38 - Alias Grace: Sensationalism, Crime & Madness (ft. Just Watch Me)
Release Date: 06/20/2021
122 - On poet A. M. Klein
A Cultural History of Canada
In which we discuss the life and work of modernist Jewish-Canadian writer A.M. Klein. Here are the referenced (or notable) poems, many more of which can be found on Internet Archive: ""; ""; "". --- Support: Patreon ( Paypal ( recommended reading (
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Capitalism, Colonialism & Crises: An interview w/ historian Bryan D. Palmer
A Cultural History of Canada
In which Patrick talks to Bryan D. Palmer about his final volume in his three-part Capitalism and Colonialism series, focusing on Canadian history from 1960 to today. Bryan is Professor Emeritus and former Canada Research Chair, Canadian Studies, Trent University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, former editor of Labour/Le Travail, and has published extensively on the history of labour and the revolutionary left. Among his many books are Canada’s 1960s and the co-authored Toronto's Poor: A Rebellious History. or at your . --- Support: Patreon...
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Updates & Vibes
A Cultural History of Canada
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121 - Italian-Canadians & 'Lives of the Saints'
A Cultural History of Canada
In which we discuss the cultural impacts of Italians on Canada and - due to time constraints - make a brief detour on Nino Ricci's Lives of the Saints. --- Support: Patreon ( Paypal ( recommended reading (
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Betty Baxter: Outspoken Olympian
A Cultural History of Canada
In which Patrick talks to former Olympian and LGBTQ sports activist about her new memoir Outspoken: A Journey from Olympic Athlete to Activist. or at . --- Support: Patreon ( Paypal ( recommended reading (
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120 - On Women's Suffrage in Quebec
A Cultural History of Canada
For International Women's Day? --- Support: Patreon ( Paypal ( recommended reading (
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Shirley Horn & Joanne Robertson on Writing a 'Residential School Story'
A Cultural History of Canada
In which Patrick talks to Shirley Horn and Joanne Robertson about their collaboration on the children's book, - which is based on Horn's lived experiences at the school. or at . --- Support: Patreon ( Paypal ( recommended reading (
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119 - Joy Kogawa's Obasan & Japanese Internment Camps
A Cultural History of Canada
In which, after a hiatus, your heroes return to discuss how the Canadian government locked up its own citizens (again) under the War Measures Act.
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118 - Keeping the content machine going
A Cultural History of Canada
Giving you one last episode before the new year! Wherein we look back on the last year, both as a podcast and a country.
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117 - Antisemitism and Earth & High Heaven
A Cultural History of Canada
In which we talk about antisemitism in Canada, with a brief segue into Gwethalyn Graham's novel Earth & High Heaven (1944). --- Sources/Further Reading Abella, Irving. None is Too Many, 1970. Graham, Gwethalyn. Earth and High Heaven, 1944. Moss, John. A Reader's Guide to the Canadian Novel, McClelland and Stewart, 1981 --- Support: Patreon ( Paypal ( recommended reading (
info_outlineIn which we are joined by the great Liv and Kate ('Just Watch Me' podcast) to talk about Margaret Atwood's 1996 historical fiction novel, Alias Grace. We discuss Atwood's use of fiction and history, the novel's purpose, Victorian perceptions of women and crime, and much more!
Patrick's opinion is majorly pushed back against and the episode is worth it just for that!
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Sources & Further Reading:
- Atwood, Margaret. Alias Grace, McClelland & Stewart, 1996.
- Atwood, Margaret. “In Search of Alias Grace: On Writing Canadian Historical Fiction.” The American Historical Review, vol. 103, no. 5, 1998, pp. 1503–1516. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/2649966.
- Goldblatt, Patricia F. “Reconstructing Margaret Atwood's Protagonists.” World Literature Today, vol. 73, no. 2, 1999, pp. 275–282. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/40154691.
- Hulan, Renee. “Margaret Atwood’s Historical Lives in Context: Notes on a Postcolonial Pedagogy for Historical Fiction.” Home-Work: Postcolonialism, Pedagogy, and Canadian Literature, ed. by Cynthia Sugars, University of Ottawa Press, 2004, pp. 441–460. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1ckpc18.28.
- Peters, Joan Douglas. “Feminist Narratology Revisited: Dialogizing Gendered Rhetorics in Alias Grace.” Style, vol. 49, no. 3, 2015, pp. 299–320. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/10.5325/style.49.3.0299.
- Stanley, Sandra Kumamoto. “The Eroticism of Class and the Enigma of Margaret Atwood's ‘Alias Grace.’” Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature, vol. 22, no. 2, 2003, pp. 371–386. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/20059158.