Thomas King weaves native tales
Come learn more about native narratives. Author, scholar and photographer Thomas King will wax eloquent on this very topic at McGill on November 5 as part of CBC's 2003 Massey Lecture series.
King will give a talk entitled "The Truth about Stories: A Native Narrative," in which he'll examine the breadth of native experience and imagination. Beginning with native oral stories, King will weave his way from history to religion and politics to popular culture - in an effort to make sense out of North America's relationship with its Aboriginal peoples.
A professor at the University of Guelph and the creator behind CBC Radio's Dead Dog Cafe Comedy Hour, King routinely uses humour to bring First Nations issues to the forefront of Canadian society. He is also the author of several novels, including Green Grass, Running Water, Medicine River and Truth and Bright Water.
The author's lecture will air on CBC Radio's Ideas in November 2003. Inaugurated in 1961, and heard on CBC Radio's Ideas since the program's creation in 1965, the Massey Lectures were created to honour Vincent Massey, former Governor General and an advocate for the humanities in Canada. The Massey Lectures aim to provide a forum for major contemporary thinkers to address important issues of the day.
King's lecture unfolds at 8:00 pm on November 5, at Moyse Hall. All media are welcome. Public admission is $10. Tickets on sale at the McGill Bookstore, 3420 McTavish St., 514-398-7444. For more information, please visit the Ideas website. The lecture series continues at the universities of Toronto, Memorial, Victoria and Calgary until November 14.
