Vantage Points: On Media As Trans Memoir (with Chase Joynt)
Release Date: 11/04/2024
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 (
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116 - Theories of Canada’s foundation
A Cultural History of Canada
Is this episode early for next week or late from last week? Who's to say... but it is about various theories that were offered in mid-twentieth century Canada about what was the most crucial aspect to its foundation was. Naturally, it devolves into discussing beavers. --- Support: Patreon ( Paypal ( recommended reading (
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115 - Norman Bethune
A Cultural History of Canada
In which Patrick rides solo for a brief overview of Norman Bethune's rock n' roll life. --- Further Readings Bock, Dennis. The Communist's Daughter, 2007.
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"Letters to Kafka": A Conversation with Christine Estima
A Cultural History of Canada
In which I talk to writer Christine Estima about her debut novel, Letters to Kafka. The novel conjures the voice of Milena Jesenská, the absent interlocutor to Franz Kafka's posthumously published Letters to Milena, in a vivid portrayal of a stifled intellectual whose spirit and ambition outpace the role of women in her time. or at . --- Support: Patreon ( Paypal ( recommended reading (
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114 - William Lyon Mackenzie King, Part 2 (ONE YEAR LATER!)
A Cultural History of Canada
After one year, we are hear to finish our exploration of the man who has widely been called the greatest PM of Canadian history. Of course we'll laugh at him! Cartoons referenced:
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Max Brault on an building an 'Accessible Canada'
A Cultural History of Canada
In which Patrick talks to Max Brault about The Race to the Starting Line, which details his public and private work as an accessibility activist, as well as his being one of the drivers of Canada's recent "Accessible Canada Act." --- Support: Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/historiacanadiana); Paypal (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/historiacanadiana); recommended reading (
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113 - Superman!
A Cultural History of Canada
In which we talk about the creation of the Man of Steel and why he matters. --- Support: Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/historiacanadiana); Paypal (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/historiacanadiana)
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112 - Reading & Discussing Clarke's "Whylah Falls"
A Cultural History of Canada
In which Patrick reads from and raves about George Elliott Clarke's Whylah Falls while Mack is away. --- Support: Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/historiacanadiana); Paypal (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/historiacanadiana) --- Further Readings Clarke, George Elliott. Whylah Falls, Polestar Press, 1990.
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111 - Howard O'Hagan's Tay John
A Cultural History of Canada
In which we discuss a largely forgotten early example of the Canadian modern/postmodern in Howard O'Hagan's 1939 novel, Tay John. Sorry for the delayed episode release, we all got caught up in other things.... --- Support: Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/historiacanadiana); Paypal (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/historiacanadiana) --- Further Readings
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Eve Lazarus on the Sinking of the Empress of Ireland
A Cultural History of Canada
A discussion with Eve Lazarus about her new book, Beneath Dark Waters! or at . --- Support: Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/historiacanadiana); Paypal (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/historiacanadiana); recommended reading (
info_outlineIn which Patrick talks to filmmaker and writer Chase Joynt (Framing Agnes) about his new book, Vantage Points: On Media as Trans Memoir, which you can find here or at your local bookstore.
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