International Conference on language evolution in Toruń

14.02.2011 10:31

International Conference on language evolution in Toruń Protolang is a biennial conference organised by the Department of English, Nicolaus Copernicus University, on 19-21 of September 2011 in Toruń.

One of the primary goals of this conference is bringing together researchers representing a variety of areas in order to gain a multidisciplinary perspective on the range of currently available evidence relevant to early language evolution. The focus of the conference is on the early stages of the emergence of symbolic, language-like communication in hominids. The conference will reflect the inherently interdisciplinary nature of research into the evolution of language. The keynote speakers of the conference are John Gowlett (University of Liverpool), Juliane Kaminski (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology), Adam Kendon (University of Pennsylvania), Katie Slocombe (University of York)

More information about the conference you can find on the website:
http://www.protolang.umk.pl

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Open Lecture of Polish Humanitarian Action

09.12.2010 15:05

An interesting lecture by Professor Gerard McCann on the relationship between the European Union and its former colonies will be held on December 15 in the series of lectures organized by the Polish Humanitarian Organization and the Department of International Political Relations of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń.

The lecture entitled The legacy of Colonialism and the European Union concerns the relationship between the European Union and its former colonies and postcolonial balance of power. During the lecture will be presented the evolution of the European Union’s development policy and its impact on the situation in some of the most needy countries of the global South. During the lecture will be analyzed the initiatives taken to strengthen the cooperation between former colonies and the European Union members. During the lecture will be presented potential solutions to enable the creation of more equal relations between the European Union and its former colonies.

Gerard McCann is Associate Professor European studies and geography at the university of St. Mary and Qeen’s University of Belfast. Gerard McCann is the project coordinator of program ,,Dimension of Globalisation in Education “, he coordinates the initiative of cooperation with universities in Zambia, Kenya and Palestine.

The lecture will be delivered in English, in room number 310 at the faculty of political science and international studies at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń.

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City - a cultural centre

17.11.2010 08:54

What is the modern city? How it differs from the old great metropolis?

This theme involves a scientific conference which will be held on 19 November at the Department of History of Art and Culture, at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń.

What influenced the creation of large cultural centres? What stimulated their growth? For these and other questions about
the vision of the city in a cultural context will try to answer the conference participants.

Detailed conference program can be found at http://wwww.knhsik.wikidot.com

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