# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Shelisa Klassen Book Launch (Imprinting Empire)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 08 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri, 08 May, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Join author Shelisa Klassen for the launch of Imprinting Empire: Land and Settler Colonialism in Manitoba Newspapers (University of Manitoba Press). In conversation with Adele Perry, Shelisa will discuss how newspapers were instrumental in transferring power and transforming Manitoba into a settler colonial state.

https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9781772841428/shelisa-klassen/imprinting-empire

This event will be hosted live in the Atrium of McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park and also available as a YouTube stream: https://youtube.com/live/1pHaBi4ibJY
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The 1870s was a time of rapid transformation for the province of Manitoba. Though reeling from the aftermath of the Red River Resistance and ongoing oppression of the Métis community, at the onset of the decade, the province was still an Indigenous space. However, by the decade’s close, settler hands firmly grasped power structures and territory following waves of immigration encouraged by newspapers that repeated colonial narratives about land and belonging until they seemed inevitable and true.

Through a careful examination of nine Manitoba newspapers—including French-language Le Métis—and relevant local, national, and international immigration materials, Shelisa Klassen captures the tensions, political debates, and outright propaganda that helped the Canadian nation dispossess Indigenous peoples of their land and claim the prairies as its own. Imprinting Empire demonstrates the intentionality, violence, and integrality of immigration to the settler colonial process while clearly pointing to the printing press as a weapon of empire.

Shelisa Klassen is an Assistant Professor of Canadian History at the University of Regina.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/winnipeg/shelisa-klassen-book-launch-imprinting-empire/200029925800136
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 55

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Winnipeg
- **state**: MB
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: McNally Robinson Booksellers
- **lat**: 49.857618289323
- **long**: -97.165596350487
- **full address**: McNally Robinson Booksellers, McNally Robinson for Kids, 1120 Grant Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3M, Canada

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Shelisa Klassen Book Launch (Imprinting Empire) being held?
  - **A:** Shelisa Klassen Book Launch (Imprinting Empire) takes place on Fri, 08 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Fri, 08 May, 2026 at 08:00 pm at McNally Robinson Booksellers, McNally Robinson for Kids, 1120 Grant Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3M, Canada.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Shelisa Klassen Book Launch (Imprinting Empire)?
  - **A:** Shelisa Klassen Book Launch (Imprinting Empire) is organized by McNally Robinson Booksellers.
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- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Shelisa Klassen Book Launch (Imprinting Empire) is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Winnipeg, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. With 50+ people already showing interest, this is clearly an event worth adding to your calendar - don't miss out.

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