"ON THE EDGE: TRANSITIONS, TRANSGRESSIONS, AND TRANSFORMATIONS IN IRISH AND
SCOTTISH STUDIES" 

June 19 to 23, 2013, Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

FEATURING:
30 panels, cutting edge academic research, and inspiring community events.  

ALL OF THE FOLLOWING EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

International Keynote Speakers:
Liam McIlvanney, University of Otago, New Zealand, “Scottish Poetry in the South Seas”
Wednesday, 19 June, 8:00 p.m. Rm. 1400 SFU Harbour Centre

Marjory Harper, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, “Minds on the Edge: Immigration and Insanity in Canada, 1867-1914, with particular reference to British Columbia”
Thursday, 20 June, 7:00 p.m. Rm. 1400 SFU Harbour Centre

Special Events:
Community Panel: "Roots and Routes: Community Initiatives in the Irish and Scottish Diasporas": This panel is designed to focus on the work done by community members to highlight Irish and Scottish culture.  Presentations will be followed by a general discussion involving audience members. 

Tricia Barker on SFU's Burns marathon

Brendan Flynn on the Ireland Canada monument

Rosemary Coupe on Scottish dancing in BC

Maura de Freitas on the history and aims of The Celtic Connection

Todd Wong (on Gung Haggis Fat Choy)

Jon Bartlett and Rika Ruebsaat on Irish song in Australia vs. in Canada 

Screening Singing Against the Silence: The Gaels of Nova Scotia (26. min.), directed by Michael Newton, St. Francis Xavier University AND Steafán Hanvey, Look Behind You! A Father and Son’s Impressions of the Troubles in Northern Ireland Through Photograph and Son (multimedia presentation and lecture).

Practical workshop on Oral History led by Marjory Harper, University of Aberdeen.