Project Learn Book Club
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Memorial University Libraries is inviting members from the campus community to take part in its Project Learn Book Club – a shared reading experience centred on books written by Indigenous authors or in collaboration with Indigenous communities.
Project Learn aims to introduce members of the Memorial University community to Indigenous history, culture, and traditions in unique and thought-provoking ways. Project Learn collaborates with members of the Indigenous communities of Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada to explore the ways in which we can decolonize how we learn through methods such as art, literature, and storytelling.
Together, the Project Learn Book Club reads books written by Indigenous authors or in collaboration with Indigenous communities. The books correspond with designated themes for that month that reflect locally and nationally recognized dates relating to Indigenous peoples, events, and initiatives. The goal of the Book Club is to elevate Indigenous voices and perspectives and change the way we approach learning about Indigenous people and history. At the end of each reading period, we gather to discuss what we learned, pose questions about what we may not understand, and position the book within the broader topic of Indigenous knowledge and experience.
The act of storytelling is a key aspect of many Indigenous cultures; through the Project Learn Book Club we learn how to read and acknowledge these stories as we work towards decolonization and reconciliation aims.
For February-April, we are reading Scratching River by Michelle Porter and Theory of Water: Nishnaabe Maps to the Times Ahead by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson!
The Project Learn Book Club Gathering will take place on April 21st at 1:00pm (NST). We will be joined by Dr. Michelle Porter, Métis author, storyteller, educator, and Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Memorial University.
To register: https://mun.libcal.com/event/4001582