Research Networks

Having their origin in scholarly conferences organized by the Institute
as early as 1977, Research Networks evolved as formats to meet the
needs of interdisciplinary discourse in the humanities. The formation
of Research Networks allow the Institute, in response to interests of
faculty members and members of the community, to bring together
scholars of different backgrounds from all parts of Canada and
frequently from abroad. The Research Networks typically focus on topics
of interest to more than one discipline, and aim at engaging scholars
in a two- to three-year project, in order to encourage sustained and
focused discussion of a complex theme. Unlike conventional conference,
where speakers present their separate and finished papers to larger
audiences, Research Networks encourage a focused group of
multidisciplinary researchers to discuss drafts of working papers with
others involved in the network, and to generate finished papers that
reflect the interdisciplinary exchange and cross-pollination of their
discussions. Research networks normally lead to scholarly books, and
have on several occasions provided the material for lay editions based
on the theme of the research network.

The following books have been published as a result of the Institute's Research Networks:

Dilemmas of Reconciliation. Trudy Govier and Carol Prager, eds. Wilfrid Laurier Press, 2003

Dancing Bodies Living Histories: new writings about dance and culture. Lisa Doolittle and Anne Flynn, eds. Banff Centre Press, 2000

Paul Ricoeur and Narrative: Context and Contestation. Morny Joy, ed. University of Calgary Press, 1997

Gender, Genre and Religion. Morny Joy and Eva Neumaier-Dargyay, eds. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1995

Ethics and Climate Change: The Greenhouse Effect. H. Coward and T. Hurka, eds. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1993

Ethical Choices and Global Greenhouse Warming. L. Dotto, Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1993

Reflections on Cultural Policy: Past, Present and Future. E. Alderson, R. Blaser, and H. Coward, eds. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1993

Derrida and Negative Theology. H. Coward and T. Foshay, eds. State University of New York Press, 1992

The Future of Fossil Fuel. H. Coward, ed. Canadian Energy Research Institute, 1992

Atoms, Pneuma, and Tranquillity: Epicurean and Stoic Themes in European Thought. M. J. Osler, ed. Cambridge University Press, 1991

Baptism, Peace and the State in the Reformed and Mennonite Traditions. R. T. Bender and A. P. F. Sell, eds. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1991

The Educational Legacy of Romanticism. J. Willinsky, ed. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1990

Silence, The Word and the Sacred. E. D. Blodgett and H. G. Coward, eds. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1989

The Effects of Feminist Approaches on Research Methodologies. W. Tomm, ed. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1989

Hindu-Christian Dialogue: Perspectives and Encounters. H. Coward, ed. Orbis Books, 1989

Modern Indian Responses to Religious Pluralism. H. Coward, ed. State University of New York Press, 1988

Rupert's Land: A Cultural Tapestry. R. C. Davis, ed. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1988

Gender Bias in Scholarship. W. Tomm and G. Hamilton, eds. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1988

Thinking the Unthinkable: Civilization and Rapid Climate Change. L. Dotto. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1988

Biomedical Ethics and Fetal Therapy. C. Nimrod and G. Griener, eds. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1988

Franz Kafka (1883-1983): His Craft and Thought. R. Struc and J. C. Yardley, eds. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1986

Ancient Coins of the Graeco-Roman World. W. Heckel and R. Sullivan, eds. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1985

Crime and Criminal Justice in Europe and Modern Canada. Second Edition, L. A. Knafla, ed. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1985

The Humanities in Alberta: Post-Secondary Technical and Vocational Education. H. Coward and E. Thiessen, eds. University of Calgary Press, 1985

Driving Home: A Dialogue Between Writers and Readers. E. Dansereau and B. Belyea, eds. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1984

Ideology, Philosophy and Politics. A. Parel, ed. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1983

Doctors, Patients, and Society. M. Staum and D. E. Larsen, eds. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1981

Science, Pseudo-Science and Society. M. P. Hanen, M. J. Osler, and R. G. Weyant, eds. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1980

Theories of Property: Aristotle to the Present. A. Parel and T. Flanagan, eds. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1979

The New Land: Studies in a Literary Theme. R. Chadbourne and H. Dahlie, eds. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1978

Religion and Ethnicity. H. Coward and L. Kawamura, eds. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1978