Spaces, Places and Faces

Welcome to Spaces, Places and Faces – Geographic Radio on the Web

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Spaces, Places and Faces is a weekly show brought to you by students of the Carleton University Department of Geography and Environmental Studies. SPF digs a little deeper behind headlines you may not even have read or heard about in the mainstream media, examining issues of people and the environment, identity, climate change, and other topics that relate to the Earth as the home of humanity. SPF is broadcast Thursdays at 7 am on CKCU-FM, 93.1 in Ottawa, on Channel 944 on Rogers Digital Cable, and live over the Internet at www.ckcufm.com. You can also download past broadcasts from this site.

We welcome your feedback. Please e-mail us at feedback (at) spacesplacesandfaces.ca with suggestions, comments and story ideas.

Special Update

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Last week Robyn Penney spoke with Michael Runtz, a professor of Biology, and specialist of Natural History here at Carleton. They discussed the field of Naturalism, and his participation in the recent 2010 Discovery Lecture.

Professor Runtz is a very animated speaker, and passionate about his field; it’s a great feature, is now online, and well worth a listen!

March 4, 2010: 3rd Anniversary Show

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This morning we celebrated our third birthday on the show with a break from our usual format. We heard from a number of our contributors about their experiences with the show, had a small ‘Name that Feature’ quiz show, and cake was had by all!

March 4, 2010: 3rd Anniversary Show, Pt. 2

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February 25, 2010: Water Purification and Michael Runtz

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This morning Henry talked with Edward Lai, Professor of Analytical Chemistry here at Carleton University. Along with Banu Ormeci, he has been working on a technology to purify water of estrogenic compounds, otherwise known as female sex hormones. These compounds are found in water supplies, and are not filtered out in the traditional processes. After being given a grant from the Canadian Water Network, they are working toward a refining the process, and a larger implementation to local water suppliers and industries.

Later Robyn spoke with Michael Runtz, a professor of Biology, and specialist of Natural History here at Carleton. They discussed the field of Naturalism, and his participation in the recent 2010 Discovery Lecture.

Henry also spoke with Marie-Odile Junker, a professor of linguistics here at Carleton. She is working on the Cree-Inuu linguistic atlas, and she gave us a brief look at her research, and discussed why she is working on the atlas, and who she hopes will benefit from it most. The atlas can be found here.

February 18, 2010: The 2010 Vancouver Olympics

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This morning on the show we had an interview from Robyn with Wayne Boone, professor of here at Carleton. They discussed policing dynamics, security measures, and strategic planning involved in the games. He explained how security power benefits from international collaboration, and talked about the key players in law enforcement during the games.

Later, Henry spoke with Professor John Medicine Horse Kelly, co-director of the Centre for Indigenous Research, Culture, Language, and Education (CIRCLE) here at Carleton. Kelly is a member of the West coast Haida community, and he spoke about the aboriginal representation at the games, and how the First Nations of Canada must work with the rest of Canada to build on the momentum of the games to reach full autonomy and equal social status.

With CIRCLE, Kelly is involved with several internet sites designed to educate about aboriginal culture here in Canada: Native Drums/Native Dance, and Path of the Elders.

February 11, 2010: Water

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In our first interview, we heard from Jeremy Schmidt at the University of Western Ontario. He’s co-edited a book called “Water Ethics”, which examines and critiques a series of moral frameworks that different cultures and societies have used to approach water and address water issues. Carol Hunsberger spoke with him earlier this week about his book, as well as some ideas from other parts of the world that could inspire a national water framework for Canada.

Water is one of the most familiar substances in our lives. But when was the last time you asked yourself what it is, and what it means? For our second feature, Carol spoke with Jamie Linton, who has been looking into that question for several years, and he’s just written a book about it, called ‘What is Water?‘. They talked about our philosophical attitudes to water, some practical consequences of the dominant view, and some local projects that try to turn water issues back into social issue.

February 4, 2010: Edward Burtynsky & Chinese Cities

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This morning Henry talked to Patricia Ballamingie about Edward Burtynsky’s photographs of China, now on display in the Carleton University Art Gallery. She was recently on a panel discussion that analysed the pictures from the perspectives of several academic disciplines, representing geography. Burtynsky’s work is renowned for the way in which he captures the many ways that industry infringes on, and creates Manufactured Landscapes. Burtynsky’s TED talks are available here.

Later, we went to the archives for an interview Carol did with Hendrik Rosenthal of Hyder Consulting Ltd. in Hong Kong about “eco-cities”. These are ambitious projects that aim to incorporate sustainability features into brand new cities from the earliest stages of planning. Hendrik described the population shift that is driving urban growth in East Asia, as well as some of the novel ideas being tried out in eco-cities like Masdar.

She was on a panel discussion recently regarding Edward Burtynsky’s China exhibit, on now at the Carleton University Art Gallery.

January 28, 2010 – Derek Smith & The Peace Dove Campaign

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This morning on the show Henry talked with Derek Smith, a Geography Professor here at Carleton University about his research in Newfoundland and the Honduras. His current research project looks at a small fishing community in the Change Islands, and focuses on topographic names of places, their spatial distribution, and the identity and cultural meaning those names convey.

Then, Robyn spoke Ten Thousand Villages store manager Judy Lincoln on the company’s Peace Dove campaign, selling artisan-crafted peace necklaces to raise money for the Cambodian people who have been left disabled as a result of war. They also discussed Ten Thousand Villages’ positive impact within developing nations across the world and how their established connections with Haitian artisans will help get some people get back on their feet.

Finally, we had a couple of visitors, Pat and Steve, from the Carleton University Geographic Association drop by the studio. They talked about their work within Carleton, and some of their upcoming events. You can contact them for more information at cugeogclub(at)gmail.com

January 21, 2010 – Proroguing & Apartheid

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This week Robyn Penney spoke with Carleton political science professor Jonathan Molloy about how proroguing is likely to affect us and what concerned citizens can do to be heard and respected. They discussed the dynamics of citizen interest in Canadian politics, and how social networking tools and other forms of media can impact the decisions of our country’s political powers.

Then, Carol Hunsberger talked with Rachel Gurofsky from OPIRG at Carleton about a conference being held this weekend on global apartheid in its many forms, including struggles faces by Palestinians, immigrant workers, indigenous people, and more.

Finally, Robyn spoke with Carleton professor John Tunnicliffe’s fieldwork with Environmental Impact Assessments. His work includes some key factors of designing and implementing and EIA and how this lengthy process can have positive outcomes.