A SYMPOSIUM ON THE MAKING AND RE-CREATING OF MEMORY AND COMMUNITY
Saturday, May 7, 2011 10:00am – 4:00pm
Museum of Vancouver, 1100 Chestnut Street. MOV Studio
Sponsored by the Museum of Vancouver, the Vancouver International Bhangra Celebration and the University of British Columbia’s Department of Asian Studies and Centre for Rase, Autobiography, Gender and Age Studies (RAGA).
Held in association with the Bhangra me: Vancouver’s Bhangra Story exhibition opening on May 5th at the Museum of Vancouver and running until October 23rd.
“OUT OF AFRICA” – LECTURE BY PROFESSOR PAL AHLUWALIA
2-4 pm, May 4th, 2011
Room 223, Jack Bell Building
2080 West Mall, Vancouver
On May 4th The Centre for Race, Autobiography for Gender, and Age Studies (RAGA)
at the University of British Columbia and the Department of Sociology and
Anthropology at Langara are pleased to announce a lecture by Professor Pal
Ahluwalia, FASSA, Pro Vice Chancellor and Vice President, Division of Education
Arts and Social Sciences, University of South Australia.
His main research interests lie in the areas of African studies, social and cultural theory, in
particular, postcolonial theory and the processes of diaspora, exile, and
migration. Professor Ahluwalia, will be presenting on his recent book titled:
Out of Africa: Post-structuralism’s Colonial Roots, London : Routledge, 2010.
He has also authored: Edward Said, London : Routledge, 2009 and with Bill
Ashcroft. 2nd Edition updated and revised Violence and Non-Violence: African
Perspectives, London Routledge, 2006.
