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SUMMARY:Lecture and Film Screening with Surinamese novelist and activist Cynthia McLeod
DESCRIPTION:The Centre for Transnational Cultural Analysis is pleased to invite you to several events featuring internationally-renowned novelist and activist Cynthia McLeod who will share her creative and scholarly work on the Dutch Caribbean and the history of slavery in her native Suriname.



Thursday Nov. 10th



3 Special Events



Carleton University Art Gallery, St. Patrick’s Building




3:30 Public Lecture and Q&A: “The Free Negress Elisabeth”



4:45-5:30 Reception



5:30-8:00 Film Screening and Q&A: The Cost of Sugar (based on McLeod’s acclaimed novel)




All events are free, accessible, open to the public, and co-sponsored by CTCA, CUAG, and the Institute for African Studies.



Friday Nov. 11th



Workshop for Graduate Students



201D St. Pat’s ICSLAC Seminar Room




11:30-12:30 History of Slavery in Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean




To register and for more information please contact sarah.waisvisz@carleton.ca



CTCA is a research hub that brings together scholars and students working with transnational approaches to studies in the humanities. Our research theme for 2016/2017 is the intersection between indigeneity, migration, and diaspora.
LOCATION:Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6
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