讲座时间：11月6日(星期三）上午9:50-11:30

讲座地点：宁远楼222教室

讲座题目：Into Nature and Wilderness: A case study of Athabasca oil sands developments in Alberta

讲座嘉宾：Robert Shields 教授，加拿大阿尔伯塔大学

主讲人简历：

    Dr. Shields' research focuses on social theory and cultural studies. He studies urban and regional design, social space, visual culture, youth, internet and virtual environments, and European and post-modern sociological theory. He is currently studying the social landscapes of Fort McMurray and spatializations of the Arctic and Arctic sovereignty. Shields is Academic Research Director for the City Region Studies Centre in the Faculty of Extension,  Research Director for the Intermedia Research Studio, and founder and editor of the interdisciplinary journal Space and Culture. In 2013, Sage Publications will present a major contribution: ‘Spatial Questions: Social Spatialisation and Cultural Topologies’.