What are the experiences of LGBTQ+ Italian-Canadians? How have the traditional values of Italian-Canadian communities often led to the marginalization of their queer members? What are the contributions of queer Italian-Canadians to Italian-Canadian cultural and social life? Join us to reflect on these and more questions about the intersections of queer and migrant identities and how they can affect the creative process.
UBC’s Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies invites you to an interactive talk with Paolo Frascà, Licia Canton, and Monica Meneghetti.
About the presenters:
Paolo Frascà, PhD (he/they) is a settler-immigrant who teaches in the Department of Italian Studies at the University of Toronto. His current work focusses on the relationship between Italian-Canadians and Indigenous Peoples, on the intersections of queerness and Italian-Canadian identity, and on Italian Studies pedagogy.
Licia Canton, PhD (she/her) is founding editor-in-chief of Accenti Magazine, director of Creative Spaces: Queer and Italian Canadian (2021), editor of the groundbreaking Here & Now: An Anthology of Queer Italian-Canadian Writing, author of The Pink House and Other Stories (2018).
Monica Meneghetti (she/they) is author of What the Mouth Wants: A Memoir of Food, Love and Belonging (Lambda finalist & Bi Book Award winner), translator of the Québecois novel The Fifth: A Love(s) Story (2022 ReLit Award finalist) and of Italian adventure memoir The Call of the Ice (Banff Mountain Book Award finalist).
Registration:
Registration is now closed.
If you have questions, contact Dr. Gaoheng Zhang (gaoheng.zhang@ubc.ca).
