Spanning generations and disciplinary backgrounds, the contributors offer deeply personal and politically grounded reflections that connect Stanley’s insights to the pressing realities of our time. Together, they show that antiracist teaching is not only about critiquing systems, but about reimagining how we understand the past, how we tell our histories, and how we live with one another in the present.

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Doctoral candidate, Breanna Kubat, along with School graduate, Dr. Miranda Leibel–who is now the Evelyn Hamilton Chair in Liberal Education at the University of Lethbridge–and Professor Jennifer Henderson attended a��two-day symposium at McMaster University, Nov. 7-8th. The ��was co-organized by Miranda. Breanna participated on the roundtable, “Settler Colonialism in a Global Frame”; Jennifer was a participant on that roundtable as well as one titled “Rethinking Canadian Studies.”

2025-26 program supervisors and administrators:

Graduate Supervisor for MA and PhD students
Jennifer Henderson, jennifer.henderson@carleton.ca

Graduate Administrator
Kristopher Waddell, kristopher.waddell@carleton.ca

Undergraduate Administrator (Acting)
Shannon Helm, shannon.helm@carleton.ca

School Administrator
Kristin Guth, kristin.guth@carleton.ca

Teaching Life Writing: Theory, Methodology, and Practice��combines research in life writing and pedagogy to examine the role of life stories in diverse learning contexts, disciplines, and global settings. While life stories are increasingly integrated into curricula, their incorporation raises the risk of reducing them to mere historical evidence. Recognizing the importance of teaching life stories in a manner that goes beyond a surface understanding, life-writing scholars have been consistently exploring innovative pedagogical practices to engage with these stories in ways that encourage dynamic and nuanced conversations about identity, agency, authenticity, memory, and truth, as well as the potential of these narratives to instigate social change.

This book assembles contributions from a diverse group of international educators, weaving together life writing research, critical reflection, and concrete pedagogical strategies. The chapters are organized around three overarching conversations: the materials, practices, and mediations involved in teaching life writing within the context of contemporary social change. The unique perspectives presented in this collection provide educators with valuable insights into effectively incorporating life stories into their teaching practices. Featuring works by over a dozen educators, the volume interlaces life writing research, critical reflection, and tangible pedagogical practices.

The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of��a/b: Auto/Biography Studies.

Professor Anne Trépanier’s Talk is entitled “Representations of Confederation: Monsters and Forced Marriage?”

Hope to see you there!

Have a read through wherein Paul Litt is cited.

This January 9th session requires registration.

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