{"id":13715,"date":"2026-09-23T11:20:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T15:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/canadianstudies\/?post_type=cu-events&#038;p=13715"},"modified":"2026-10-13T13:48:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T17:48:26","slug":"identity-language-and-culture-in-the-festival-industries-assemblages-of-power-representation-and-participation-with-dr-michelle-n-thompson","status":"publish","type":"cu-events","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/canadianstudies\/cu-events\/identity-language-and-culture-in-the-festival-industries-assemblages-of-power-representation-and-participation-with-dr-michelle-n-thompson\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Identity, Language and Culture in the Festival Industries: Assemblages of Power, Representation and Participation&#8221; with Dr. Michelle N. Thompson"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_13736\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 240px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/canadianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Web-CDNS-F26-Unpacking-Thompson-Oct-13.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-13736 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/canadianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Web-CDNS-F26-Unpacking-Thompson-Oct-13-240x371.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle Thomas poster\" width=\"240\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/canadianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Web-CDNS-F26-Unpacking-Thompson-Oct-13-240x371.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/canadianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Web-CDNS-F26-Unpacking-Thompson-Oct-13-400x618.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/canadianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Web-CDNS-F26-Unpacking-Thompson-Oct-13-160x247.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/canadianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Web-CDNS-F26-Unpacking-Thompson-Oct-13-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/canadianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Web-CDNS-F26-Unpacking-Thompson-Oct-13-994x1536.jpg 994w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/canadianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Web-CDNS-F26-Unpacking-Thompson-Oct-13-360x557.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/canadianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Web-CDNS-F26-Unpacking-Thompson-Oct-13.jpg 1035w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click for full size<\/p><\/div>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\"><strong>This event is part of part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carleton.ca\/canadianstudies\/events\/\">&#8216;Unpacking Canada&#8217;<\/a> Tuesday morning lecture series.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Serving coffee and morning snacks. All are welcome.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Michelle Thompson is a critical theorist and ethnographer specializing in interdisciplinary research about culture, identity, and events. She holds a PhD in Canadian Studies from Carleton University and a Master&#8217;s in Library and Information Science from the University of Toronto. Her book <em>Identity in Festival Performances: Assemblages of Power, Representation and Participation<\/em> is expected out in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Serving coffee and morning snacks. 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