Resilience, Mattering & Belonging: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Mental Health and Well-Being

Conference Program: Coming Soon!

Contact: tifa@humber.ca

Conference Date: September 27-29, 2024

Conference Fee: $250.00 (includes some meals, snacks, and a reception)

Location: Harbourfront Centre, Toronto

Hosts: Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences (FLAS) and the Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA)

Keynote: Suzanne Methot

Suzanne Methot is the author of the award-winning non-fiction book Legacy: Trauma, Story, and Indigenous Healing (ECW Press, 2019) and the new YA book Killing the Wittigo: Indigenous Culture-Based Approaches to Waking Up, Taking Action, and Doing the Work of Healing (ECW Press, 2023).

Our conference committee welcomes individual presentation proposals of 300 words, and panel proposals (3 people max) of 900 words, based on any of the above themes. This will be the tenth annual Humber@TIFA interdisciplinary conference held by Humber College’s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences in association with the Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA), one of the most celebrated literary festivals in the world. TIFA is located at the Harbourfront Centre, one of downtown Toronto’s major cultural and artistic venues.

Submit your proposal and a brief bio online by June 16, 2024: https://humber.ca/tifa/call-proposals