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The Athabasca University Students' Union is a representative organization led by undergraduate students of Athabasca University. The AUSU Podcast is dedicated to stories of student life at Canada's only fully online and open university.
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This is an Audio collection of French poetry read by French Professor Vina Tirven-Gadum and her husband Tim Tirven-Gadum. The recordings form part of a French course which is available on-line at Athabasca University entitled “Initiation à la littérature d’expression française FREN 358. By visiting the Athabasca University Digitization Portal (http://digiport.athabascau.ca), you can access information on the poets and selected poems. The full-text of selected poems is also available and acco ...
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Episode 93: Reading Sleep in a Restless World
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Dr. Paul Huebener, a professor of English at AU, delves into the public obsession with sleep and its absence. By framing sleep as a cultural issue, we can uncover the competing agendas surrounding it. Dr. Paul Huebener illustrates how the humanities can challenge prevailing perceptions of sleep, revealing it as a space where values are cultivated a…
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Episode 92: Talking about Truth and Reconciliation at AU
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In this powerful episode, Indigenous Circle members Lexis Roy and Molly Salter open up about their experiences at Athabasca University, highlighting the importance of community and cultural connection. As we observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Lexis and Molly share their thoughts on how we can collectively work towards a more inc…
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Episode 91: AUSU Attends the 2024 AU Convocation
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AUSU President Chantel Groening and Executive Director Jodi Campbell had the joy of attending the 2024 Athabasca University convocation held in June and they share their experiences of watching hundreds of AU students graduate. Enjoy experiencing the AU convocation through their stories of seeing this milestone event first hand, including watching …
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Episode 90: Advancing 2SLGBTQIA+ Rights at AU
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AUSU hosted our annual Pride celebration in June, with a presentation highlighting recent positive changes at Athabasca University by Dr. Alain May, Associate Vice President for Student and Faculty Relations followed up by a presentation on 2SLGBTQIA+ legal advocacy by AJ Adams at Egale Canada, a Canadian organization providing research, education,…
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Episode 89: Reflecting on Indigenous History Month
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Members of AUSU's Indigenous Circle along with Robyn Soulier-Ritchot, an Indigenous entrepreneur, take the time to discuss Indigenous History Month along with some tips and tricks for navigating Athabasca University as an Indigenous student. Starring: Amanda Leeman, Robyn Soulier-Ritchot, Neenah Brown, & Lexis Roy…
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Episode 88: Celebrating Asian History Month
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AUSU celebrated Asian Heritage Month with an inspiring event featuring Josephine Pon. Josephine was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in April 2019 and served as Alberta’s Minister of Seniors and Housing, She is also celebrated for her extensive background in banking and her passionate involvement in community service. She looked at th…
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Episode 87: Taking Exams at Athabasca University
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AUSU Councillors Blake Collett and Allie Wojtaszek offer some advice from seasoned veterans on how to find an invigilator for your exams, how to book the exam itself, and how to make sure the technical side of getting your exam setup doesn't affect the exam itself. Starring: AUSU Councillors Blake Collett and Allie Wojtaszek, and Executive Director…
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Episode 86: AUSU Executives Wrap Up Their Term
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Our outgoing Executive Committee takes a look at their past accomplishments and what is coming next for the Athabasca University Students' Union. Naju, Chantel, and Natalia dissect their terms for what they are most proud of and what work will continue after they are gone. Starring: AUSU President Naju Syed, VP Finance and Administration Chantel Br…
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Episode 85: Celebrating Black Scholarship at AU
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AUSU commemorated Black History Month with an event on February 8 intended to inspire, motivate, and engage students on engineering social justice, with speakers Dr. Veronica Fynn Bruey and Dr. Chika C. Daniels. Dr. Bruey is a multi-award-winning scholar, who has researched, taught, consulted, and presented at conferences in over 30 countries. Furt…
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Episode 84: Psych Night and Undergraduate Research
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Are you interested in graduate studies in psychology or counselling? Are you looking for research experience in psychology but don't know where to start? Dr. Kharah Ross, a psychology faculty member at AU with a background in health psychology, gave a talk on projects completed by her undergraduate trainees and talk about upcoming research opportun…
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À la fin de l'année 1462, impliqué dans une rixe au cours de laquelle François Ferrebouc, notaire pontifical, est blessé, Villon est arrêté, torturé et condamné à la pendaison dans la prison de Châtelet, et fait appel de la sentence. C'est sans doute pendant ces jours pénibles, dans sa cellule de condamné à mort, qu'il écrit La Ballade des pendus ,…
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Heureux qui, comme Ulysse, a fait un beau voyage
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Joachim du Bellay rédige ce sonnet lors de son séjour de quatre ans à Rome. Ce séjour est pour Du Bellay long et pénible : il a beaucoup de travail; il est malade et voudrait revoir la France. Heureux qui, comme Ulysse a été écrit à Rome de 1553 à 1557. Ce poème élégiaque est adressé à son ami Olivier de Magny qui a, lui aussi, séjourné à Rome de 1…
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Dans cette ballade Villon met en scène des dames du passé et par cela évoque admirablement la fragilité de la vie et la nostalgie de ces dames disparues, ces dames du temps jadis qui vivaient avant lui et qui ont été emportées par le vent. Nous y voyons sa nostalgie d'un passé lointain. En fait, il parle des femmes qu'on reconnaît à peine même à so…
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Dans cette fable La Fontaine met en scène la vie rustique des campagnards. Il peint la silhouette d'une jeune fermière, Perrette, qui se hâte d'arriver en ville, le lieu où l'on traite les affaires. C'est une jeune femme active et entreprenante; elle est au courant des prix et des conditions de l'élevage. Elle évoque avec joie la vie à la ferme. El…
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La Fontaine a dit Je me sers d'animaux pour instruire les hommes et c'est ce qu'il fait dans la fable Le Loup et l'Agneau. Nous avons ici deux personnages différents: un loup et un agneau. L'auteur élabore le conflit entre ces deux personnages, l'un fort (le loup) et l'autre faible (l'agneau); nous constatons l'affirmation extrêmement cynique et ir…
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En avril 1545, Ronsard rencontre, dans une fête à la cour, Cassandre Salviati, fille d'un banquier italien dont il tombera amoureux. Ronsard a 20 ans et Cassandre en a 13. Lorsqu'elle quitte la cour, le lendemain, Ronsard en gardera un beau souvenir. Il compose ce poème en souvenir d'elle. Le poème, sous forme d'une ode, est un exercice de cour plu…
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