she would write to them,” he hoped. “We will see then we are not alone in the world, and it is this thought that will give us courage to endure our separation here.” And yet, when Robert Walsh finally returned to Ireland in 1872 he was distraught to discover no trace of her, and died soon thereafter at the age of 33. The lecture recounts the search for his sister and reveals how she was finally found. After this lecture, there will be a round table discussion between Dr. King, Dr. Mark McGowan and Robert G. Kearns. Dr. Jason King has recently become Historical Advisor to the Board of Ireland Park Foundation. Free admission – no registration required With the support of the Embassy of Ireland, Ottawa Full Information here: https://stmikes.utoronto.ca/event/ireland-park-foundationceltic-studies-annual-lecture/
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(Qatar/ Italy / France / Germany 2015) This is a free event and all are welcome. From September to April St. Michael’s College in the University of Toronto devotes a weekday evening in each term to the Cineforum tradition with a free public film screening followed by an informal discussion with the audience. The films have been selected by a committee consisting of representatives from the resident departments in collaboration with St. Michael’s College. The list covers various national traditions and directors. Some of the films deal with topics relevant to such fields as science, politics, philosophy, religion, and world cultures, offering students, alumni, and the community at large a valuable extra-curricular experience. The works also cover a wide range of themes as well as cinematic styles derived from different aesthetic movements and eras. At the end of each screening a faculty member or graduate student will lead a short Q&A or discussion with the audience. DetailsDate: November 25 Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Category: Cineforum SeriesOrganizerCineforum Phone: 1-416-926-1300 ext.3142 What’s it like going from being a St. Mike’s student studying at the University of Toronto to creating your own company and then having a billion dollar startup sale? Hoping to inspire students from St. Mike’s and from across campus, alumni Anthony Lacavera and Mark Palma will tell their story in a fireside chat hosted by Principal Boyagoda and presented by the student founders of Angel Lab on Monday, December 5, at 6 pm at the Charbonnel Lounge (81 St. Mary St., Toronto).
Join us for an informative and social evening as various alumni talk about where their experiences studying theology have taken them. Get caught up with classmates and professors. Come ask questions if you’re pondering a degree in theology. Meet our graduands on the eve of convocation!
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David Mulroney 7T8 President and Vice-Chancellor Randy Boyagoda Principal and Vice-President University of St Michael’s College Members of the McLuhan family and colleagues from the Toronto School: Then, Now and Next Conference to celebrate Marshall McLuhan, and his time at the University of St. Michael’s College. Thursday October 13, 2016 5:30 p.m. Unveiling The unveiling of Pied Pipers All, an iconic painting by René Cera, which was originally hung in the McLuhan Centre for Culture and Technology and is newly returned to the University. 6:00 p.m. Lectio Magistralis The Makings of a Spirituality of Technology: Glenn Gould, Marshall McLuhan and “Electronic Participation” Paul Elie, Georgetown University Canada Room, Brennan Hall, 81 St. Mary Street Reception and Opening of the Exhibition to follow in the John M. Kelly Library, 113 St. Joseph Street. McLuhan on Campus: Local Inspirations, Global Visions Multi-media Exhibition Supported by generous donations from alumni. RSVP [email protected] A lecture by Pat Madigan, S.J., editor of The Heythrop Journal
Monday, October 17, 2016 2:00 p.m. Father Madden Hall 100 St. Joseph Street This presentation on the history of ideas proposes an intellectual genealogy of the phrase ‘expressive individualism,’ coined by the sociologist of religion Robert Bellah and recently given high prominence by the Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor – the concept’s origins can be traced to the depiction John Milton gives of Lucifer in his poem Paradise Lost. As an ethic for our time, ‘expressive individualism’ might be a toxic model. The paper is interdisciplinary and should appeal to faculty and students from all of the Arts disciplines. Sculptor Farhad Nargol-O’Neill was commissioned to depict the Rosary in bas-relief for the North and South Transepts of St. Michael’s Cathedral. In this talk, Nargol-O’Neill will discuss the material, technical, biblical, and compositional elements involved in his work, including the nature of carving bas-relief in plaster and its material quality as it relates to light and shadow, as well as the importance of working with these materials in the digital age. Nargol-O’Neill will also delve into Dante's metaphor of weightlessness and how this was used as a compositional device joining biblical narratives with the experience of Christ.
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