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February 28, 2008
Day in court turns into day parole
SFU literary star shares story
Lessons in anarchy
Day in court turns into day parole
After seven years in prison, David Latimer, a Saskatchewan farmer convicted of killing his severely disable daughter, is free on day parole. SFU criminologist Robert Gordon, an expert on mercy killing, can comment on a recent decision by the National Parole Board’s appeal division to reverse an earlier ruling. It had denied Latimer parole on the grounds that he was unrepentant about his crime.
Robert Gordon, 604.418.6640 (cell), 778.782.4305 (w), rgordon@sfu.ca
SFU literary star shares story
David Chariandy, an assistant professor of English at SFU and a rising star in the literary world, will read from his debut novel Soucouyant tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Vancouver Public Library. Soucouyant is about a Canadian-born son who reluctantly abandons his Caribbean-born mother suffering from dementia. The book was shortlisted for the 2007 Governor General’s Literary Award and longlisted for the 2007 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Part of the library’s Black History Month series of programs, Chariandy’s reading takes place on the lower level of the Central Library, 350 West Georgia Street in the in the Alice MacKay Room.
Vancouver Public Library, 604.331.3603
David Chariandry, on research leave and best reachable at chariand@sfu.ca
Lessons in anarchy
Nationally known for his expertise and books on B.C. labour, SFU historian Mark Leier is endeavouring to educate the public about the lessons to be learned from truly understanding how anarchists think. At 4:30 p.m. today, Leier will deliver a lecture called An Anarchist Critique of Life, the University, and Everything: Michael Bakunin in the 21st Century. Leier will address criticism of his latest book Bakunin: The Creative Passion, which he calls a valuable analysis of anarchist Michael Bakunin’s contributions to political thinking. In the wake of 9/11, the book has come under heavy fire from commentators such as Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson. Leier will deliver his lecture, which is part of the President’s Faculty Lecture series, in Room 126 at the Halpern Centre at SFU Burnaby. For more info: 778.782.4910.
Mark Leier, 778.782.5827, mark_leier@sfu.ca
SFU literary star shares story
Lessons in anarchy
Day in court turns into day parole
After seven years in prison, David Latimer, a Saskatchewan farmer convicted of killing his severely disable daughter, is free on day parole. SFU criminologist Robert Gordon, an expert on mercy killing, can comment on a recent decision by the National Parole Board’s appeal division to reverse an earlier ruling. It had denied Latimer parole on the grounds that he was unrepentant about his crime.
Robert Gordon, 604.418.6640 (cell), 778.782.4305 (w), rgordon@sfu.ca
SFU literary star shares story
David Chariandy, an assistant professor of English at SFU and a rising star in the literary world, will read from his debut novel Soucouyant tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Vancouver Public Library. Soucouyant is about a Canadian-born son who reluctantly abandons his Caribbean-born mother suffering from dementia. The book was shortlisted for the 2007 Governor General’s Literary Award and longlisted for the 2007 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Part of the library’s Black History Month series of programs, Chariandy’s reading takes place on the lower level of the Central Library, 350 West Georgia Street in the in the Alice MacKay Room.
Vancouver Public Library, 604.331.3603
David Chariandry, on research leave and best reachable at chariand@sfu.ca
Lessons in anarchy
Nationally known for his expertise and books on B.C. labour, SFU historian Mark Leier is endeavouring to educate the public about the lessons to be learned from truly understanding how anarchists think. At 4:30 p.m. today, Leier will deliver a lecture called An Anarchist Critique of Life, the University, and Everything: Michael Bakunin in the 21st Century. Leier will address criticism of his latest book Bakunin: The Creative Passion, which he calls a valuable analysis of anarchist Michael Bakunin’s contributions to political thinking. In the wake of 9/11, the book has come under heavy fire from commentators such as Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson. Leier will deliver his lecture, which is part of the President’s Faculty Lecture series, in Room 126 at the Halpern Centre at SFU Burnaby. For more info: 778.782.4910.
Mark Leier, 778.782.5827, mark_leier@sfu.ca