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Guests will enjoy a set menu (Koko Japanese Restaurant) followed by a panel discussion with local experts who will share their ideas, stories and memories about how food/sports contributed to the postwar histories of Japanese Canadians in southern Alberta.  Guests include Ken Nakagama (Nakagama Shoten), Totsy Nishimura (Raymond Buddhist Church Kobai), Pat Sassa (Buddhist Temple of Southern Alberta), Hisae Price (small farming), Wayne Kwan (Hiroba - U of L), Taka Kinjo (karate), Hollis Pickrell (curling), Greg Senda (judo), and Mas Shigehiro (golf).

In this presentation, Dr. Samuel W. Rose, a sociocultural anthropologist, will discuss the history of his
research and engagement with North American indigenous peoples.

This thought-provoking lecture series brings a range of experts and researchers from across the arts and sciences to the community for a spirited conversation.

Department of Religious Studies Research Presentation

"Clothes-stealing, scarf-dragging, and slipper-changing: dress and the early Christian martyr"
Dr. Erin Vearncombe (Princeton University)
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
1:40 p.m.
M-1035 (Markin Hall, University of Lethbridge)

See attached poster for details.

The Department of Religious Studies Interfaith Fund presents:

"An Unraveling Braid: The Complex History of Religions in Nigeria"
Guest Speaker:  Prof. Oludamini Ogunnaike (Department of RELS, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA)
Day/Date:  Friday, March 31, 2017
Tiime:  6:30 p.m.
Location:  AH116 (Anderson Hall)

See attached poster for details.

Join us for Career Fair 2017 on September 20, 2017!

The Religious Studies Department and the Religious Studies Interfaith Fund present:

Old Stories in New Forms: Mapping a Medieval Japanese Buddhist Purgatory onto a Modern Urban Ghetto
Guest Speaker:  Prof. Jessica L. Main (Institute of Asian Research/Department of Asian Studies - UBC)
Day/Date:  Friday, March 17, 2017
Time:  12:00 noon
Location:  TH-277
Note:  Q & A will take place after the lecture ends at 1:00 p.m.

Please see attachment for abstract details.

The Department of Religious Studies presents:

Oxford wants my book and other delusions of an academic life
Guest Speaker:  Dr. Thomas Robinson (RELS Department)
Day/Date:  Thursday, March 30, 2017
Time:  2:00 p.m.
Location:  AH100 (Andy's Place - Anderson Hall)

After 31 years, Dr. Thomas Robinson has decided to grade his final assignments and spend time with his grandkids and lovely wife, Sharon.