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Call for Papers "Reconciliation and the Transition from Orality to the Written Expression" Interdisciplinary Conference Saint Paul University Ottawa, ON (Canada) 29-30 October 2009 __________________________________________________ The goal of this conference is to bring together a broad audience of Aboriginal Peoples, First Peoples, and scholars; academics; and other interested individuals to discuss "Reconciliation and the Transition from Orality to the Written Expression" as well as to break new ground in terms of alternative approaches and further paths of research. In many cases, the process of objectification assumes that the only difference between oral and written records is materiality, and that once this is achieved, oral [Aboriginal] records then conform to a Western prerequisite for verifying truth; that is, they appear more trustworthy because they become immutable and hence can be assumed genuine based on Western standards. This conference proposes to research and explore how this perception is integrally connected with reconciliation and how language and culture are the basis of a climate of reconciliation towards fostering respect and understanding and thus possible work toward mutual reconciliation. Please send an abstract, maximum length of 150 words, by October 1st, 2009 to: Anitta Aaltonen 223 Main Street Ottawa, Ontario K1S 1C4 Canada Phone: +1 (613) 236-1393 ext. 4501 Email: [email protected] Lectures by: Dr. Cora Weber-Pillwax, University of Alberta Circle of All Nations Dr. George Sioui, University of Ottawa Dr. Claudette Commanda-Coté, University of Ottawa People of the Longhouse Dr. Jean-Guy Goulet, Saint Paul University Cecil Chabot, doctoral student, Aberdeen Right Reverend Eric Bays Stephen Augustine, curator, Museum of Civilisation Dr. Annik Charon de la Casinière, Laval University Dr. Frédérick Laugrand, Laval University Père Robert Lechat, omi For further information on the conference please check the Saint-Paul University web site at: http://www.ustpaul.ca __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
