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University of Calgary Faculty of Arts

Index University of Calgary Faculty of Arts

The Faculty of Arts is the largest faculty of the University of Calgary. [1]

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Aesthetics

Aesthetics (also spelled esthetics) is a branch of philosophy that explores the nature of art, beauty, and taste, with the creation and appreciation of beauty.

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African clawed frog

The African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis, also known as the xenopus, African clawed toad, African claw-toed frog or the platanna) is a species of African aquatic frog of the family Pipidae.

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Alberta

Alberta is a western province of Canada.

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Anthropology

Anthropology is the study of humans and human behaviour and societies in the past and present.

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Archaeology

Archaeology, or archeology, is the study of humanactivity through the recovery and analysis of material culture.

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Arctic Institute of North America

The Arctic Institute of North America is a multi-disciplinary research institute and educational organization located in the University of Calgary.

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Banff Centre

Banff Centre, formerly known as The Banff Centre (and previously The Banff Centre for Continuing Education), located in Banff, Alberta, was established in 1933 as the Banff School of Drama.

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Biology

Biology is the natural science that studies life and living organisms, including their physical structure, chemical composition, function, development and evolution.

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Blake Richards

Blake Richards (born November 8, 1974 in Olds, Alberta) is a Canadian politician, who was re-elected for a third term in the riding of Banff—Airdrie on October 19, 2015.

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Brutalist architecture

Brutalist architecture flourished from 1951 to 1975, having descended from the modernist architectural movement of the early 20th century.

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Calgary

Calgary is a city in the Canadian province of Alberta.

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Calgary School

The Calgary School is a term used to refer to a group of academics and former students from the University of Calgary’s Political Science, Public Policy, Economics, Law, and History departments in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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Calgary West

Calgary West was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1953, and from 1979 to 2015.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Canada Research Chair

Canada Research Chair (CRC) is a title given to certain Canadian university research professors by the Canada Research Chairs Program.

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Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences

The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, known as the Federation, is a member based organization and the national voice for researchers in the humanities and social sciences in Canada.

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Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola, or Coke (also Pemberton's Cola at certain Georgian vendors), is a carbonated soft drink produced by The Coca-Cola Company.

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Cogito, ergo sum

Cogito, ergo sum is a Latin philosophical proposition by René Descartes usually translated into English as "I think, therefore I am".

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Conservatism in Canada

Conservatism in Canada is generally considered to be primarily represented by the modern-day Conservative Party of Canada in federal party politics, and by various centre-right and right-wing parties at the provincial level.

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Conservative Party of Canada

The Conservative Party of Canada (Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a political party in Canada.

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Danielle Smith

Marlaina Danielle Smith, (born April 1, 1971) is a former Canadian politician and journalist.

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Earth science

Earth science or geoscience is a widely embraced term for the fields of natural science related to the planet Earth.

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Embryogenesis

Embryogenesis is the process by which the embryo forms and develops.

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Emeritus

Emeritus, in its current usage, is an adjective used to designate a retired professor, pastor, bishop, pope, director, president, prime minister, or other person.

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Existentialism

Existentialism is a tradition of philosophical inquiry associated mainly with certain 19th and 20th-century European philosophers who, despite profound doctrinal differences,Oxford Companion to Philosophy, ed.

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Fine art

In European academic traditions, fine art is art developed primarily for aesthetics or beauty, distinguishing it from applied art, which also has to serve some practical function, such as pottery or most metalwork.

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First Nations

In Canada, the First Nations (Premières Nations) are the predominant indigenous peoples in Canada south of the Arctic Circle.

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Food riot

Food riots may occur when there is a shortage and/or unequal distribution of food.

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Funeral

A funeral is a ceremony connected with the burial, cremation, or interment of a corpse, or the burial (or equivalent) with the attendant observances.

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Geography

Geography (from Greek γεωγραφία, geographia, literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, the features, the inhabitants, and the phenomena of Earth.

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Hard and soft science

Hard science and soft science are colloquial terms used to compare scientific fields on the basis of perceived methodological rigor, exactitude, and objectivity.

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Haskayne School of Business

The Haskayne School of Business is the University of Calgary's business school, located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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History

History (from Greek ἱστορία, historia, meaning "inquiry, knowledge acquired by investigation") is the study of the past as it is described in written documents.

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Humanities

Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture.

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Immigration to Canada

Immigration to Canada is the process by which people migrate to Canada to reside in that country.

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Interdisciplinarity

Interdisciplinarity or interdisciplinary studies involves the combining of two or more academic disciplines into one activity (e.g., a research project).

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Jack Simpson Gymnasium

The Jack Simpson Gymnasium is a multipurpose facility on the University of Calgary campus.

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Jasper National Park

Jasper National Park is the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies, spanning.

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Joane Cardinal-Schubert

Joane Cardinal-Schubert (1942 - 2009) was an artist of Kainaiwa ancestry.

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Leader of the Opposition (Alberta)

The Leader of Her Majesty's Opposition has been a position in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta since 1905.

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Liberal arts education

Liberal arts education (from Latin "free" and "art or principled practice") can claim to be the oldest programme of higher education in Western history.

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List of Coca-Cola slogans

Since its inception in 1886, Coca-Cola has been notable for its advertising slogans.

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Minister of Small Business and Tourism

The Minister of Small Business and Tourism (Ministre de la Petite Entreprise et du Tourisme) is one of three Ministers of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who are responsible for the department Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada; the others being the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and the Minister of Science.

