Exploring Cultures Through Film Series: Reconciling the Truth
EVENT NAME: Exploring Cultures Through Film: We Were Children (2012) Directed by Tim Wolochatiuk
TIME/DATE: 12 noon to 3:00pm. March 16, 2018
LOCATION: Research Innovation Space in Education (RISE). University of Alberta, Education North, Room 2-111
GUESTS: Miranda Jimmy, Co-founder, RISE- Reconciliation in Solidarity Edmonton and Dr. Evelyn Steinhauer, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Policy and Director, Aboriginal Teacher Education Program
Our purpose for the event is to:
- Inspire dialogue and understanding around cross-cultural issues affecting our local communities and schools.
- Deepen cross-cultural knowledge of student teachers who interact with students from diverse cultural, linguistic, ethnic, and religious backgrounds.
- Compliment Education students’ cross-cultural learning through dialogue with guest speakers from the multicultural and arts communities.
Facilitated by Shawn Tse (MC), Filmmaker & Coordinator with the Canadian Multicultural Education Foundation, Dr. Anna Kirova, Professor, Department of Elementary Education and Co-Director Centre for Global Citizenship Education and Research (CGCER), and Dr. Sophie Yohani, Associate Professor in Counselling Psychology, Department of Educational Psychology.
Film Series
To assist education students preparing themselves for teaching in cross-cultural situations, CMEF presents a series of feature films that explore the meeting of cultures.
Graduate students and faculty members lead discussions that help participants deepen their understanding of cross-cultural issues.
The series is presented in partnership with the University of Alberta, Faculty of Extension and the Alberta Association for Multicultural Education.