Tues., Nov. 24, 2009
7:00 PM Registration Confirmation
7:30 PM Lecture 8:30 PM Reception Parliament Hill
West Block, Room 308
Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario Tickets:
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The Hill Lectures are named in honour of the late Frederick Walter Hill D.F.C. (US), C.M., S.O.M., B.A., M.B.A., who was a distinguished Canadian businessman and philanthropist, Member of the Order of Canada, and long-time advocate of serious cultural analysis and engagement. Past lecturers and responders have included, Hon. Claude Ryan, Prof. Roger Scruton, Prof. John Witte, Baroness Caroline Cox, Prof. Peter Erb, Prof. Jeremy Gunn, Prof. Marvin Olasky. Media: For more information on interviews, requests to record, or press releases please contact the Centre for Cultural Renewal's office at (613) 567-9010 or info@culturalrenewal.ca. | 
The Centre for Cultural Renewal is proud to present:
THE EIGHTH ANNUAL "LECTURE ON THE HILL" SERIES Hosted, and Opening Remarks, by the Hon. John McKay, PC, MP "Ties of Friendship and Citizenship in a Globalized World" 
with Dr. Leah Bradshaw Associate Professor , Brock University
Department of Political Science (since 1987)
BA, Bishop’s University, Politics and Philosophy (Quebec), 1975; MA, Political Science, York University (Toronto), 1978; PhD, Political Science, York University (Toronto) 1984
Professor Leah Bradshaw, who is a gifted lecturer and learned classical political philosopher, will speak on how Aristotle's conception of "civic friendship" might have relevance in a multi-cultural and increasingly global society such as contemporary Canada. Those who remember the Centre's hosting of philosopher Roger Scruton's presentation a few years ago ("Morality and the Idea of Public Virtue") will remember Dr. Bradshaw's elegant and learned response to Dr. Scruton. We are delighted that one of the Centre's first lecturers (on the topic of "what a meaningful pluralism is NOT", University of Toronto, 1995) will address us as the 2009 Hill Lecturer on a theme as important as "civic friendship." Leah Bradshaw teaches and writes on the history of political thought, as well as on contemporary issues in political theory. Much of her career has evolved from the study of the work of Hannah Arendt, and has been preoccupied with understanding the break between classical and modern theory. Publications include a book on Hannah Arendt, articles and book chapters on canonical figures in the tradition of Western thought (Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Rousseau), and articles and book chapters on themes such as the relationship between emotions and reason in making judgments, the difference between philosophy and narrative, and the dissonance between polis and empire. Recent Publications: "Empire and the Eclipse of Politics", David Edward Tabachnick and Toivo Koivukoski, eds, "Enduring Empire: Ancient Lessons for Global Politics" (Toronto, University of Toronto Press) 2009 "Hobbes and Aristotle: Science and Politics", Ann Ward, ed., "Matter and Form: From Natural Science to Political Philosophy" (Maryland, Lexington: Rowman and Littlefield) 2009 "Emotions, Reasons and Judgments", Rebecca Kingston and Leonard Ferry, eds, "Bringing the Passions Back In: The Emotions in Political Philsophy" (Vancouver and Toronto, University of British Columbia Press) 2008 "Classical Enfleshments of Love", Zoe Detsi-Diamanti, Katerina Kitsi-Mitakou and Effie Yiannopoulou, eds, "The Flesh Made Text Made Flesh: Cultural and Theoretical Returns to the Body" (New York, Peter Lang) 2007 "Narrative in Dark Times", Francisco Cota Fagundes and Irene Maria F. Blayer, eds, "Oral and Written Narratives and Cultural Identity: Interdisciplinary Approaches" (New York, Peter Lang, 2007)
EXCERPT FROM ABSTRACT: Ties of Friendship & Citizenship in a Globalized World "In a globalized world, in which individual rights take moral precedence over ties of territory and belonging, economies are intertwined, and in which democracies are the refuge for peoples of varying religious and ethnic commitments, what is the true meaning of citizenship? Can we defend citizenship as friendship in such a world? The paper argues that Aristotle’s original definitions of politics still hold true. Democracy and citizenship are fragile and relatively rare phenomena in Western history, and we are in danger of losing our contemporary democracies to over-reaching ambitions of universal rights and economic empire. The paper will situate the dyad of citizenship and friendship within contemporary debates in political theory, and draw upon recent political experiences in Canada." |
