Roots Radical Book Club - Part 1, Meeting 1
Schedule
Thu Feb 02 2023 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm
Location
RedLine Denver | Denver, CO
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Join us for a two-part guided exploration into contemporary Indigenous literature. Led by local poet and professor Crisosto Apache.REGISTER NOW: https://www.redlineart.org/roots-radical-book-club
Part 1: February/March Book Club
Book: Genocide of the Mind: New Native American Writing, edited by MariJo Moore.
About the book: “This book puts stereotypes into context that have come up in American society. This reflects on the changes and the initial troubles related to the context on Indigeneity. Great writers in this book include Paula Gunn Allen, Simon J. Ortez, and Leslie Marmon Silko.
“Hopefully the insights from this reading offer a different perspective. This book addresses the complications of Indigenous identity in the United States, Canada, and Central America. It engages in a global conversation on imperialism and identity. This book beautifully starts this conversation.”
- Crisosto Apache, Roots Radical Book Club leader
If you requested a complementary copy of the book when registering, you’ll receive your book at this meeting.
Meeting 1: Feb 2, 2023, 6-8pm MST at RedLine
Join us at RedLine to purchase your book through community partner Shop at Matter and meet other book club participants as well as book club leader Crisosto Apache.
Crisosto will provide introductory context to the book and guidance for the reading process.
Meeting 2: March 14, 2023, 6-8pm MST at RedLine
Join us back at RedLine for a community conversation to unpack the reading, guided by Crisosto.
About Roots Radical
Every year, RedLine hosts exhibitions within a social justice-focused Exhibition Program.
Our 2022-2023 Exhibition Program is titled Roots Radical: An Exploration into Indigenous Ancestry and Experience.
About Crisosto Apache (They/Them)
Crisosto Apache is from Mescalero, New Mexico (US), on the Mescalero Apache Reservation. They currently live in the Denver metro area in Colorado with their spouse.
They are Mescalero Apache, Chiricahua Apache, and Diné (Navajo) of the 'Áshįįhí (Salt Clan) born for the Kinyaa'áanii (Towering House Clan) and are Assistant Professor of English at the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design and is also the Associate Poetry Editor for the Offing Magazine.
They hold an MFA from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Crisosto’s debut collection is GENESIS (Lost Alphabet). Their most recent poetry collection is Ghostword (Gnashing Teeth Publication).
Instagram: @crisosto_apache
Twitter: @Crisosto-Apache
Facebook Author Page: @CrisostoMApache
REGISTER NOW: https://www.redlineart.org/roots-radical-book-club
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RedLine Denver, 2350 Arapahoe St,Denver,CO,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
