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DESCRIPTION:Join MISC at 4:00 pm on Wednesday\, February 12th at the Facult
 y Club (3450 McTavish Street) for the 2025 BMP lecture by Eric Weeks (Brid
 gewater State University).\n\nMemorials and monuments are found in every c
 ity and town\, large and small\, honoring events\, individuals\, and ideal
 s. When a monument is designed\, it is meant to be read as a text\, convey
 ing to the audience a certain perspective and interpretation of collective
  history. Very rarely are monuments constructed to generate controversy or
  irritation\; they may be thought-provoking\, but generally\, memorials co
 mmunicate an emotional response that is commonplace and broadly accepted. 
 However\, because memorials are part of the built environment\, and remain
  static within public space while time and events move around them\, they 
 can travel along a scale of emotional function. Building on the work of Fe
 derico Bellentani and Mario Panico\, this lecture will examine how monumen
 ts in Canada can be perceived as either “cold” sites that fade into the ba
 ckground and are not given a second thought\, or “hot” locations that can 
 stir up protest and debate\, as well as the events and circumstances that 
 can produce such change.\n\nEric Weeks holds a PhD in American Culture Stu
 dies from Bowling Green State University\, and currently teaches courses i
 n American Studies and Canadian Studies at Bridgewater State University. H
 is primary research focuses on the creation and demonstration of identity 
 through various methods\, including public memory and the built environmen
 t. Other research interests examine beer and beer marketing\, as well as t
 he intersections of Canadian and American media and culture. He has had ar
 ticles published in the International Journal of Canadian Studies and Étud
 es Canadiennes.\n\nThe lecture will be followed by a Q&A and reception. Th
 is event is free and open to public\; registration is required via Eventbr
 ite.\n\nThis lecture is part of the BMP Rotating Lecture Program in Canadi
 an Studies\, established in 2013 as a formal partnership among the Canadia
 n Studies programs of McGill University\, Bridgewater State University and
  SUNY College at Plattsburgh. The Lectureship is designed to strengthen co
 nnections between the programs\, share expertise in the area of Canadian S
 tudies\, and to expand audiences and interests in the field.\n
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LOCATION:Faculty Club\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0E5\, 3450 rue McTavish
SUMMARY:2025 BMP Lecture: The Changing Function of Memorials in Canada: Fro
 m Hot to Cold\, Controversial to Neutral 
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/misc/channels/event/2025-bmp-lecture-changing-fun
 ction-memorials-canada-hot-cold-controversial-neutral-362678
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