If feminism has always been characterized by its divisions, it is metafeminism, a term coined by Lori Saint-Martin, that defines and embraces that disorder. As a carefully devised reading practice, metafeminism understands contemporary...
Literary arts
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Author:Carrière, MarieSummary: - Author:Summary:
For the Anishinaabeg people, who span a vast geographic region from the Great Lakes to the Plains and beyond, stories are vessels of knowledge. They are bagijiganan, offerings of the possibilities within Anishinaabeg life. Existing...
- Author:Kiefer, Barbara ZulandtSummary:
This classic text shows readers how children’s literature can capture the attention of K-8 students and foster a lifelong love of reading. It is the standard work in the field. The text covers learning about children’s literature,...
- Author:Bernstein, CarlSummary:
The Pulitzer Prize-winning co-author of All the President's Men - the chronicle of the investigative report about the Watergate break-in and resultant political scandal which led to President Richard Nixon's resignation -...
- Author:Patsauq, MarkoosieSummary:
Il y a 50 ans, Markoosie Patsauq, alors pilote de brousse dans la fin vingtaine et résident de Resolute, un hameau isolé du Haut-Arctique, a consacré ses temps libres à l'écriture d'un livre qui s'est ensuite imposé comme le premier...
- Author:Harwick, LouiseSummary:
This book examines a major modern turn in Francophone Caribbean literature towards the récit d'enfance, or childhood memoir, and asks why this occurred post-1990, connecting texts to recent changes in public policy and education policy...
- Author:Hudson, AïdaSummary:
Where do children travel when they read a story? In this collection, scholars and authors explore the imaginative geography of a wide range of places, from those of Indigenous myth to the fantasy worlds of Middle-earth, Earthsea, or...
- Author:Struthers, J.R. (Tim)Summary:
This volume represents the first full-scale appreciation of Clark Blaise's writing in more than 25 years -- and the first comprehensive study of his now more than 20 books. Included are previously published essays by, among others,...
- Author:Struthers, J.R. (Tim)Summary:
Here is a lifetime's worth of reflection, of illumination, by one of North America's finest contemporary writers of fiction, autobiography, and nonfiction, founder of the graduate program in Creative Writing at Concordia University in...
- Author:Meineck, PeterSummary:
In this course, New York University professor Peter Meineck examines, in detail, the way in which military power, colonial organization, superior technology, a well-organized infrastructure, and a cohesive economic system helped to make...
- Author:Swanson, KerrySummary:
This collection of essays provides a historical and contemporary context for Indigenous new media arts practice in Canada. The writers are established artists, scholars, and curators who cover thematic concepts and underlying approaches...
- Author:Roberts, Steven V.Summary:
The extraordinary life and legacy of legendary journalist Cokie Roberts-a trailblazer for women-remembered by her friends and family. Through her visibility and celebrity, Cokie Roberts was an inspiration and a role model for...
- Author:Woods, GeraldineSummary:
The competition to get into your college of choice has never been fiercer. Unfortunately, much of the application process is out of your hands. But one major aspect of the admission process is under your control—your personal statement...
- Author:Chaurette, NormandSummary:
Depuis plus de vingt-cinq ans, Normand Chaurette écrit avec et contre Shakespeare. Dans Les Reines, la première pièce québécoise produite à la Comédie-Française, il a revu et corrigé Richard III du point de vue des personnages féminins...
- Author:Saliani, Dom.Summary:
A comprehensive language and writing resource that provides students with practical tips and techniques. Activities encourage self-assessment and provide numerous opportunities to write technical reports, media logs, summaries, essays,...
- Author:Soles, Derek, Sexton, JamesSummary:
The purpose of this book is to help students achieve the learning objectives of their English 12 course. These include how to write intelligently, clearly, and fluently; understand and employ effectively the conventions of various forms...
- Author:Ross, StuartSummary:
Best Books of 2005, Ottawa Xpress Writer's Trust of Canada's "Warm Weather Reads Recommended by Writers" list (recommended by Robert Hough).
Confessions of a Small Press Racketeer is equal parts literary memoir, advice for the...
- Author:Palahniuk, ChuckSummary:
Novelist Chuck Palahniuk takes us behind the scenes of the writing life, with postcards from decades on the road and incredible examination of the power of fiction and the art of storytelling.
- Author:Jefferson, MargoSummary:
Stunning for her daring originality, the author of Negroland gives us what she calls "a temperamental autobiography," comprised of visceral, intimate fragments that fuse criticism and memoir. Margo Jefferson constructs a...
- Author:Shapiro, James S.Summary:
Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro explains when and why so many people began to question whether Shakespeare wrote his plays.
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