Midis littéraires (February)
February 8, 2022
A conversation about the fight against racism and the role of institutions
On the occasion of the Midis littéraires organized in collaboration with éditions Mémoire d’encrier, here’s a conversation with Cathy Wong and Bochra Manaï about institutions and their role in the fight against racism.
Speakers:
- Cathy Wong, Vice-President, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Official Languages, Telefilm Canada
- Bochra Manaï, Commissioner – Fight against racism and systemic discrimination, City of Montreal.
February 15, 2022
How to read Baldwin today?
This discussion, organized in collaboration with Editions Mémoire d’encrier to mark Black History Month, will revolve around the question: How do we read James Baldwin today?
Speakers:
- Mélikah Abdelmoumen is editor-in-chief of Lettres québécoises magazine and has published numerous articles, short stories and books, including Les désastrées (VLB éditeur, 2013) and Douze ans en France (VLB éditeur, 2018). Baldwin, Styron et moi (Mémoire d’encrier, 2022) is her tenth book, and was the subject of a reading-performance presentation at FIL 2021.
- A lawyer by training with a passion for reading, Marjorie Houle-Benoît created the YouTube channel and Instagram account “Lectures de Marjorie”, dedicated mainly to Haitian literature of all kinds.
February 22, 2022
Circle of decolonial speech. Writers and artists, the colonial archive and the confluence of struggles
We invite you to view this Circle of decolonial speech, organized in collaboration with éditions Mémoire d’encrier for Black History Month. With David Bouchet, Yara El-Ghadban, Guillaume Lavallée, Philippe Néméh-Nombré, Jeanne-Marie Rugira and Rodney Saint-Éloi.
