Wendy O’Brien
Wendy O’Brien
Wendy O’Brien is a philosopher with an avid interest in the ways philosophy, literature and the visual arts overlap. After over 30 years in academe teaching and lecturing at Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Wilfrid Laurier University, the University of Waterloo, Harvard and Oxford, she recently retired to be able to explore these points of intersection in non-academic settings. Her work explores subjects including power, violence, the relation to the Other, home, silence and creativity. She is presently working on a long-term project on the concept of wonder. An active member of the Ontario literary scene, she has been an interviewer for organizations including By the Lake Book Club, the Toronto International Festival of Authors and GritLit, as well as hosting Bourbon and Books book club in both Toronto and Hamilton.
Upcoming Events
October 26, 2021
at 7pm
Reading
Place and Identity: Joanna Eleftheriou & Mia Kankimäki
Joanna Eleftheriou, Mia Kankimäki, and Wendy O’Brien
October 26, 2021 at 7pm
October 22, 2021
at 3:30pm
Conversation
Toxic Truths: Lola Akinmade Åkerström & Helen Walsh
Lola Akinmade Åkerström, Helen Walsh, and Wendy O’Brien
October 22, 2021 at 3:30pm
November 01, 2020
at 9pm
TIFA Event
Duty & Consequence: Francesca Ekwuyasi & Annabel Lyon
Annabel Lyon, Francesca Ekwuyasi, and Wendy O’Brien
November 01, 2020 at 9pm
October 22, 2020
at 9pm
TIFA Event
Home Sweet Homelands: Ayad Akhtar & Shokoofeh Azar
Ayad Akhtar, Shokoofeh Azar, and Wendy O’Brien
October 22, 2020 at 9pm