BIOGRAPHIES
Jean Baudrifiard
Translation by Marilyn Lambert-Drache
Jean Baudrillard, Professor at the University of Paris, is a famous social
philosopher. He is a leading critic of postmodern culture, the economy
of communication, and the media system. He is the author of System of
Objects, The Consumer Society, For a Critique of the Political Economy
of the Sign, The Mirror of Production, Symbolic Exchange and Death, On
Seduction, Simulacra and Simulation, and Fatal Strategies.
Christopher Dewdney
Christopher Dewdney, widely known as a communication philosopher, has
published over ten books of poetry, including Predators of the Adoration
and Radiant Inventory, both of which were nominated for Governor General’s
Awards. A first-prize winner of the CBC Literary Competition, he also
received a third Governor General’s Award nomination for The Immaculate
Perception, a non-fiction book of popular essays about consciousness,
language, and dreams. His most recent book is Acquainted with the Night:An
Hour-by-Hour Celebration of the Art, Science, and Culture of Nighttime.
Maurice Elliott
Maurice Elliott is a University Professor (emeritus). He is still teaching,
primarily in the poetry of the Romantic Period and Irish writing in English.
He was University Orator, and has served as Master of Winters College,
Chair of the English Department, and Chair of Senate. He was also a Member
of the Board of Governors.
Joyce Fairbairn
Senator Joyce Fairbairn has been a strong advocate for literacy action
in Canada over the past eighteen years. She works closely with many national
literacy partners such as Frontier College, Laubach Literacy, Movement
for Canadian Literacy, National Adult Literacy Database (NALD), La Fédération
Canadienne pour l’alphabétisation en Francais (FCAF), and
ABC Canada, as well as provincial coalitions and numerous community literacy
groups. She is also a key participant in the annual Literacy Action Day
on Parliament Hill, International Literacy Day, and Family Literacy Day.
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