Conference Program

Friday, April 11, 2025

Join virtually here.

  • Meeting ID: 293 148 540 316

  • Passcode: CZ3Y7Ae7

Moderator: Dr. Jesse Carlson

  • 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Land Acknowledgement, Opening Remarks & Welcome

  • 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM | Opening Speakers: Nathan Radke & Dr. Lee Kuhnle

    • Topic TBA

  • 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM | Coffee/Tea Break

  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Student Presentation & Discussion: Tatum Weicker-O’Connor, Sociology

    • Assetizing the User in the Age of Big Tech Monopolies

  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Student Presentation & Discussion: Carol Scott

    • An Insult to the Intelligence of the American People: A Perspective on the UHC Shooting, the Nature of Violence, and Discontent in America

  • 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM | Break & Transition to Social Venue

  • 7:15 PM - 9:00 PM | Friday Night Social (Venue: Troy, Wolfville)

    • Self paid

    • RSVP to 0309684r@acadiau.ca by April 6

Saturday, April 12, 2025

Join virtually here.

  • Meeting ID: 297 194 514 784

  • Passcode: wL7ip9vP

Morning Session

Moderator: Dr. Jesse Carlson

  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Virtual Keynote Speaker & Discussion (UK): Michael Fitzgerald

    • The Transformative Potential and Commercialisation of AI in Education 

Midday Session

Moderator: Dr. Fikir Haile

  • 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM | Keynote Speakers: Nathan Radke & Dr. Lee Kuhnle (In-person)

    • When The Conspiracy Theory is The Conspiracy: Narratives for Obedience and Control

  • 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | Question Period & Discussion

  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Lunch Break

Afternoon Session

Moderator: Dr. Can Mutlu

  • 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | Student Presentation & Discussion: Laura Taggart, Sociology

    • Clean Boots and Dirty Boots: The Politics and Reality of Natural Disaster Mitigation, Preparedness, Response and Recovery in Canada

  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Virtual Keynote Speaker & Discussion (US): Dr. Gabriel Rockhill

    • The Ideology of Fascist Exceptionalism

  • 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM | Student Presentation & Discussion

Evening Social

  • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Trivia at University Club

Sunday, April 13, 2025

Join virtually here.

  • Meeting ID: 288 792 821 921 7

  • Passcode: na7zA3TJ

Moderator: Carol Scott

  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Virtual Keynote Speaker & Discussion (UK): Nada Koreish

    • The Orient Express Stop 4: Decolonial Paraxis – Curation, Cleansing, Creation (Meme Creation)

  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Student Presentation & Discussion: Elke Willmann, BA, BEd

    • The Banality of Evil

  • 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM | Closing Remarks & Farewell: Dr. Jesse Carlson

Additional Information

  • Presentation Format: 40–60 minutes presentation + 20-minute discussion

  • Breaks & Refreshments: Coffee, tea, and snacks available

  • Meals & Socials:

    • Friday night dinner at Troy, Wolfville (self-paid, RSVP required)

    • Saturday night Social/Trivia Night (RSVP required)

  • RSVP Deadline: April 6, 2025

    • RSVP for dinner and social events to 0309684r@acadiau.ca

We look forward to an engaging and thought-provoking conference!

 

Joining Virtually

This conference will be held both in-person in the KCIC main auditorium and virtually using Microsoft Teams.

For those joining virtually, please join the meeting approximately 10 minutes before the scheduled presentation and ensure that your microphones are set to “mute” for the duration of the presentations.