Coffee & Culture: Topics in Education: Panel Discussion
Date: Nov 28
2:30 pm
- 3:30 pm
Where: Theatre
Lecture
Please join us as we welcome Tom Mugford from the Ministry of Education, Danielle Benoit from First Light St. John's Friendship Centre, and Micheal Langan, artist and educator for a panel discussion about Indigenous art, culture and education. Moderated by Dr. Rochelle Cote from MUN Department of Sociology, this panel is part of our education conference, 'Celebrating Indigenous Boarders: Making for New Cultural Understanding of Indigenous Urban Youth Landscapes In Newfoundland and Labrador'. This program is presented in partnership with MUN and First Light St. John's Friendship Centre. All are welcome to attend. ASL/English Interpreting Services are available through NLAD by request only to ASLservices@therooms.ca or 709-757-8090. We will do our best to accommodate requests made within two weeks of the scheduled event. Members can contact visitor services, 757-8090, to reserve a seat.
Events & Programs
How do place, identity, and art intersect, and what do their points of intersection tell us about this place we call home?
In this talk, Rhea Rollmann will explore the significance of queer and trans art in Atlantic Canada with particular emphasis on the work of Erica Rutherford as well as iterations of queer and trans art in NL. There will be an opportunity for questions after the talk.
Tickets: $12 plus HST. Free for Rooms members. Get your tickets online or by calling 709-757-8090.
About the Presenter:
Rhea Rollmann (she/her) is an award-winning journalist, writer and audio producer based in St. John's, NL, and is the author of A Queer History of Newfoundland (Engen Books, 2023). She is a founding editor of The Independent NL and her journalism has appeared in Briarpatch Magazine, CBC, Xtra Magazine, Chatelaine, PopMatters, Riddle Fence, Macleans and more. Her academic work has been published in the Journal of Gender Studies, Labor Studies Journal, Canadian Woman Studies, Journal of Work and Society, Canadian Theatre Review, Canadian Review of Sociology, Screen Bodies and elsewhere. She also has an extensive background in labour organizing and queer/trans activism, and she is Station Manager at CHMR-FM, a community radio station in St. John's.