You are invited to Laurier Archives and Special Collections Annual Spring Lecture: Exploring Laurier Archives and Special Collections from a Different Perspective

 

When: Wednesday, May 1 at 2:00pm ET

 

This lecture will present seldom-discussed archival findings from Wilfrid Laurier University records, with a specific emphasis on land and students and faculty from racialized backgrounds. Furthermore, it will examine the changes in archiving and cataloguing methods implemented by other libraries in response to similar research experiences.

 

Tedla Desta, PhD, has an interdisciplinary research and teaching background. Dr. Desta earned his PhD at Trinity College Dublin (Ireland). After completing his doctoral program, he worked at the Faculty of Education, Queen's University (Canada), and the Department of History, University of Toronto (Canada). He was a sessional lecturer and a researcher at Trinity College Dublin, Maynooth University, (Ireland), Université de Neuchâtel (Switzerland), and Tshwane University of Technology (South Africa). He has also conducted field research in Kenya and Ethiopia. While completing his postdoctoral research at Wilfrid Laurier University (Canada), he also teaches at Martin Luther University College (Canada).

 

This free online lecture is hosted by Laurier Archives and Special Collections. Please note that Laurier's Zoom license requires you to sign in to Zoom prior to joining the webinar.

 

Register for the lecture here. Please share this invitation with other interested parties.

 

Amanda Oliver (she/her)

Head, Archives and Special Collections

Wilfrid Laurier University

75 University Ave. W

Waterloo, ON, N2L 3C5

t: 548-889-3553