Canadian Literature And Cultural Memory (Themes In Canadian Sociology)

From well-known writers like Alice Munro, Al Purdy and Dionne Brand to recreations of Aboriginal pasts and less common topics like food and Mennonites, there is wide representation of Canada's literary diversity. And equally representative is the collection's historical spread, ranging across early explorer narratives to contemporary works. The collection digs into some of the darker moments in our past (immigrant experiences, recollections of interned Japanese-Canadians in World War 2, and memories of Native children in residential schools). The sheer ambition of this collection suggests the multifaceted ways that Canada's past is part of our collective culturalmemory now. A four-page colour insert - including Seth cartoons as well as unique, little known photography - provides a compelling visual context for the collection's treatment of the complex, multifaceted character of cultural memory in Canada.

• | Author: Eleanor Rose Ty|Cynthia Conchita Sugars
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 14, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 512 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0199007594
• | ISBN-13: 9780199007592