Workshop on Mennonite colony expansion

As part of the project "Land for the faithful", the LENDEV lab held a workshop to discuss dynamics of expansion of Mennonite colonies in Latin America, with a focus on recent colonies in Argentina and Peru. The lab's Ana Laura Llanes and Yann le Polain, as well as collaborator and former Mennonitische Post editor Kennert Giesbrecht, presented their fieldwork in these new colonies. Ben Nobbs-Thiessen, the Chair of Mennonite Studies at the University of Winnipeg, presented his ongoing work with Mennonite return migrants in Canada, and Hannah Zhao (McGill) told us about her ongoing work analyzing how colonies are connected across distances. Our colleagues Oliver Coomes (McGill) and Christian Abizaid (University of Toronto) provided important insights and reflections, particularly on the Peruvian context. Over two days, we shared insights and charted outlines for what will hopefully be a few different research and non-academic outputs to come in the next year or two. Stay tuned!