A Guianese Night
Amerindian storytelling, further readings and possible dialogues. "one heart speaks, another heart listens..."
Saturday 06/04 17.00–19.00
The Yard Theatre, Work For Change, 41 Old Birley St, Hulme, Manchester M15 5RF
A night of Guianese storytelling, performed by indigenous and non-indigenous intellectuals and artists. We hope the storytelling session was an experience of sharing and mutual understanding, just like those nights in the Guianese savannahs.
André Augusto da Fonseca, Associate Professor UERR, Brazil. Author of papers on Colonial Amazonia and Environmental History.
Gabriel C. Neiva, Post-Doc Fellow, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Brazil. Author of papers on the literature of the Guianas.
Lúcia Sá, Professor of Brazilian Studies, Un.of Manchester, UK. Author of Rainforest Literatures: Amazonian Texts and Latin American Culture and articles about Amazonian indigenous narrative and visual arts.
Lisa Katharina Grund, Post-Doc Fellow, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Brazil. Author of papers on ethnography of Guianese and Amazon peoples.
Nádia Farage, Coll. Professor, Un.of Campinas/ PPGDS-MPEG, Brazil. Author of As Muralhas dos Sertões: povos indígenas no rio Branco e a colonização and articles on history and ethnography of Guianese peoples.
Romona Bennett, Post-Doc researcher and lecturer in Caribbean and Guianese literatures, University of Guyana. Author of papers on Indigenous Guyanese heritage and culture and literature of the Guianas.
Roseane Cadete, Wapishana, History teacher, MA UFRR, Brazil..
