The Department of English and Film Studies invites you to “The Writing Life: Black Artistic Vulnerability and Resilience,” a conversation between Tier 1 CRC in Black Global Studies, Professor Michael A. Bucknor, and internationally acclaimed author, Professor David Chariandy. A member of the Royal Society of Canada, Chariandy is the foremost thinker on Black Canadian and Black Global Studies. His beautifully written books include I Have Been Meaning to Tell You: A Letter to My Daughter (2018), Soucouyant (2007) and Brother (2017), recently made into a full-length feature film. Chariandy will be on a week-long visit to the UofA during Black History Month and will be presenting two readings and a lecture.