This book explores the Gothic tradition in Canadian literature by tracing a distinctive
reworking of the British Gothic in Canada. It traces the ways the Gothic genre was reinvented …

" At the heart of Gordon's analysis is the argument that literature performs a 'downward
counterfactual function'—that is to say, that it exposes the grim realities of bitumen extraction …

The Routledge Concise History of Canadian Literature introduces the fiction, poetry and
drama of Canada in its historical, political and cultural contexts. In this clear and structured …

In The Postcolonial Aura, Arif Dirlik takes issue with postcolonialism's" denial of authenticity"
at a time when claims to cultural authenticity are proliferating around the world (220). Dirlik is …

ReCalling Early Canada is the first substantial collection of essays to focus on the
production of Canadian literary and cultural works prior to WWI. Reflecting an emerging …

The purpose of this chapter is to consider the directions provided by a postcolonial feminist
(PCF) epistemology in community research. It is generally acknowledged that feminist …

Shifting the Ground of Canadian Literary Studies is a collection of interdisciplinary essays
that examine the various contexts—political, social, and cultural—that have shaped the …

Postcolonial SF and fantasy often seem inherently contradictory regarding indigenous
issues. Native intellectuals have for decades questioned the “post” in postcolonial and have …

Sarah Wylie Krotz indigenous literatures will resist the boundaries and boxes. in reality,
more of our varied voices will be raised in art, literature and music and the definitions of who …

What is the current state of discourse about bitumen and how might it be changed?
Philosopher Harry Frankfurt defines “bullshit” as any attempt at persuasion that is …