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In conversation with Billy-Ray Belcourt, McGill’s 2024 Mellon ISCEI Writer in Residence

Published: 7 May 2024

McGill’s 2024 Indigenous Studies and Community Engagement Initiative (ISCEI) Writer in Residence is Billy-Ray Belcourt, PhD, from the Driftpile Cree Nation in northern Alberta. His five books encompass poetry, memoir, and fiction, and explore topics such as decolonial love, grief, intimacy, and queer sexuality.

For the full article with the McGill Reporter, click here


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