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DESCRIPTION:Lecture Abstract\nLike many of us\, Emma LaRocque vividly recal
 ls watching her first movie\, when she was about nine years old: "I  reme
 mber ‘the Indians’: grotesque\, wild-eyed\, lurking creatures with pa
 inted bodies and hideous faces\, tomahawks on hand\, howling and whoopi
 ng\, crouching like animals across the screen\, preying on beautiful white
  people on their way west to bring law and order. Like everyone else in 
 the audience\, I cheered for the beautiful people and I hated ‘the In
 dians.’”  Unlike some of us\, she was in for a shock: "Little did I k
 now that White North American society had dubbed us ‘Indians’.”  Th
 is conversation invites us into the life story of Emma LaRocque\, who was 
 born in 1949 in Lac La Biche to a Cree speaking Métis family. Through her
  unique vantage point\, in both poetry and prose\, LaRocque invites us to 
 revisit the cowboy and Indian stories we have inherited. She asks us to re
 discover the humanity of Indigenous peoples\, too long cast as "Indians" a
 nd\, perhaps more surprisingly\, to rediscover what cowboys and Indians mi
 ght have in common\, moving us beyond stereotypes to recognize the good\, 
 the bad and the ugly in every human life.\nProfessor Elaine Coburn - Biogr
 aphical Note\nElaine Coburn is professor of International Studies at Glend
 on\, York University. She has a PhD from Stanford University and held a re
 search position at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes in Sciences Sociales in Par
 is France for sixteen years\, before returning to Canada a decade ago. Her
  work is concerned with unjust inequalities and her writing has appeared i
 n scholarly journals\, including the International Feminist Journal of Pol
 itics\, Philosophy Today\,  and Political Studies and in venues for gener
 al publics\, including the Literary Review of Canada\, the London School o
 f Economics Review of Books and Philosophy Now.  Among other roles\, she 
 is the former Director of the Centre for Feminist Research and the former 
 co-editor of the Journal of Canadian Studies\, alongside Andrea Davis. Fin
 ally\, she is the editor of On Being Human: The Emma LaRocque Reader avail
 able HERE.\nAbout our Lecture Series:\nA Soirée for Curious Minds brings 
 the richness of university-level thinking directly into the community. Des
 igned for inquisitive spirits\, the series offers a rare opportunity to en
 gage with exceptional scholars in an intimate\, welcoming setting.\nEach e
 vening begins with doors opening early\, inviting neighbours and friends t
 o gather in our art gallery. Purchase a glass of wine or sparkling water f
 rom our licensed bar\, while a live pianist fills the room with a captivat
 ing soundtrack – the perfect prelude to an evening of ideas.\nWhat follo
 ws is a thoughtfully curated academic experience\, led by esteemed profess
 ors from Glendon College\, York University.\n \nTickets are available in 
 advance on Eventbrite or at the door:\nEarly Bird - $30\nUnder 30 - $20
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