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Examining migrant experiences in art and literature
The seventh annual Image and Imagery conference was held at the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts Oct. 10 and 11. Organized by Associate Professors Catharine Parayre, Carmela Colella and Tamara El-Hoss of the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Culture, this year’s theme was “Im/Migrant Passages: Crossing Visual, Spatial and Textual Boundaries.” Scholars from Brock and beyond gathered to reflect on the migrant experience as expressed in literatures and the arts. The keynote artist’s talk was given by Leila Abdelrazaq, a Palestinian artist and author based in Detroit. She talked about her debut graphic novel, Baddawi, in which she shares her father’s experiences living in a Palestinian refugee camp. Abdelrazaq explained how her art draws on various cultural motifs to explore issues related to diaspora, cultural identity, refugees and borders. Pictured from left are El-Hoss, Parayre, Abdelrazaq and Colella.
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Brock-Niagara French Contest marks 40 years
The Brock-Niagara French Contest celebrated its 40th anniversary Wednesday, May 9, with close to 200 students from across the region visiting campus for the competition.
The annual event is organized by the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures in cooperation with local school boards.
Read the full story in the Brock News
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You never know when a second language will come in handy
Shout out to Ariana, a 4th year student who used her Spanish skills today to help a visitor who didn’t speak English feel welcome. You never know when your second language will come in handy!
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Call for Papers– Storytelling and Trauma: An Inclusive Interdisciplinary Conference
The Conference Storytelling and Trauma: An Inclusive Interdisciplinary will be held on October 6th to 7th, 2018 in Budapest, Hungary.
Proposals for presentations, displays, exhibits, round tables, panels, interactive workshops are welcome.
The deadline for submissions is May 11th, 2018.
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The Museum in the Hallway / MLLC
Cables and Squares (April 2018)
This inaugural exhibition in Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures showcases students’ creative works this year as well as in the past. One side of the hallway is sober and pale: writing and lithophanies are placed around a small graffiti piece by local artist Mat Vizbulis. The opposite side is colourful and turbulent, with two children books made by students and the expression of our thanks to Brock Radio for its support of programs in different languages. Cables and Squares brings together texts, images, sounds and performance.
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ti< Journal of text-and-image criticism/ creation —— un journal de critique/ creation texte-et-image
The new issue of ti< (7.1, 2018) is now online. It features creative works by students in French Studies, Studies in Arts and Culture, as well as by Arnie McBay (MIWSFPA) and by the members of The Willow Community at Rodman Hall.
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