Rethinking Good Intentions with Nancy Edwards
In this solo story-telling play, Nancy Edwards – a Canadian community health nurse – takes us to the rural villages of Sierra Leone in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. Her heart-felt stories of village life convey the ravages of tuberculosis; threats of witchcraft; and tragedies of deaths related to pregnancy, childbirth, and newborn tetanus. She celebrates mothers and local advocates for health improvements. While acknowledging her role as a cultural outsider, Nancy takes us behind-the-scenes and shares how her West African experiences shaped her life and research career.
This play is based on a portion of Nancy’s memoir, Not One, Not Even One: A Memoir of Life-Altering Experiences in Sierra Leone, West Africa (FriesenPress 2022, 318 pages).
The performance will be followed by a panel of discussants at York University, including Salewa Olawoye (director, Tubman Institute), James Orbinski (director, Dahdaleh Institute), David Peters (dean, Faculty of Health), and Mary Wiktorowicz (chair & associate director, Dahdaleh Institute).
A co-sponsored event with the Faculty of Health, the School of Global Health, and the Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on Africa and its Diasporas.
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan Theatre
110 Accolade East Building, York University
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