Reading, Writing, Storytelling, Viewing: Researching How Cultural Forms Support Reconciliation

The symposium will be held at MacEwan University, in Downtown Edmonton, Canada, July 2-5, 2019, and aims at exploring and promoting reconciliation by connecting Canadian Indigenous scholars with international scholars concerned with the effects of reading literature, writing poetry, storytelling, and watching film on mental well-being and resilience. It will involve scholarly presentations, panel discussions, workshops, and a poster presentation session.

The International Society for the Empirical Study of Literature (IGEL)

Presenters who have agreed to participate include:

• Josie Billington (U Liverpool)
• Jonathan Cohen (U Haifa)
• Sarah Copland (MacEwan U)
• Dwayne Donald (U Alberta)
• Norma Dunning (U Alberta)
• Samah Elbelazi (Stanford U, voiced-over presentation available here)
• Crystal Gail Fraser (150 Acts of Reconciliation)
• Liz Fulton-Lyne (NorQuest College) & Allison Sivak (U Alberta)
• David Ian Hanauer (U Pennsylvania)
• Tasha Hubbard (U Alberta)
• Miranda Jimmy (RISE - Reconciliation in Solidarity Edmonton)
• Harold R. Johnson (independent author, Canada)
• Conor Kerr (NorQuest College)
• Guan Soon Khoo (Roanoke College)
  
• Emy Koopman (independent scholar/author, Netherlands)
• Moniek Kuijpers (U Basel)
• Don Kuiken (U Alberta)
• Konstantin Mierau (U Groningen)
• Arlette Zinck (King's University)

Schedule

Abstracts and Short Bios

Registration Deadline is June 14.

Please check the schedule for room numbers of presentations and events.

FAQs

What are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event?

Parking is available at the City Centre Camps

ETS Trip Planner

MacEwan Residence for accommodation options

Accommodations are available with MacEwan Residence - Guest Accommodation Services

Treaty 6 Territory Land Acknowledgment

We acknowledge that the land on which we gather in Treaty Six Territory is the traditional gathering place for many Indigenous people. We honour and respect the history, languages, ceremonies and culture of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit who call this territory home.