BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260626T124510EDT-7218ULtVwp@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260626T164510Z DESCRIPTION:Les conférences invitées LLDRL et le cycle de conférences 'Le d roit et l'esclavage' de 91ºÚÁÏÍø organisent une rencontre 'auteur et lecteur s' avec la professeure Afua Cooper\, qui parlera de son livre The Hanging of Angélique\, qui raconte l'histoire de Marie-Joseph Angélique\, une femm e qui était esclave à Montréal et qui a été condamnée à mort en 1734.\n\nV euillez prendre en note que cette conférence aura lieu dans le cadre du co urs de la professeure Adelle Blackett sur l'esclavage et le droit (LAWG 51 7).\n\n[la suite en anglais]\n\nIn her book The Hanging of Angélique\, Pro fessor Afua Cooper tell the astonishing story of Marie-Joseph Angélique\, a slave woman convicted of starting a fire that destroyed a large part of Montréal in April 1734 and condemned to die a brutal death. In a powerful retelling of Angélique’s story\, Cooper builds on 15 years of research to shed new light on a rebellious Portuguese-born black woman who refused to accept her indentured servitude. At the same time\, Cooper completely demo lishes the myth of a benign\, slave-free Canada\, revealing a damning 200- year-old record of legally and culturally endorsed slavery.\n\nAbout the a uthor\n\nA scholar\, historian\, poet\, and social and cultural commentato r\, Dr. Afua Cooper holds a Ph.D. in Black Canadian Studies and the Africa n Diaspora from the University of Toronto. She is Associate Professor at t he Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology at Dalhousie University and is the James Robinson Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies. Afua Cooper’s expertise in and contributions to the arts\, history\, and educat ion were recognized when she was presented with the Nova Scotia Human Righ ts Award from the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission in 2015. Dr. Cooper also founded the Black Canadian Studies Association (BCSA)\, which she cur rently chairs.\n\nProfessor Cooper’s visit is sponsored by the Labour Law and Development Research Laboratory.\n DTSTART:20160919T140000Z DTEND:20160919T170000Z LOCATION:Salle de conférence Stephen Scott (OCDH 16)\, Chancellor Day Hall\ , CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1W9\, 3644 rue Peel SUMMARY:Séance 'auteur et lecteurs' avec Afua Cooper et son livre 'The Hang ing of Angélique' URL:/law/fr/channels/event/seance-auteur-et-lecteurs-a vec-afua-cooper-et-son-livre-hanging-angelique-262711 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR