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Feminism, fisheries, pornography, arts, imagination — issues and experts
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July 14, 2004
Simon Fraser University
Media and public relations
604.291.3210
Criminologist’s book examines feminist movement…SFU criminology professor Neil Boyd is known for his expertise on homicides and drug activity, but his latest book — which looks at the radical wing of the feminist movement — takes him off his beaten path. He wrote the controversial new book, Big Sister, how extreme feminism has betrayed the fight for sexual equality, "not to slam feminism or gender equality, but to consider the influence of the typically self-described radical feminist." Boyd, who considers himself a feminist, focuses on what he describes as "an extreme element in feminism that does not advance the interests of women — or men."
Neil Boyd, 604.291.3324; 604.947.9569; neil_boyd@sfu.ca
Media and public relations
604.291.3210
Criminologist’s book examines feminist movement…SFU criminology professor Neil Boyd is known for his expertise on homicides and drug activity, but his latest book — which looks at the radical wing of the feminist movement — takes him off his beaten path. He wrote the controversial new book, Big Sister, how extreme feminism has betrayed the fight for sexual equality, "not to slam feminism or gender equality, but to consider the influence of the typically self-described radical feminist." Boyd, who considers himself a feminist, focuses on what he describes as "an extreme element in feminism that does not advance the interests of women — or men."
Neil Boyd, 604.291.3324; 604.947.9569; neil_boyd@sfu.ca
B.C. Supreme Court justice overturns controversial ruling…B.C. Supreme Court Justice Donald Brenner has ruled that aboriginal-only fisheries programs do not discriminate against non-native commercial fishermen. Last year, a provincial court judge stayed all charges against 140 commercial fishermen, protesting a 24-hour aboriginal-only fishery on the Fraser River. The lower court judge had ruled that an aboriginal-only pilot program created by federal fisheries amounted to government-sponsored racism. SFU business professor emeritus and Vancouver lawyer Marvin Stark can talk about the significance of this new ruling.
Marvin Stark, 604.291.5570; stark@sfu.ca
Marvin Stark, 604.291.5570; stark@sfu.ca
Banning child pornography; more harm than good?…Police investigators have yet to reveal why they have called off the search for five-year-old Tamara Keepness, a Saskatchewan aboriginal girl who disappeared from her bed around 11 p.m. a week ago. While hope for her safe return continues, the case also resurrects fears, given the outcome of another recent missing child case, that of Holly Jones in Toronto. In that case, a man claiming to be motivated by child pornography confessed to her kidnap and murder. SFU criminology professor Ehor Boyanowsky can make a case for why even this confessed killer’s claims shouldn’t motivate lawmakers to ban the viewing of pornographic material. "Are we a society in favor of banning the mere viewing of materials whose content we find offensive or that depicts acts that we find repugnant? I believe we do so at our peril," warns Boyanowsky. "The irony is that by banning mere viewing, we may be promoting more actual predation."
Ehor Boyanowsky, 604.291.4205, 604.921.6650, ehor_boyanowsky@sfu.ca
The arts and culture: two sides of the same coin…If we treat the arts as a frill, we do so at our peril. That will be a key message at a first-of-its-kind conference at SFU on the symbiotic relationship between culture and the arts. "In today’s increasingly multicultural societies, one of the results of cultural interaction is artistic fusion. That can be exciting and productive," notes Sharon Bailin, a SFU professor of drama education and the organizer of the Arts, Culture and Education Institute. The event, July 12 —23 at the Burnaby campus, will look at how culture and the arts, such as the humanities and fine and performing art, impact each other. Along with a number of high profile speakers, there will be a number of live performances and exhibits, showcasing Canada’s diverse culture. See www.educ.sfu.ca/acei for program details.
Sharon Bailin, 604.291.5828, sharon_bailin@sfu.ca
The good side of imagining your dark side…Researchers, academics and educators from around the world will explore how imagination drives education and decision making, when they meet for a Vancouver conference July 14-17. Nel Noddings, a Lee Jacks professor emerita from Stanford University, and a former public school teacher, will deliver a keynote address on the value of imagination in moral education. Her philosophy of education dovetails with SFU education professor Kieran Egan’s research on imagination. Egan, founder of SFU’s Imaginative Education Research group, is the conference organizer. The event, featuring seven speakers and about 100 presentations, is at Vancouver’s Coast Plaza Hotel.
Isabelle Eaton, 604-986-2390, ieaton@sfu.ca
Ehor Boyanowsky, 604.291.4205, 604.921.6650, ehor_boyanowsky@sfu.ca
The arts and culture: two sides of the same coin…If we treat the arts as a frill, we do so at our peril. That will be a key message at a first-of-its-kind conference at SFU on the symbiotic relationship between culture and the arts. "In today’s increasingly multicultural societies, one of the results of cultural interaction is artistic fusion. That can be exciting and productive," notes Sharon Bailin, a SFU professor of drama education and the organizer of the Arts, Culture and Education Institute. The event, July 12 —23 at the Burnaby campus, will look at how culture and the arts, such as the humanities and fine and performing art, impact each other. Along with a number of high profile speakers, there will be a number of live performances and exhibits, showcasing Canada’s diverse culture. See www.educ.sfu.ca/acei for program details.
Sharon Bailin, 604.291.5828, sharon_bailin@sfu.ca
The good side of imagining your dark side…Researchers, academics and educators from around the world will explore how imagination drives education and decision making, when they meet for a Vancouver conference July 14-17. Nel Noddings, a Lee Jacks professor emerita from Stanford University, and a former public school teacher, will deliver a keynote address on the value of imagination in moral education. Her philosophy of education dovetails with SFU education professor Kieran Egan’s research on imagination. Egan, founder of SFU’s Imaginative Education Research group, is the conference organizer. The event, featuring seven speakers and about 100 presentations, is at Vancouver’s Coast Plaza Hotel.
Isabelle Eaton, 604-986-2390, ieaton@sfu.ca