Theme: Intersections of Critical Race, Place and Culture Within our Current Climate
Moderator: Dr. Julie Nagam, Associate Professor at the University of Winnipeg, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Arts, Collaboration and Digital Media
Panelists:
Dr. Ronak Kapadia, University of Chicago
Dr. Jenny Heijun Wills, University of Winnipeg
Dr. Heather Igloliorte, University of Winnipeg Indigenous Scholar in Residence
Tasha Spillett, PhD Canidate University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Mishuana Goeman, University of California
Overview: This panel will reflect on the collapse of the old world order, sustained through ongoing fears and objectification of the other, critically mapping the emergence of new and radical alternatives. Speakers will consider acts of alliances through BIPOC gatherings, solidarity, creative interventions and scholarship. Each speaker will discuss the ways in which their relationships between race, sexuality, culture and their communities allow for transformation, change through their work of curatorial, literature, aesthetics and artistic practices. Discussing diverse forms of scholarship, this talk will forge new possibilities for our collective anticipation of the new world with BIPOC voices leading the way.