The Premise of Happiness the function of Feelings in North American Narratives

Events 2022

Seminario Lectura José V. Alegría

Tema: Land sovereignty in Indigenous literature

Texto principal: «The Boys Who Became Hummingbirds» de Daniel Heath Justice

A cargo de: José Alegría Hernández

Jueves 13 de diciembre de 2022 (17:00h) @ Google Meet

TransCanadian Networks 22: Myra Bloom

TransCanadian Networks 22 Online Seminars (RED2018-102643-T).

“Nelly Arcan: Sex, Politics, Autofiction” by Myra Bloom (York University)

Thursday, December 15, 2022 (17:00h) @ Google Meet

TransCanadian Networks 22: Andrea Ruthven

TransCanadian Networks 22 Online Seminars (RED2018-102643-T).

“‘PLACE-THOUGHT’ AND ‘TERRISTORY’ IN DANIS GOULET’S SHORT FILM  “WAKENING (2013)” by Andrea Ruthven (University of the Balearic Islands)

Thursday, June 30, 2022 (17:00h) @ Google Meet

Narrative of Happiness and Resilience Project International Workshop I

In collaboration with TransCanadian Networks. 

Universidad de La Laguna (ULL) and online

June 1- 4, 2022

Online Workshop “Studying Indigenous Literatures and Cultures of Turtle Island in Europe”. Organized by GKS

“Studying Indigenous Literatures and Cultures of Turtle Island in Europe: Questions of Methodology, Positionality, Accountability, and Research Ethics”. 

Organized by the Emerging Scholar’s Forum of the Association for Canadian Studies in German-Speaking Countries (GKS). 

May 5th – 6th, 2022. 

Presentations: 

  • José V. Alegría “Back to the Futures: Time- Mediated (Un)Happiness in Indigenous Speculative Short-Fiction”
  • Claudia Miller “Ways of Being in Crisis: A Study of Arctic Climate Change in Inuit Life Writing”

Seminario Permanente de Lectura y Debate: Affect and Monstrosity. A cargo de Sheila Hernández

Tema: Affect and Monstrosity

Texto principal: «Ugly Feelings» de Sianne Ngai (2005)

A cargo de: Sheila Hernández González

Jueves 12 de mayo de 2022 (17:00h) @ Google Meet

TransCanadian Networks 22: Coral Díaz

TransCanadian Networks 22 Online Seminars (RED2018-102643-T).

“‘Lost your superpower?’: Reshaping Disability and Voicelessness in Georgia Webber’s Dumb” by Coral Anaid Díaz Cano (University of La Laguna)

Tuesday, April 26, 2022 (17:00) @ Google Meet

Seminario Permanente de Lectura y Debate: Crip Theory. A cargo de Coral Diaz

Tema: Crip Theory

Texto principal: «After Crip, Crip Afters» de Alison Kafer (2021)

A cargo de: Coral Anaid Díaz Cano

Jueves 17 de febrero de 2022 (17.00 h) @ Google Meet

TransCanadian Networks 22: Sara Tabuyo

TransCanadian Networks 22 Online Seminars (RED2018-102643-T).

“Testimonies from Gilead: A Feminist Approach to The Handmaid’s Tale Universe” by Sara Tabuyo Santaclara (Universidad de Vigo).

Tuesday, February 22, 2022 (16:00 h) @ Zoom