2021 Colloquium

Monday, April 12, 2021

Drop in for the the day or tune in for any one of our themed sessions. All presentations will be held via Zoom: https://brandonu-ca.zoom.us/j/94440649470.

Research abstracts will give you a short preview of  what each presentation will cover. If the titles whet your appetite and leave you wanting more, simply click the “Read Abstracts” under each section to learn more!

9:00 ­– 10:00 a.m.   Oppositional Politics and Culture

Read abstracts

  • Amanda Hutchison: “Durkheimian Analysis of the Religious Dimensions of Jamaican Dancehall Music”
  • Alexandra Forsythe: “Religious Rhetoric and Political Dissent Before the English Civil War”
  • Aiden Trembath: “When Big Brother Rests His Eyes: A Comparative Literary Analysis of the Historical Politics of Chinese Dystopian Novels.”

10:00 – 11:00 a.m.   Brandon through the Archives

Read abstracts

  • Paul Refvik: “The Abandoned Youth: Brandon College Students and the Second World War”
  • Alex Lints: “The Father of Modern Brandon? Political Change and Economic Development Under Stephen A. Magnacca”
  • Doug Fidler: “The Social, Economic, and International Causes of the Toal Commission”

11:00 – 11:45 a.m.   Science on the Frontlines – Micro to Macro

Read abstracts

  • Jorge Lozano: Alternative Reduction Software for the CHIRON high-resolution Echelle spectrograph
  • Mackenzie Cullen: “MicroRNA 526b and 655 Regulate Cellular Metabolism in Breast Cancer”

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.   How the Land Works: Case Studies in Manitoba

Read abstracts

  • Kea St Paul: “Stream Characterization in the Manitoba Escarpment”
  • Jayde Clandenning: “Remediation Efforts of Soil Pollution and Volunteer Aspects on Greening with The Green Project in Flin Flon, Manitoba”
  • Jana Botha: “Bog Islands in Patterned Fens: Insights into Allogenic and Autogenic Factors on Bog Formation in the Elma Peatland Complex, South Eastern Manitoba”

2:00 – 3:30 p.m.  Taking Care: Community, Health Inequities, and Lived Experience

Read abstracts

  • Graeme Chapman: “Senior Citizens Clubs against Loneliness: Building Community in a Growing Elderly Population”
  • Jillian Thomas: “Exploring Patient Perceptions Regarding the Therapeutic Use of Art in Mental Health Recovery”
  • Aderonke Olusankanmi: “Program Evaluation of Newcomers in Canada Workshop: Supporting Newcomers Mental Health, Loneliness and Social Isolation”
  • Robyn Allen: “Epidural Use at Brandon Regional Health Centre: An Historical Sociological Analysis”