Marlene Epp
Marlene Epp is Professor of History and Peace and Conflict Studies and Director of Mennonite Studies at Conrad Grebel University College at the University of Waterloo.
Her teaching and research are in the areas of gender studies, Mennonite studies, the history of immigration and ethnicity in Canada, the history of food and culture, and the history of peace and nonviolence.
Marlene completed a PhD in Canadian History at University of Toronto in 1996. Her doctoral dissertation was published as Women Without Men: Mennonite Refugees of the Second World War (2000).
Marlene’s most recent publications include: “Mennonite Women: Making Positive Peace” in Andrew P. Klager, ed., From Suffering to Solidarity: The Historical Seeds of Mennonite Interreligious, Interethnic, and International Peacebuilding (2015); “Eating Across Borders: Reading Immigrant Cookbooks,” Histoire Sociale/Social History (May 2015); Mennonites in Ontario: An Introduction (2012), and Mennonite Women in Canada: A History (2008).
What fuels your excitement for this conference?
M.E.: I am excited that this is a collaborative venture for Conrad Grebel, reflecting the emphases of almost all of our programs. I am looking forward to encounters between individuals from across the globe with a shared commitment to peacebuilding from an Anabaptist and Mennonite perspective. This will be an opportunity to both critique and celebrate what Mennonites have done and are doing to build peace in the world.
I am especially excited about the arts components of the GMP — reflections on peacebuilding through visual art, photography, music, theatre, creative spoken word. This will add a festive and thoughtful dimension.
