When: April 28th, 12:30-2 PM NL Time (11-12:30 EST)
Where: Video conference (Click here for registration link)
Description: Join authors and editors of the new, Memorial University Press, volume, Muskrat Falls: How a Mega Dam Became a Predatory Formation, for a roundtable discussion of key themes from the book. Panelists will discuss themes such as Indigenous resistance, the role of journalism in the dam protests, methylmercury contamination, and the process of putting together this important volume. Our panelists include
- Neria Aylward, Solidarity with Labrador Land Protectors
- Justin Brake, Journalist
- Ryan Calder, Virginia State University
- Stephen Crocker, Memorial University
- Lisa Moore, Memorial University
- Jessica Penney, University of Glasgow
The panel will feature short presentations from the authors, and lots of time for discussion. The panel is hosted by the Nexus Centre for Humanities and Social Sciences Research and the L.R. Wilson Institute for Canadian History
The panel is hosted by the Nexus Centre for Humanities and Social Science Research (at Memorial University), the L.R. Wilson Institute for Canadian History (at McMaster University)
Photo credit: Justin Brake
