Feb 25, 2016
Today in NEW 114, a course I teach at University of Toronto, we will watch the NFB documentary Speakers for the Dead. Created by filmmakers Jennifer Holness and David Sutherland, the film follows unfolding story of the town of Priceville, Ontario where Black settlers preceded Europeans.
Questions to consider: Why was this story buried? Who wanted to unearth this story? Why? Who wanted to keep the story hidden? Why? What role does forgetting play in mainstream settler narratives? What is revealed when this story is revealed?