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Communist Identity in Israel, 1919-1965 - Amir Locker-Biletzki @ MESS
The Middle East Scholars Society (MESS) and the Department of History at the University of Guelph present:
A guest lecture and book talk by Dr. Amir Locker-Biletzki, author of the book,
Holidays of the Revolution: Communist Identity in Israel, 1919-1965
Wednesday, February 24th @ 4pm (est) via ZOOM
Join URL:
https://zoom.us/j/92201923956?pwd=TDhKTVR6cXBwd0NscWRTcHBlVjN1dz09
Greedy, Ambitious, and Proud: The Rise and Fall of the Countess of Arran - Lisa Baer-Tsarfati @ Centre for Scottish Studies
"Greedy, Ambitious, and Proud: The 'Unnatural' Rise and 'Justified' Fall of Elizabeth Stewart, countess of Arran" uses the political career of the countess of Arran (said by some literary scholars to be the inspiration for Shakespeare's Lady Macbeth) as a case study to explore long-standing tropes about female ambition and the ways in which these tropes have negatively impacted (and continue to negatively impact) how powerful women are perceived and treated. It will be hosted by the Centre for Scottish Studies on 23 February 2021 at 12 PM EST / 5 PM GMT / 9 AM PST.
Thinking Spaces: Speaker Series "Dispatch"
Thinking Spaces: The Reading Group and Speaker Series, together with the Art Gallery of Guelph, is pleased to present “Dispatch” a virtual talk with artist Raven Chacon and curator Candice Hopkins.

Book Launch: A Night of Austin Clarke
On Friday, December 4th at 7pm School of English and Theatre Studies Professor Paul Barret will be celebrating the launch of his new book, Membering Austin Clarke (Wilfrid Laurier Press) alongside the re-release of Austin Clarke's When He Was Free and Young and He Used to Wear Silks (Anansi).

Speakers Series - Catherine Bush
Catherine Bush (author: Blaze Island)
Art History Speaker Series - Praba Pilar
Praba Pilar (Mestiza, Columbia) Biotech artist and Co-Director of the Hindsight Institute, Davis, California
Lecture: Technotamaladas: Sustainable Technologies for Communities of Color

Michael Rosenfeld : Le Paris des écrivains homosexuels à la fin du XIXe siècle
Michael Rosenfeld a soutenu une thèse en juin 2020 en cotutelle à l’Université Paris 3 – Sorbonne Nouvelle et l’Université catholique de Louvain (Belgique), intitulée Formes et figures de l'homosexualité dans le discours social, les écrits personnels et la littérature en France et en Belgique de 1870 à 1905. Il a enseigné la littérature juive et israélienne ainsi que la langue hébraïque en licence et en mas

Love & Protest - Thinking Spaces presents: Joni NehRita
On Friday, November 20th, the Improvisation Reading Group in tandem with the speaking series "Thinking Spaces" will host a virtual event starting at 3pm (EST) featuring the singer, songwriter, and musician Joni NehRita.

Creative Writing Student's Poetry Reading
School of English and Theatre Studies undergraduate fourth-year students in Professor Diana Manole's creative writing class will be reading their poetry over Zoom on Friday November 20th starting at 11:30am. Those who are interested in attending should email professor Manole at dmanole@uoguelph.ca for a link to the virtual event - all are welcome!