Graduate Studies and Research Office

Rebin Omar Mohammed Ameen: “Ruling out Religious Intolerance: Jainism and Baha’i as Examples” - Anahit Armenakyan: Nipissing University, Canada
“International Business Relationships” - Hamza Ateʂ: “The Future of Government: An Evaluation of Drivers of Change and Major Trends” - Andy Belyea: “Self-Defense: Bodies at War in the Posthuman Era” - Christine Bolus-Reichert: “The Shock Doctrine in Apocalyptic Fiction” - Paisley Cozzarin: “Cripping the Nonhuman: A Material Feminist Intervention in ‘Frankenfish’” - Hilary Earl: “Reflections on Death Tourism in the Age of Experiential Education” - Isaac Owusu Frimpong: “Migration Concerns in the Twenty-first Century” -

Adam Nash: “Actual Fantasy, Modulation Chains, and Swarms of Thought-Controlled Babel Drones: Digital Ontology in the Posthuman Era” - Peter Eckersall: “Towards a Dramaturgy of Robots and Object Figures” - Fred Spier: “Wished futures and expected futures: a reflection on scenarios of the future of humanity from the point of view of big history” - Keith W. Hipel: “Technology and Policy Options for a Low-Emission Energy System in Canada”

As part of the conference, an exhibition at White Water Gallery (122 Main St East), entitled “The Future of Human(ity)”, will be available for viewing from the afternoon of Friday, July 22 until late afternoon Saturday, July 23.

Welcome to the 2016 CICAS conference, “The Future of Human(ity),” July 22-24, 2016! We are excited to see you in July. We have received contributions from all over the world: the topics cover a wide range of issues from education, humanities, social sciences, and sciences. We are in the process of finalizing the conference program—further information regarding the schedule of individual panels will be up on the website shortly.