Decolonial Conversations
Reimagining Pasts, Presents, and Futures in International Contexts
March 14 -16, 2025 - Centre at the Forks – Museum London
“Visualizing Decolonial Practices”
“Transnational Intimacies”
“Dress, Bodies, Hair, Speech, and Activism”
“Rethinking Partitions through Cultural Representations”
“Unpacking Racialized Histories in National and International Contexts”
About the Conference
This conference aims to host conversations that examine decolonial thought and practices in their historical and contemporary contexts.
As we move towards greater recognition of the complexity of salient questions in universities and wider public contexts with a renewed sense of urgency regarding decolonial initiatives and strategies, as organizers of Decolonial Conversations, we believe it is imperative to ask what role cultural sites such as literature, film, and visual cultures perform in unpacking colonial power structures and reimagining futures in international contexts.
The conference includes panels on:
transnational Intimacies;
historical and contemporary partitions;
the politics of dress, bodies, and activism;
racialized histories in national and international contexts;
Canadian and global Indigenous networks, and global theatre and performance.
Conference Activations
The Rwanda Course Exhibition
Day 1: Friday March 14, 6:45 PM – 8:00 PM
Henri Boyi
Performance - Flight: Indigenous Women’s Leadership Stories in Canadian Universities
Day 2: Saturday, March 15, 6:45 – 8:00 PM
Candace Brunette-Debassige (Playwright/Researcher) and Nicole Joy Fraser (Dramaturg/Director)
Artwork by Urban Iskwew/Hawlii Pichette