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Storytelling In The Video Game Industry

The McGill Department of English and Les Soirées Schmooze, in association with IGDA-Montreal, hosted a panel discussion on storytelling in the video game industry. Mary DeMarle, Richard Rouse III, Nina L. Sund and Stephen Wark discuss, with Alex Epstein moderating. What is great video game storytelling? How is it different from great storytelling in film and TV? When [...]

May 13, 2011

Policies for Peace: Whose Job is it Anyway?

This Spotlight on Scholarship panel discussion from the McGill Leadership Summit featured three leading thinkers on human rights. Professors François Crépeau, Khalid Medani and Philip Oxhorn examine how peaceful countries like Canada can help encourage reconciliation in war-torn areas.

Dec 18, 2009•1 hr 31 min

Healing Our World: Promoting Global Health and Well-Being

This October, McGill’s Leadership Summit treated guests to two “Spotlight On Scholarship” panel discussions. This one features Professors Jody Heymann, Nigel Roulet and Brian Ward taking a comprehensive look at the challenges facing our planet, including global warming, the increased risk of pandemics, and the struggles of developing nations to rise out of poverty.

Dec 17, 2009•1 hr 28 min

MNI Anniversary – The Future of Scientific Discovery

A panel assembled as part of the 75th anniversary ceremony for the Montréal Neurological Institute discusses what the coming years hold in store for scientific discovery at the institute, in Canada, and abroad.

Dec 01, 2009•1 hr 45 min

The Second Annual Faculty of Arts Great Debate

Four great minds from the Faculty of Arts and four award-winning student debaters from the McGill Debating Union square off in two debates: “Theatre is dead” and “Censorship is the new privacy”. Moderator: Christopher Manfredi, Dean.

Apr 22, 2009•1 hr 2 min

The First Annual Faculty of Arts Great Debate

Four great minds from the Faculty of Arts and four award-winning student debaters from the McGill Debating Union square off in two debates: “The social sciences are not scientific” and “An arts degree is irrelevant”. Moderator: Christopher Manfredi, Dean.

Apr 22, 2009•57 min
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