Skawennati, Jingle Dancers Assembled, digital print, 2011
- Tuesday, May 16, 2023
- 6:30pm – 9:00pm
- MAWA, 611 Main St, Winnipeg, MB
This is a four part course taking place:
- Tuesday, May 16, 6:30 - 9pm
- Tuesday, May 23, 6:30 - 9pm
- Tuesday, June 6, 6:30 - 9pm
- Tuesday, June 13, 6:30 - 9pm
Please plan to attend all four sessions.
This course will explore Indigenous feminism through a visual art lens, and will include lectures, examples of artists’ work, and discussion. Topics will encompass the traditional roles of Indigenous women, unsettling Indigenous art history, systemic violences (including MMIWG+), 2SLGBTQ+ genders and sexualities, advocacy politics and Indigeneity beyond North America. MAWA is honoured to provide a space for McLeod’s scholarship and an opportunity for our community to delve deeply into these pressing topics. This is an accessible opportunity to experience a university-level course.
$40 for the entire course
If finances are a barrier, please contact MAWA staff
Open to all (Indigenous and allies)
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Suzanne McLeod is Anishinaabe-ikwe and a member of Sagkeeng First Nation, Manitoba. She obtained her PhD in Art History (Native American) from the University of New Mexico and is currently Assistant Professor at the School of Art, University of Manitoba (Indigenous Arts). Her interest is in the re-examination of constructed narratives of Indigenous peoples.