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Multiculturalism in Canada

A policy of multiculturalism was officially adopted by the Government of Canada under Pierre Trudeau during the 1970s and 1980s.

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Natural science

Natural science is a branch of science concerned with the description, prediction, and understanding of natural phenomena, based on empirical evidence from observation and experimentation.

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Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (Canada)

The Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet in Canada is composed of members of the main opposition party, Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition, and is responsible for holding the Government to account and for developing and disseminating the party's policy positions.

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Olympic Oval

The Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is a covered speed skating oval; it was built for the 1988 Winter Olympics and opened in 1987.

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Parliament of Canada

The Parliament of Canada (Parlement du Canada) is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, the national capital.

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Pepsi

Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink produced and manufactured by PepsiCo.

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Performing arts

Performing arts are a form of art in which artists use their voices or bodies, often in relation to other objects, to convey artistic expression.

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Peter Lougheed

Edgar Peter Lougheed,, (July 26, 1928 – September 13, 2012) was a Canadian lawyer and politician.

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Pierre Poilievre

Pierre M. J. Poilievre (born June 3, 1979) is a Canadian politician who served as Minister of State for Democratic Reform from 2013 to 2015 and Minister of Employment and Social Development in 2015.

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Political science

Political science is a social science which deals with systems of governance, and the analysis of political activities, political thoughts, and political behavior.

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Politics of Alberta

Politics of Alberta are centred on a provincial government resembling that of the other Canadian provinces, namely a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy.

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Politics of Canada

The politics of Canada function within a framework of parliamentary democracy and a federal system of parliamentary government with strong democratic traditions.

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Poltergeist

In folklore and parapsychology, a poltergeist (German for "noisy ghost" or "noisy spirit") is a type of ghost or spirit that is responsible for physical disturbances, such as loud noises and objects being moved or destroyed.

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Premiership of Stephen Harper

Stephen Harper's tenure as Prime Minister began on February 6, 2006 when Harper and his first cabinet were sworn in by Governor General Michaelle Jean.

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Prime Minister of Canada

The Prime Minister of Canada (Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus Canada's head of government, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or Governor General of Canada on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution.

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Reginald Bibby

Reginald Wayne Bibby, is a Canadian sociologist.

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Rita McKeough

Rita McKeough (born 1951) is a Canadian interdisciplinary artist, musician and educator who frequently works in installation and performance.

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Rob Anders

Robert J. "Rob" Anders (born April 1, 1972) is a former Canadian politician.

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Royal Society of Canada

The Royal Society of Canada (RSC; Société royale du Canada), also known as the Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada (French: Académies des arts, des lettres et des sciences du Canada), is the senior national, bilingual council of distinguished Canadian scholars, humanists, scientists and artists.

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Schulich School of Engineering

The Schulich School of Engineering is an accredited engineering school located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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Scottish Gaelic

Scottish Gaelic or Scots Gaelic, sometimes also referred to simply as Gaelic (Gàidhlig) or the Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland.

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Social science

Social science is a major category of academic disciplines, concerned with society and the relationships among individuals within a society.

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Soft drink

A soft drink (see terminology for other names) typically contains carbonated water (although some lemonades are not carbonated), a sweetener, and a natural or artificial flavoring.

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Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) is a polytechnic institute in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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Stephen Harper

Stephen Joseph Harper (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian economist, entrepreneur, and retired politician who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada, from February 6, 2006, to November 4, 2015.

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Taps

"Taps" is a bugle call played at dusk, during flag ceremonies, and at military funerals by the United States Armed Forces.

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Tom Flanagan (political scientist)

Thomas Eugene "Tom" Flanagan, (born March 5, 1944) is an American-born author, conservative political activist, and former political science professor at the University of Calgary.

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Treasury Board

The Treasury Board is the central agency that reviews and approves spending by the Government of Canada.

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U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities

The U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities (commonly shortened to U15) (U15 Regroupement des universités de recherche du Canada) is an association of 15 Canadian public research universities.

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University Heights, Calgary

University Heights is a residential neighbourhood in the north-west quadrant of Calgary, Alberta.

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University of Alberta

The University of Alberta (also known as U of A and UAlberta) is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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University of Calgary

The University of Calgary (U of C or UCalgary) is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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University of Calgary Students' Union

The University of Calgary Students' Union is the collective voice of the 25,000 undergraduate students at the University of Calgary.

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University of Lethbridge

The University of Lethbridge (also known as uLethbridge, uLeth, and U of L) is a publicly funded comprehensive academic and research university, founded in the liberal education tradition, located in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, with a second campus in the city of Calgary, Alberta.

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University of Manitoba

The University of Manitoba (U of M, UMN, or UMB) is a public university in the province of Manitoba, Canada.

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University of Toronto

The University of Toronto (U of T, UToronto, or Toronto) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on the grounds that surround Queen's Park.

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Vine

A vine (Latin vīnea "grapevine", "vineyard", from vīnum "wine") is any plant with a growth habit of trailing or scandent (that is, climbing) stems, lianas or runners.

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Visual arts

The visual arts are art forms such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, photography, video, filmmaking, and architecture.

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1988 Winter Olympics

The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (Les XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), was a Winter Olympics multi-sport event celebrated in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada, between February 13 and 28, 1988 and were the first Winter Olympics to be held over a whole two week period.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Calgary_Faculty_of_Arts

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