The UBC Department of History Colloquium Series brings together scholars who are exploring important methodological, chronological, or geographical issues that challenge the frontiers of our discipline and contribute strongly to our collective discussions.
As part of the 2023/2024 Colloquium series, we are pleased to invite you to a talk by Dr. Shannon Leddy (Associate Professor of Art Education, UBC Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Faculty of Education). Dr. Leddy is a card-carrying member of the Métis Nation of British Columbia. Her practice focuses on using transformative pedagogies in decolonizing and Indigenizing teacher education.
In this presentation, Dr. Leddy will share some key concepts and considerations for incorporating Indigenous ways of knowing and Indigenous voices into teaching. Beginning with relationship to land and ontological investment, she will introduce key frameworks and resources aimed at building the decolonial literacy of those in attendance. She will also speak to a few of her ongoing projects that may help support this work.
Dr. Leddy will be presenting virtually via Zoom from Denmark. Attendees are encouraged to convene in-person, in Buchanan Tower 1112.
Whether you choose to attend virtually or in-person, please register for the event. A light lunch will be available for in-person attendees who register in advance.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Shannon Leddy is a card-carrying member of the Métis Nation of British Columbia and an associate professor of art education at the University of British Columbia. Her practice focuses on using transformative pedagogies in decolonizing and Indigenizing teacher education. Her PhD research at Simon Fraser University focused on inviting pre-service teachers into dialogue with contemporary Indigenous art as a mechanism of decolonization in order to help them become adept at delivering Indigenous education without reproducing colonial stereotypes. She is the Co-Chair of the Institute for Environmental Learning, and a Research Fellow with the Institute for Public Education/BC. Her book, Teaching where you are: weaving slow and Indigenous pedagogies, written with Dr. Lorrie Miller, is now available from the University of Toronto Press. She is also a mother and a Nehiyaw/Cree language learner as well as a Danish language learner.
