30 - Exiles & Dissidents: Early African-Canadian Literature
Release Date: 02/21/2021
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
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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
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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, in honour of Black History Month, we discuss the early development of African-Canadian literature by covering newspapers, religious narratives, literary networks, and slave narratives from 1785 to 1855. Topics include the Underground Railroad, Loyalists, and myth-making in Canada. It's a big, but great conversation!
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Further Reading & Sources:
- Bynum, Tara. "A Silent Book, Some Kisses, and John Marrant’s Narrative," Criticism, vol. 57, no. 1, 2015, pp. 71–90. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.13110/criticism.57.1.0071
- Clarke, George Elliott. Odysseys Home: Mapping African-Canadian Literature, University of Toronto Press, 2002.
- Clarke, George Elliott. "This is no hearsay: Reading the Canadian Slave Narratives", Papers of The Bibliographical Society of Canada, Vol. 43, no. 1, Jan. 2005.
- Drew, Benjamin. The Refugee: Narratives of Fugitive Slaves in Canada, 1856. https://books.google.ca/books?id=MAFZVEh3wGEC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
- Ferré-Rode, Sandrine. "A Black Voice from the “other North:” Thomas Smallwood's Canadian Narrative (1851)", Revue française d’études américaines, vol. 137, no. 3, 2013, pp. 23-37. https://www.cairn.info/revue-francaise-d-etudes-americaines-2013-3-page-23.htm?contenu=article
- Marrant, John. A Narrative of the Lord's Wonderful Dealings with John Marrant, A Black, 1785. https://blackloyalist.com/cdc/documents/diaries/marrant_narrative.htm
- Mensah, Joseph. Black Canadians: History, Experiences, Social Conditions, Fernwood Publishing, 2002.
- Smallwood, Thomas. A Narrative…, 1851 (pp. 13-63) https://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/smallwood/smallwood.html
- Siemerling, Winfried. The Black Atlantic Reconsidered: Black Canadian Writing, Cultural History, and the Presence of the Past, McGill-Queen's University Press, 2015.
- Winks, Robin. The Blacks in Canada: A History, McGill-Queen's University Press, 1997.
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