You are invited to a research talk:

Dr. Leila Qashu (University of Guelph & Concordia University)

(Candidate for the tenure track position, Department of Sociology and Anthropology)

"Community-led Expressions for Rights: Indigenous Women's Multimodal Responses to Violence in Ethiopia and Canada"

Description: This talk will explore violence against indigenous women and land and their localized and expressive, community-led responses. After an introduction to North American and international indigenous studies, this talk will focus on the ways in which Arsi Oromo girls and women in Ethiopia use expressive arts to respond to violence, and for justice and social change. I will discuss two major research projects in collaboration with Arsi Oromo women in Ethiopia, including the dialogue with international indigenous studies research, the evolution of the research, the impact for the field of anthropology, the film-making, and the collaborative multimedia work that is the focus of the most recent project with the young women. I will conclude with examples of recent workshops with Indigenous youth in Canada and a university-community decolonizing pedagogy project.

Hope to see you there!