When ‘Francophone’ Doesn’t Mean White: Race and Language Politics in Contemporary Quebec

The Department of History welcomes Emilie Nicolas, columnist for Le Devoir and host of the “Détours” podcast on Canadaland, as its keynote speaker for the upcoming Gray Lecture:  When ‘Francophone’ Doesn’t Mean White: Race and Language Politics in Contemporary Quebec.

Emilie is a frequent media commentator, analyst, speaker, educator and consultant on public policy, equity, human rights, international cooperation, race and gender issues. She regularly contributes to CBC’s Power & Politics and CTV’s PowerPlay and has been published in several French and English journals, magazines, and newspapers.  Emilie will speak about issues of race, immigration, and anti-Blackness from the Quebec context. 

The Gray Lecture is an endowed lectureship in the history department, and is designed to bring a speaker from Quebec to U of T.