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UPCOMING EVENTS

1. A is for orange at TWB
2. Tani Barlow at William Doo Auditorium

NOVEMBER COURSE

3. riddim. rage. and revolushun: the politix of dub poetry, with storytellerd'bi.young

* * OCTOBER WORKSHOP CANCELLED
We are sorry to inform you that the genderific colour book making workshophas been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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A is for orange
Readings by queer Caribbean emerging writers

FRIDAY OCTOBER 28, 7pm
Toronto Women's Bookstore

Featuring Michele Chai, Dlishus, Virma Marguerite, D! Smith and Zakiya.

Co-sponsored by Toronto Rape Crisis Centre/Multicultural Women Against Rape.

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The Institute for Women's Studies and Gender Studies, U of T, Presents:
Tani Barlow: Professor of History and Women's Studies at the University ofWashington

“The Sexy Modern Girl Icon in Shanghai Advertising During the Interwar Years.”

FRIDAY OCTOBER 28, 6-8 pm
William Doo Auditorium, New College.
45 Willcocks Street . University of Toronto

Tani Barlow is the author of The Question of Women in Chinese Feminism (Duke, 2004) and Founding Senior Editor of positions:east asia cultures critique. She is the Director of the Project for Critical Asia Studies and a collaborator on The Modern Girl Around the World Project (U. of Washington) and The Modern Girl and Colonial Modernity project (Institute for Gender Studies, Ochanomizu University ).

Co-sponsored by: East Asian Studies, Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies, Dept of History's Southeast Asia Speakers Series, Asian Institute, Dept of Anthropology, Cinema Studies, Dept of History and Toronto Women's Bookstore.

For Further Information Contact: 416-946-5800 or email wg.si@utoronto.ca

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riddim. rage. and revolushun: the politix of dub poetry with storyteller d'bi.young

MONDAYS in NOVEMBER: 7, 14, 21 and 28 from 6:30pm to 9pm @ TWB

this course explores the rigorous commitment to political analysis and action that is the foundation of dub poetry. fertile herstoric/historic roots of dub, planted in jamaica in the late 1970s has (womb)manifested into a movement of artistic expression primarily geared towards social change. why was the birth of dub poetry inevitable? who were/are the people responsible for this revolushunary recycled creation? how can we inform our storytelling with the political/communal discipline that is dub poetry's primary element? join us in november as we storytell dub poetry's journey into adulthood; considering the movement's constant negotiations with race, class, ethnicity, and politics.

dub poets to be explored include: mikey smith. anita stewart. poets in unity. mutabaruka. cherry natural. linton kwesi johnson. jean binta breeze. lillian allen, ahdri zhina mandiela. afua cooper. michael st.george. clifton joseph. and naila keleta mae.

about the storyteller: d'bi.young is a dub poet. actor. and playwright. she was born and raised in jamaica and moved to toronto in 1993. her poetic and theatrical work has been featured nationally and internationally in such projects as ‘da kink in my hair', ‘lord have mercy' tv series, hbo def poetry jam and cbc national poetry slam. she has self-produced four dub albums and her first book of poetry ‘art on black' by women's press is scheduled to launch early 2006. d'bi. believes in love. life. and revolushun.

Fee: $52 (No Refunds) Enrollment limited to 15 participants,
pre-registration required.
Limited sliding scale spots available.
Wheelchair accessible.