Sandra Birdsell, The University of Winnipeg’s 2007 Carol Shields Writer-in-Residence, will give a public lecture on her seven-year journey through the inner and outer landscapes of the Russian Mennonite world. In this lecture, Birdsell will provide anecdotal and biographical observations on how she came to understand the Russian Mennonite experience, while trying to break the code of silence adopted by her Russian Mennonite family.
The author of the gripping historical novel The Russländer, which was shortlisted for the Giller Prize, will discuss her search for an ethnic and cultural identity.
“Confessions of a Reluctant Mennonite”
Sandra Birdsell, Carol Shields Writer-in-Residence
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Theatre B (Room 4M47)
The University of Winnipeg
This event is free and open to the public.
Reception to follow in the Faculty & Staff Club.
Her lecture is made possible by the generous support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Shields family and The University of Winnipeg.
