Thursday November 19, 2015 7pm
Literary
andrea.schwenke.wyile@acadiau.ca
(902) 585-1502
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson will read from her creative works in the KCI Auditorium.
She is the author of three books; Dancing on Our Turtle’s Back (2011), The Gift Is in the Making (2013) and Islands of Decolonial Love (2013)—several of the pieces were recorded as spoken word/musical performances. free streaming or download available at http://arpbooks.org/islands/. She is also the editor of Lighting the Eighth Fire, This Is An Honour Song (with Kiera Ladner) and The Winter We Danced: Voice from the Past, the Future and the Idle No More Movement (Kino-nda-niimi collective). Leanne holds a PhD from the University of Manitoba and has lectured at universities across Canada. She is of Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg ancestry and a member of Alderville First Nation.
She was named the inaugural RBC Charles Taylor Emerging writer by Thomas King in 2014. In the press release, King states: "She is a gifted writer who brings passion and commitment to her storytelling and who has demonstrated an uncommon ability to manage an impressive range of genres from traditional storytelling to critical analysis, from poetry to the spoken word, from literary and social activism to song-writing. She is, in my opinion, one of the more articulate and engaged voices of her generation."
Her visit is funded by the English & Theatre Department, The Vaughan Memorial Library, and the Department of Politics.
http://leannesimpson.ca/
andrea.schwenke.wyile@acadiau.ca
(902) 585-1502
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson will read from her creative works in the KCI Auditorium.
She is the author of three books; Dancing on Our Turtle’s Back (2011), The Gift Is in the Making (2013) and Islands of Decolonial Love (2013)—several of the pieces were recorded as spoken word/musical performances. free streaming or download available at http://arpbooks.org/islands/. She is also the editor of Lighting the Eighth Fire, This Is An Honour Song (with Kiera Ladner) and The Winter We Danced: Voice from the Past, the Future and the Idle No More Movement (Kino-nda-niimi collective). Leanne holds a PhD from the University of Manitoba and has lectured at universities across Canada. She is of Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg ancestry and a member of Alderville First Nation.
She was named the inaugural RBC Charles Taylor Emerging writer by Thomas King in 2014. In the press release, King states: "She is a gifted writer who brings passion and commitment to her storytelling and who has demonstrated an uncommon ability to manage an impressive range of genres from traditional storytelling to critical analysis, from poetry to the spoken word, from literary and social activism to song-writing. She is, in my opinion, one of the more articulate and engaged voices of her generation."
Her visit is funded by the English & Theatre Department, The Vaughan Memorial Library, and the Department of Politics.
http://leannesimpson.ca/
Pricing & Tickets
Pricing: Free
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Wolfville, Nova Scotia
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