BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Date iCal v2.14-dev//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.18// METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20141102T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20150308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:calendar.2957.field_event_date.0@congress2014.ca DTSTAMP:20160415T075150Z CREATED:20131022T212236Z DESCRIPTION:Note: Any updates to this event, such as changes to the date o r location, will NOT be reflected in this calendar appointment. For the most current event information for the 2014 Congress of the Humanities an d Social Sciences, please visit www.congress2014.ca/calendar.\n\nSeries: Big Thinking\n\nAssociation: Federation for the Humanities and Social Sci ences\n\nAccess Level: General public\n\nDescription: How do we begin to u nderstand conflicts and calamities that happen to people in places that s eem, on first glance, so different from ours? And why should we care? C anadian journalist Lyse Doucet has spent the last thirty years reporting around the world in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, for the British Broadcasting Corporation. Now the BBC’s Chief International Correspondent she will explore the challenge in telling some of the defining stories o f our time: a punishing war and a growing humanitarian crisis in Syria; the balance sheet in Afghanistan after a decade of international engageme nt. At a time when we are all more connected than at any other time in ou r history, no one can say “I didn’t know it was happening.” But how do w e make sense of it all? See here for additional information about Lyse Do ucet, compiled by Brock University Library. In English. Simultaneous int erpretation available via cell phone. The video of the Big Thinking lectur e is now available below:\n\nBig Thinking supporting sponsors:\n\n\n\n Big Thinking The Big Thinking lecture series is held throughout Congress and i s open to all attendees and members of the public. This series brings tog ether leading scholars and public figures who can present forward-thinkin g research, ideas and solutions to the critical questions and issues of our time. The 2014 Big Thinking lecture series is organized by the Federa tion for the Humanities and Social Sciences and Brock University. See the complete list of Big Thinking lectures... DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140524T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140524T132000 LAST-MODIFIED:20140525T142841Z LOCATION:Welch Hall - David S. Howes Theatre SUMMARY:Borders without boundaries: Whose stories are ours? (Lyse Doucet) URL;TYPE=URI:http://congress2014.ca/program/events/borders-without-boundari es-whose-stories-are-ours-lyse-doucet END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR