ATTEND THE PEER BEYOND GRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE
February 11 and 12 | Taylor Institute and Online
Introducing the The GSA is excited to announce our keynote speaker for this year's Peer Beyond, Joshua Whitehead.
Joshua Whitehead (he/him) is a Two-Spirit, Oji-nêhiyaw member of Peguis First Nation (Treaty 1). He is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary where he is housed in the departments of English and International Indigenous Studies (Treaty 7).
He is the author of full-metal indigiqueer (Talonbooks 2017) which was shortlisted for the inaugural Indigenous Voices Award and the Stephan G. Stephansson Award for Poetry. He is also the author of Jonny Appleseed (Arsenal Pulp Press 2018) which was long listed for the Giller Prize, shortlisted for the Indigenous Voices Award, the Governor General's Literary Award, the Amazon Canada First Novel Award, the Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award, and won the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction, the Georges Bugnet Award for Fiction and Canada Reads 2021.
Please note: The GSA Office will be open for drop-ins from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM MT, Monday to Friday, starting March 1, 2022. Appointments are required for in-office meetings that would last longer than 15 minutes.
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! The GSA will be closed from Dec. 24 to Jan. 2, 2023 for the winter holiday break, and the LDL will be closed from Dec. 23 to Jan. 8, 2023. We will respond to your emails when we return to the office on January 3, 2023.
