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Missing the Cues. Tales of a Newcomer’s Life in Canada. A Memoir
October 31, 2018 at 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
| Location: | 482 MacOdrum Library |
| Audience: | Carleton Community |
| Key Contact: | African Studies |
| Contact Email: | african_studies@carleton.ca |
| Contact Phone: | (613)-520-2600 x2220 |
A Seminar
“Missing the Cues: Tales of a Newcomer’s Life in Canada explores the often unspoken and unwritten codes that newcomers encounter in Canada, from the perspective of a woman of colour with Caribbean roots. Whether they have come out of choice or necessity, newcomers gradually expect to fully enjoy the social, political, and economic good times in Canada. And yet, tips about unlocking the doors to the full potential of the good times can elude many new immigrants. This book is a valuable and entertaining read for all newcomers about the subtle cues, gestures and unwritten traditions that can both enhance and frustrate the immigrant dream.”
About the Speaker
Annette Isaac is a former Adjunct Research Professor and Instructor in Political Science at Carleton University. She has lectured on the politics of women, gender, feminism in Canada and in the developing world, and on race and ethnicity, international development, education and globalization. Her career spans decades of experience, research and reports on international affairs and development issues in the global South with an emphasis on policy and decision making in the public sector. Annette is also an author and her newest work is a memoir Missing The Cues. Tales of a Newcomer’s Life in Canada. She is co-author of Politics of Race and a recipient of the Ontario Arts Council Grant (2014) for new literature.
This is part of the African Studies Brownbag Seminar Series