Arts and Humanities Colloquium Series: " 'Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves': The Contrapuntal Rantings of a Half-Breed Girl"
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Stereotypes of Indigenous women, from “Indian Princess” to “squaw,” abound in the colonial imaginations of North Americans. However, representations of the Métisse (women of mixed blood, and/or historic Métis) are rare. This presentation searches for such images, and examines the few that do exist. It seems that when she does appear, the Métisse embodies all of the ‘social problems’ assumed to be the inevitable outcome of mixing races.
However, as Allyson’s Ph.D. work reveals, this representation of the Métisse in colonial discourse is more deeply rooted in Euro-settler’s angst around the appropriation of Indigenous lands and potential lines of inheritance than it is in historical reality.
| Cost: |
Free Event |
Category: |
Arts | Entertainment Talks | Lectures Everything Else Ethnic | Multi-Cultural |
| Location: |
Vancouver Island University - Malaspina Theatre (Bldg. 310)
900 Fifth Street, Nanaimo |
This event is for Adults, Teens, Seniors, Student / College | |
| More Info: |
Dawn Thompson [email protected] 250-753-3245 Extension 2785 |
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