Games for Decolonization Workshop


DATE
Thursday March 21, 2024 - Friday March 22, 2024

Join the UBC Comics Studies Cluster & CMS Narratives Group for their 2-Day Games for Decolonization Workshop.

The Games and Decolonization Workshop is an interdisciplinary forum dedicated to examining the intersections between board games and discourses of settler colonialism, decolonization, Indigenous sovereignty, and social justice. This two-day event will bring together Indigenous and settler scholars to engage in critical conversations regarding the role of gaming cultures and tarot in the work of social justice and decolonization.

Ta7talíya Michelle Nahanee (Squamish)
Decolonial Designer & Educator
Keynote Speaker, Thursday, March 21 @ 3:30 PM in HENN 201

Christopher Marmolejo
Author & Decolonial Tarot Practitioner
Friday, March 22 @ 10 AM in BuTo 1099

Mimi Khúc (University of Toronto)
Writer, Tarot Designer, and Wellness & Disability Studies Scholar
Friday, March 22 @ 1 1:30 AM in BuTo 1099

Evan Torner (University of Cincinnati)
Associate Professor, German Studies/Film & Media Studies
Ziegler Lecture Speaker, Friday, March 22 @ 1 PM in BuTo 1099

This programming is cosponsored by the Waterloo Centre for German Studies,Links to an external site. German Studies Canada,Links to an external site. UBC Comics Studies Cluster, and the Narratives Group in the UBC Centre for Migration Studies.

How to Attend:

Events will be taking place in HENN 201 and BuTo 1099 from March 21st-22nd. Please register ahead of time for each workshop.