Gil Germain Associate Professor Education: Ph.D. University of Notre Dame, IN, USA, 1988. Department of Government and International Studies Major: Political Theory Minor: Comparative Politics Thesis Title: The Disenchantment of the World: Investigations in the Origin and Status of Zweckrationalitat in Modernity M.A. Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, 1982. Department of Political Science Major: Political Theory Thesis Title: Investigations in Nomos and Physis: Sojourn into Modernity B.A. Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, 1980. Department of Political Science Majors: Political Science/Philosophy (Honors) Honours Thesis Title: Technology and Utopia in the Post-Historical Liberalism of Rawls and Nozick Teaching Experience: Associate Professor: Department of Poitical Studies, UPEI, 2001 Assistant Professor: Department of Political Studies, UPEI, 1989-2001 Department of Politics, Brock University, 1988-1989 Department of Political Science, Carleton University, 1987-1988 Teaching Assistant: Department of Government and International Studies, University of Notre Dame, 1984-1987 Published Works: "The Human Condition and the Age of Technology," in Technology, Philosophy, and Globalization, eds. D. Tabachnick and C. Kovoski. State University of New York Press, 2003. In Press. "Lyotard and the Eclipse of the Real," published in the proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association, 1996. "Revenge of the Sacred: Technology and Reenchantment," in The Barbarism of Reason: Max Weber and the Twilight of Enlightenment, eds. Asher Horowitz and Terry Maley. University of Toronto Press, 1994. A Discourse on Disenchantment: Reflections on Politics and Technology. Single-author monograph. State University of New York Press, Albany, New York, 1993. "Disenchantment, Technology, and Politics," published in the proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association, 1987. Completed Works: The Reality Show: Postmodernism and the Disappearance of the Real Completed single-author manuscript. Final revisions on publisher's advice. Presented Papers: The Flight From the Real: On the Postmodern Exodus Presented at the International Conference of the Society for Indian Philosophy and Religion, Ramakrishna Institute, Calcutta, India, August 4, 1997. Art and the Disappearance of the Real Invited guest speaker at the 1997 Lansdowne Lectures, University of Victoria, Department of Visual Arts, Victoria, BC, March 13, 1996. Lyotard and the Eclipse of the Real Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, June 3, 1996. Revenge of the Sacred: Technology and Disenchantment Presented at the Max Weber Conference, York University, Toronto, Ontario, October 19, 1988. Disenchantment, Technology, and Politics Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, June 7, 1987. University Governance: Acting Chair: Department of Political Studies, University of Prince Edward Island, April 15 - July 15, 2001 Department of Political Studies, University of Prince Edward Island, April 15 - December 31, 1999. Department of Political Studies, University of Prince Edward Island, April 15 - August 31, 1998. Department of Political Studies, University of Prince Edward Island, April 15 - August 31, 1997. Senate: Three-year term: July, 2000 - July, 2003 Acting Secretary of Senate: September 15, 2002-July 1, 2003. Board of Governors: Senate representative on Board of Governors. Two-year term: October, 2001 - October, 2003. Committees: Chair, Ad Hoc Tenure Committee, April - August, 2001. Environmental Studies Steering Group - Founding member of the Group which, in 2002 , initiated a multidisciplinary (i.e., Faculties of Arts, Science, and Education) minor program in environmental studies at UPEI. Head Librarian Review Committee (member), February -April, 1997. Advisor: First Year Advisement Centre, Summer, 1996. First Year Advisement Centre, Summer, 1995. Grants/Awards: SHRRC - GRG, 1997: $1,000.00 Appearance Fee, Lansdowne Lecture, University of Victoria, 1997: $1,500.00 SHRRC - GRG, 1996: $500.00 Graduate Research Scholarship (Notre Dame), 1986: $10,000.00 Teaching Assistant Scholarship (Notre Dame), 1983-5: $20,000/per annum Exxon Tuition Scholarship, 1976-80: $1,000/per annum UPEI Department of Political Studies 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE Canada C1A 4P3 (902) 566-0331 Designed by Allan Manley and Gavin Anderegg