On Looking and Reading
Indigenous Art and the Museum, a Case Study

Bonnie Devine, Anishinaabe from Serpent River First Nation, Ontario

While co-editing the recently published exhibit catalog "Early Days: Indigenous Art from the McMichael Collection of Canadian Art",  Ms. Devine noted how the introduction of Indigenous voices during the preparation of the book impacted the trajectory of the overall project and the institution itself. During this talk, Ms. Devine will outline the history of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection and the antecedents of the Early Days exhibition of Indigenous art (contemporary and historic), while suggesting possible pathways to a more responsive, inclusive, and collaborative art institution.

Cosponsored by the Department of History of Art + Architecture

Supporting Caregiving for a Thriving Economy: Lessons with MP Karina Gould

Karina Gould, MP, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons , Canadian Cabinet

Moderator: Rachel Pulfer, Martin Wise Goodman Canadian Nieman Fellow, Harvard University

REGISTRATION REQUIRED. PLEASE REGISTER HERE

Minister Gould is currently on maternity leave from the Canadian Cabinet, the first and subsequently second person in history to do so. She serves as the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and previously was the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Minister for International Development and Minister of Democratic Institutions.

Gould will be discussing Canadian social programs (childcare, school food and health care) and their impact on women, the economy and society. She will highlight why the Canadian Government made social programs a priority, how the Government of Canada was able to sign agreements across the federated country and look at the lessons Canada can learn from the United States and lessons the United States can learn from Canada.

Co-sponsored by the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard Kennedy School, the Harvard Business School Race, Gender & Equity Initiative, and the Harvard University Center for International Development.

All participants require a Harvard University ID or any form of government issued ID to enter Harvard Kennedy School buildings. Non-HU ID card holders (invited guests and visitors) may enter through the Wexner courtyard door only.

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The State of Journalism and Its Impact on Democracy

Lisa LaFlamme, Journalist

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Why is Coal Still Mined? Insights from Asbestos and the Structures of Risk Invisibilization

Gabriel Levesque, Department of Sociology, McGill University

Chair: Antonia Maioni, William Lyon Mackenzie King Visiting Professor of Canadian Studies and Professor of Politics, Science, and Public Policy, McGill University

Cosponsored by the Politics and Social Change Workshop, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs

In person. Light lunch served. Please register here to attend.

Gabriel Lévesque is a PhD student in Sociology and Tomlinson Doctoral Fellow at McGill University. He studies regulatory politics and the role of science and expertise in political processes. His dissertation investigates controversies over toxic substance regulations in Canada and the United States.

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