TIA House Talks

In this interview, Sharanpal Ruprai and Aruna Srivastava touch on many important BIPOC actors in the Canadian literary scene, both living and passed away … For more info, please visit

Karina Vernon and Mahmoud Ababneh discuss The Black Prairie Archives: An Anthology, Vernon’s latest work that recovers a Black Canadian history that includes oral and written work ranging from nineteenth century Black fur traders to contemporary Black voices such as lyrics by Cadence Weapon. Vernon’s work challenges the myth of Eurocentrism in the Prairies and the limits of representation to fract...

In this interview between Aruna Srivastava and Cecily Nicholson, the two discuss how communities of artists and activists work through priorities of understanding, activism, and relationship building ... For more info, please visit: https://www.tiahouse.ca/episode-31-aruna-srivastava-interviews-cecily-nicholson/

In this interview of Ian Williams by Paul Meunier, the conversation focuses on Disorientations, Williams’s latest book that considers the impact of racial encounters on ordinary people. For more info, show notes and Bios, please visit: https://www.tiahouse.ca/episode-30-paul-meunier-interviews-ian-williams/

In this interview, Liz talks about her book Letter in a Bruised Cosmos. The conversation also focuses on ... For more information, bios and show notes, please visit https://www.tiahouse.ca/episode-29-paul-meunier-interviews-liz-howard/

In this Interview of Suzette Mayr by Mahmoud Ababneh, the conversation situates itself firmly in the academy. For more info, speakers' bio and show notes, please visit https://www.tiahouse.ca/episode-28-mahmoud-ababneh-interviews-suzette-mayr/

In this episode of TIA House Talks, Marjorie Rugunda interviews Juliane Otoniya Okot Bitek. They talk about timely subjects. For speakers' bios, show notes and episode description, please visit https://www.tiahouse.ca/episode-27-marjorie-rugunda-interviews-juliane-okot-bitek/

In this interview, Robert Majzels discusses his latest novel, Kharlamov’s Ankle: A Utopian Fantasy. Majzels speaks to the breadth of social, cultural, political, and philosophical considerations that inspire his work. For more information and speakers' bios, please visit https://www.tiahouse.ca/episode-26-ryan-stearne-interviews-robert-majzels/

In this interview, Anne Stone discusses her novel Girl Minus X (2020) and what it was like writing a ‘science fiction’ narrative, featuring a sci-fi virus that attacks memory, and how this resonates in our contemporary context amidst the global pandemic. For more info, bios and show notes, please visit https://www.tiahouse.ca/episode-25-rebecca-geleyn-interviews-anne-stone/

In this interview of Weyman Chan by Marc Herman Lynch, their conversation takes the shape of dichotomies and productive, generative tensions that exist between two seemingly disparate points. For more information, please visit https://www.tiahouse.ca/episode-24-marc-herman-lynch-interviews-weyman-chan/

Welcome to the final podcast from our Wisdom Council series! This discussion was recorded during a TIA House symposium in September 2019. For more, please visit https://www.tiahouse.ca/episode-23-kids-these-days_trepanier-fung-kamboureli/

In this interview, Marc Herman Lynch and Kawika Guillermo discuss the significance of a person’s name - through family histories and relationship, in writing and publication - and how this relates with authorship. For more info, show notes and bios, please visit https://www.tiahouse.ca/episode-22-marc-herman-lynch-interviews-kawika-guillermo/

In this Part 2 interview, Marjorie Rugunda and Sonnet L’Abbé discuss how Sonnet’s Shakespeare engages with poetic practices. For more info, bio and show notes, please visit https://www.tiahouse.ca/episode-21-marj-interviews-sonnet-part-2/

In this Part 1 interview, Marjorie Rugunda and Sonnet L’Abbé discuss the book Sonnet’s Shakespeare. For more information and bios, please visit https://www.tiahouse.ca/episode-21-marjorie-rugunda-interviews-sonnet-labbe-part-1/

In this interview, Joshua Whitehead will be talking to Jordan Able about timely and crucial topics. For more information and the Bio of the speakers, please visit https://www.tiahouse.ca/episode-20-joshua-whitehead-interviews-jordan-abel/

In this interview, Ian Kinney talks about their book Air Salt. The experience of falling from the seventh floor influenced Kinney’s trajectory of writing. For more information, bios and show notes, please visit https://www.tiahouse.ca/episode-19-paul-meunier-interviews-ian-kinney/

In this presentation by Michelle Sylliboy, part of the TIA House guest speaker series, Sylliboy talks about her multimodal arts background, including poetry, photography and fine arts, and her research and work in Mi’kmaq hieroglyphics. For more information about this episode, speaker's bio and show notes, please visit: https://www.tiahouse.ca/1932-2/

This episode records the last gathering of the Wisdom Council during a TIA House symposium in September 2019. In this podcast, the members of the council, who are mostly BIPOC senior practitioners, read and discuss some of their works. The speakers engage with issues such ‘how to be a writer,’ land acknowledgement, Indigenous communities, and institutional madness. You will listen to Lillian Allen...

This interview, hosted by Mahmoud Ababneh, is a conversation with Ph. D. student Shuyin Yu and recent Master’s alumni Trynne Delaney from the University of Calgary, discussing systemic racism in the institution. “We Mean You” is a direct address to those complicit in systemic racism, with calls for action, allyship, and antiracism support. Mahmoud, Shu, and Trynne discuss institutionalized racism...

This interview of Richard Fung by David Garneau was recorded during a TIA House symposium called Wisdom Council in September 2019. Wisdom Council recognized the imperfect knowledge transmission methods of the colonial system, and particularly the ways it has tended to fragment non-Western knowledges and privilege the textual over the oral. Using a combination of traditional and contemporary practi...

This panel, entitled “How We Used to Do It: Anti-Oppression/Revolutionary Gatherings We Remember” featuring Chris Creighton-Kelly, Lenore Keeshig, and Lillian Allen was recorded during a TIA House symposium called Wisdom Council in September 2019. Wisdom Council recognized the imperfect knowledge transmission methods of the colonial system, and particularly the ways it has tended to fragment non-W...

In this interview, Fred begins the conversation with Smaro by talking about his retirement and what it means to de-institutionalize your sense of self. They tackle and challenge the notion of institutional tradition and canon. For more information, please visit https://www.tiahouse.ca/episode-13-smaro-kamboureli-interviews-fred-wah/

Show notes This interview with Canisia Lubrin by TIA House graduate assistant and writer Trynne Delaney was recorded in August 2020 for the TIA House Talks podcast series. Canisia first reads from her most recent book, The Dyzgraphxst, which flows into a conversation about language, oceans, and unsettling colonial grammar. For more information visit https://www.tiahouse.ca/episode-12-trynne-delane...

This interview of Smaro Kamboureli by Richard Fung was recorded during a TIA House symposium called Wisdom Council in September 2019. Wisdom Council recognized the imperfect knowledge transmission methods of the colonial system, and particularly the ways it has tended to fragment non-Western knowledges and privilege the textual over the oral. Using a combination of traditional and contemporary pra...

This interview of Chris Creighton-Kelly by Lenore Keeshig was recorded during a TIA House symposium called Wisdom Council in September 2019. Wisdom Council recognized the imperfect knowledge transmission methods of the colonial system, and particularly the ways it has tended to fragment non-Western knowledges and privilege the textual over the oral. Using a combination of traditional and contempor...