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SUMMARY:Contested Imaginaries
DESCRIPTION:Organized by students in the Humanities PhD program\, Contested Imaginaries is a conference where students\, artists\, performers\, and community members from Concordia and abroad can share knowledge\, thoughts\, art\, and questions. Our theme centers on a sensibility of justice and the creation of alternative futures. \nDay 1: Archives and Afterlives of the Anthropocene\nJune 17th\, 2021 \nPanel 1: Decolonial and More-than-human Ecologies (9 – 10:30 am EST)\n[9:00 – 9:15 am] – The Dark Posthuman: Social Reproduction\, Social Justice\, and EcologicalCare paper with video component presented by Dr. Stephanie Polsky (Goldsmiths\, University of London).\n[9:15 – 9:30 am] – Black Speculative Fiction as a Praxis of Moten’s “Nothingness”: Visions\, Hallucinations\, and Other Unpackings of Material Freedoms paper presented by Paige Grant (MA student\, University of Toronto).\n[9:30- 9:45 am] – ¡Co-existimos! A Multi-species Inquiry into Morpho butterflies as Urban Companion Species paper and photo-walk presented by Melina Campos Ortiz (PhD candidate\, Department of Sociology and Anthropology\, Concordia University\, Montréal).\nQ&A: 30 min\n(Short break) (15 min) \nWorkshop 1 (10:30 – 12:00 EST)\nGlimmering in the Gloom: Integrating Narrative Therapy and Speculative Fiction workshop facilitated by Tiffany Sostar (Community Scholar).\n(Long break) 60 min \nPanel 2: Unlikely Archives\, Counter Discourses\, Dissident Memories (1:00 – 2:30 pm EST)\n[1:00- 1:15 pm] – A Creek Story: The Demise and Re-emergence of a Creek and Community paper presented by Dr. Grant Corbishley (Te Haapori i Haewai).\n[1:15- 1:30 pm] – Cemeteries as Social Archives: Reflecting on mixed-method Fieldwork in South Lebanon paper presented by Sabah Fatima Haider (PhD Candidate\, CISSC\, Concordia\nUniversity\, Montréal and Department of Social Anthropology and Ethnology\, EHESS\, Paris).\n[1:30-1:45 pm] – Collage as Counter-Discourse to the ‘Here’ and ‘Now’ in Ali Smith’s Autumn paper presented by Leah Chochinov (MA student\, Department of English\, McMaster University).\n[1:45 – 2:00 pm] – Memes as Anarchives: The Unlikely Variations of the Visconti Tarot paper presented by Albertine Thunier (PhD candidate\, Communication Studies\, Université de Montréal).\nQ&A: 30 min\n(Short break) (15 min) \nWorkshop 2 (2:45-4:00 pm EST)\nConnection through Drawing #2: Experimental Participatory Drawing\nQ + I (Oliver Cloke and Patrick Loan). \nEnd of Day 1: Gather.town Party & Video Screening \n  \nDay 2: Sensory Imaginaries\, Contested Phenomenologies\nJune 18th\, 2021 \nPanel 1: Sounds and Movements of Resistance (9 – 10:30 am EST)\n[9:00- 9:15 am] – Dance\, Racism\, and Anthropological Knowledge paper presented by Claire Vionnet (Visiting Postdoc Fellow\, University Paris 8\, Dance Department; Associate Junior Fellow\,\nWalter Benjamin Kolleg\, University of Bern).\n[9:15- 9:30 am] – Silencing an Acoustic Community: Gentrification as a Silencing Mechanism in the Context of Sarıgöl Romani Neighborhood paper with dance component presented by Burcu\nYaşin (PhD candidate\, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture\, Concordia University\, Montréal).\n[9:30 – 9:45 am] – Walking With: An Aural Essay About Collective Feminism sound-walk presented by Amanda Gutierrez (PhD candidate\, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society\nand Culture\, Concordia University\, Montréal).\nQ&A: 30 min\n(Short break) (15 min) \nWorkshop 1 (10:30-12:00 EST)\nGlobalizing Hope: Co-Creating an Interactive Arts Kit for Emergencies\, Resilience and Joy workshop facilitated by Hilal Demir\, Gesa Bent\, and Julia Kramer\n(Long break) (60 min) \nPanel 2: Embodiment & Affect (1:00 – 2:30 pm EST)\n[1:00-1:15 pm] – In the Midst of Childhood: Representations of the “Problem Body” and the “Normative Body” in Children’s Lives paper presented by Madeleine DeWelles (University of\nToronto\, Social Justice Education\, OISE).\n[1:15-1:30 pm] – ‘No Future’ for Queers: An Investigation into Pregnancy and Queer Joy as Utopia paper presented by Cathrin Fischer (University College Dublin).\n[1:30-1:45 pm] – Stories of Cuts and Care paper presented by Chélanie Beaudin-Quintin\, Joëlle Dubé\, Laura Magnusson (PhD candidates\, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and\nCulture\, Concordia University\, Montréal).\n[1:45 – 2:00 pm] – Have a Wobble: Fat\, Movement\, and Unstable Identities screening and participatory performance talk by Magdalena Hutter (PhD candidate\, Centre for Interdisciplinary\nStudies in Society and Culture\, Concordia University\, Montréal).\nQ&A: 30 min\n(Short break) (15 min) \nWorkshop 2 (2:45-4:00 pm EST)\nMoving-with: Movement\, Sensation\, and (Re) discovery workshop facilitated by Keven Lee (PhD Candidate\, McGill University\, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy). \nEnd of Day 2: Gather.town Party & Video Screening \n  \nDay 3: Poetic Imaginaries\, Nocturnal Creativities\nJune 19th\, 2021 \nPoetry Night (5 pm-6 pm EST)\nSelection from Extraordinary Renditions by Niki Lambros\n(Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture\, Concordia University\, Montréal).\nThe 22 Weird Ellipses by Miles Forrester\n(Department of English alumnus\, Concordia University\, Montréal)\nPoetry Reading by Michael Shaw\n(Department of English\, Concordia University\, Montréal)\nPoetry Reading by Alexei Perri Cox\n(Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture\, Concordia University\, Montréal)\n(Short break) (15 min) \nWorkshop (6:15-7:30 pm EST)\nAllison Wist (Part-time Faculty\, NYU Food Studies) \nEnd of Day 3: Closing party on Gather.town
URL:https://qwf.org/event/contested-imaginaries/2021-06-18/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Community Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Concordia University - Department of English":MAILTO:beth.crevier@concordia.ca
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SUMMARY:Write Here\, Write Now! New Workshop Series Launch
DESCRIPTION:Write Here\, Write Now! workshop facilitators unveil next season’s schedule and read brief excerpts from their own work. \nOur Fall 2021 season will balance old formats with new activities: \n– Fantasy Fugue Forum will return\, as will How to Write a Novel and Special Project: Memoir.\n– The Saturday special workshops will include creating other worlds\, flash memoir\, and fantasy for non-fantasy writers.\n– New additions will include readings by celebrated Canadian poets\, a workshop on the technical elements of poetry\, a series on writing local history\, and some surprises. \nTo register\, please find us on Eventbrite at:\nhttps://www.eventbrite.ca/e/write-here-write-now-new-workshop-series-launch-tickets-156337596961 \nFor more information\, write us at bulla@ubishops.ca \nWrite Here\, Write Now! is supported by Bishop’s University Lifelong Learning Academy.\nBishop’s University is located on the Traditional and Unceded Territory of the Abenaki People.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/write-here-write-now-new-workshop-series-launch/
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CATEGORIES:Workshops
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