7 Dec 2018 - 16:00 / 7 Dec 2018 - 18:00

Centre for Comparative Literature presents

LEANNE SIMPSON
our 2018-2019 Northrop Frye Professor

 

MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
“Freedom Sings”
Friday, December 7, 2018, 4:00 pm
George Ignatieff Theatre
15 Devonshire Place, Toronto
(free admission)

and

PUBLIC LECTURE
“As We Have Always Done”
Thursday, December 6, 2018, 4:30 pm
Emmanuel College Room 119
75 Queen’s Park Cres E. Toronto

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson is a renowned Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg scholar, writer and artist, who has been widely recognized as one of the most compelling Indigenous voices of her generation. Her work breaks open the intersections between politics, story and song—bringing audiences into a rich and layered world of sound, light, and sovereign creativity.

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Leanne Simpson’s visit is co-sponsored by First Nations House and the Jackman Humanities Institute.