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# Billy Ray Belcourt: The Idea of an Entire Life
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Author Billy Ray Belcourt discusses his new book, The Idea of an Entire Life
Online-Only
February 23, 2026 12 - 1:30 p.m.
Department Faculty of Arts & Science
Faculty Faculty of Arts & Science
Cost Free
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February 23, 2026 12 - 1:30 p.m.
Department Faculty of Arts & Science
Faculty Faculty of Arts & Science
Cost Free
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### Billy Ray Belcourt: The Idea of an Entire Life
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The [Indigenous Visual Culture Program](https://admissions.ocadu.ca/program/indigenous-visual-culture) proudly presents Author [Billy Ray Belcourt ](https://billy-raybelcourt.com/)in a discussion of his recent book, *The Idea of an Entire Life.*
**Billy-Ray Belcourt** is from the Driftpile Cree Nation in northwest Alberta, Treaty 8 territory. He holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Alberta. He is the author of *This Wound is a World*, *NDN Coping Mechanisms*, *A History of My Brief Body*, *A Minor Chorus*, *Coexistence*, and, most recently, *The Idea of an Entire Life.* He is an Associate Professor in the School of Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia.
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