Little Lectures Big Ideas

Join the TRU Faculty of Arts and TRU Alumni for an evening of enlightenment and inspiration.
Enjoy thought-provoking talks and discussions from four TRU speakers.

Dr. Sheba Rahim & Dr. Thom Vernon
From Digital Humanities to Human Connection: using digital tools for
creative and critical research and teaching
The integration of the digital humanities into research and teaching can give access to what is unique in the human. In research and the classroom, we explore how in the humanistic project storytelling is evolving through creative technologies and hybrid literary forms, redefining what stories can be in an increasingly digital future.

Dr. Alana Toulin
A Seat at the Table: How Restaurants Made Modern Urban America
From lunch counters to fine dining, restaurants have shaped more than how Americans eat. Since the late 19th century, they have been pivotal to public life and the economy, especially in the nation’s cities. This talk explores how eating out became central to work and leisure in urban America.

Dr. Cory Gerritsen
Recovering in Solitude
People who are segregated in correctional settings and people who are secluded on psychiatric units have two things in common: They are in especially high need of therapeutic care, and are in places where the delivery of care is extremely challenging. What can providers do to solve this dilemma?