Part 1. Main Speaker: Helene Cixous. Location: Dunning Hall. Begins with clips of Helene receiving her honourary Doctor of Laws at Queen's. Rest of 60 min is Helene giving a lecture in French at a desk on a stage in front of a large audience.
Part 1. Main Speaker: Michel Butor. Location: Carruthers Hall. Mireille Calle-Gruber begins by introducing Butor, who then lectures for the remainder of the video.
Part 2. Continuation and conclusion of part 1's lecture. Contains several camera cuts which include multiple angles and sweeping shots over the faces of several audience members.
Part 2. Main Speaker(s): Dr David Roy, Kathryn Morgan. Begins with the continuation and conclusion of Dr Roy's lecture. Morgan then speaks on political paradoxes of personal choices. Afterwards, the speakers ask each other questions about their talks. Then the audience asks the speakers questions.
Part 1. Main Speaker(s): Margaret Atwood, Joan Murray, Fred Euringer. Location: Grant Hall. Part of a symposium held in conjunction with the installation of Principal David Smith. Atwood begins by speaking about the use of literature in universities, before the speech shifts to the teaching and use of the arts and humanities in universities. Murray then talks about art in univerisities, focusing on the Agnes Etherington Centre. Euringer then discusses his thoughts on Atwood's speech.