ISS/TMCIS Literary Lunch and Learn
- Date
- October 02, 2024
- Time
- 1:00 PM EDT - 2:30 PM EDT
- Location
- DCC, 7th floor
- Open To
- TMU graduate students and postdocs from all disciplines
- Contact
- irosic@torontomu.ca
- Website
- https://www.torontomu.ca/graduate/programs/immigration/
In celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the ISS MA Program, the event will feature prominent ISS alumni and authors Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio (external link) , author of Reuniting with Strangers (external link) ; Sheila Murray (external link) , author of Finding Edward (external link) ; and Janika Oza (external link) , author of A History of Burning (external link) .
Discussions will explore the authors’ unique insights and experiences that have profoundly shaped their approach to storytelling, delving into prominent themes from their novels, including the distinct challenges that shape different migrant experiences, cultural identity and belonging, intergenerational displacement and trauma, familial reunification, and resilience within the context of Canadian and British colonialism and transnational sociopolitical dynamics that influence and shape diasporic identities.