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
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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 cover a range of pre-Confederation plays, including Charles Heavysege's 'Saul', and discuss how they inform the performance of history, society, and culture. You can find 'Saul' in our recommended reading page below!
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Sources & Further Reading:
- Charlesbois, Gaetan, and Anne Nothop. “Canadian Theatre History,” Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, Athabasca University Press, October 2020.
- Conolly, L. W., and Richard Plant. "Drama in English. The beginnings to 1953." The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature, Oxford University Press, 2006.
- Cushings, Eliza Lanesford. Esther: A Sacred Drama, Joseph Dowe, 1840. https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=es9ZAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&pg=GBS.PA3
- Doucette, L. E. "Drama in French. The beginnings to 1900." The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature, Oxford University Press, 2006.
- Filewod, Alan. Performing Canada: The Nation Enacted in the Imagined Theatre. Textual Studies in Canada, The University College of the Cariboo, 2002.
- Heavysege, Charles. Saul: A Drama in Three Parts, 1859. https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=nxSug2cPkcwC&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA5
- Jones, Heather. “Class, Culture, and Belief: The Contexts of Charles Heavysege’s Christian Poetry,” Canadian Literature, no. 213, pp. 141-155, 2012. https://canlit.ca/full-issue/?issue=213
- Lescarbot, Marc. Le théâtre de Neptune, 1606, http://www.optative.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/sinkingneptune.pdf (English version starts on page 31)
- Newton, Norman. “Classical Canadian Poetry and the Public Muse,” Canadian Literature, no. 51, pp. 39-52, 1972. https://canlit.ca/full-issue/?issue=51
- Tait, Michael. “Playwrights in a Vacuum: English-Canadian Drama in the Nineteenth Century,” Canadian Literature, no. 16, pp. 5-18, 1963. https://canlit.ca/full-issue/?issue=16
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