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9781897535295: Making Waves: Reading BC and Pacific Northwest Literature
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ISBN 10: 1897535295 ISBN 13: 9781897535295
Editorial: Anvil Press Publishers Inc, 2010

Sinopsis

Distinguished in part by its attention to language of place, natural science, local flora and fauna, land and seascapes, and receptivity to aboriginal forebears, much of the literature from British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest region of the US is increasingly informed by cross-border and multicultural perspectives. Within the context of the region's still relatively young written hsitory, these vivid signifiers may be regarded as effectively constituting a previously undefined literacy of place. The nature of the material is diverse and the aim has been to compile a kind of nurse-log compendium-an anthology rich in critical thinking, archival memory, creation myths, and homage to celebrated elders of the region's literary tribe. From this trail-clearing work, further explorations can begin. "The book is a welcome addition to a burgeoning field and an instigation to further critical inquiry into multiple literary traditions of the Northwest." - Prairie Fire

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Reseña del editor

Making Waves offers a mosaic of fresh approaches toward shaping a new "literacy of place"---a more coherent understanding of BC and Pacific Northwest literature in the 21st century.

Providing new insights into how vividly local---but never far removed from cosmopolitan developments---the region's literary production has been, this collection features archival references to a constellation of the area's essential literary figures. The fifteen essays by established and newer voices examine creation myths among West Coast literary institutions, gender roles, and ethnicity in the region's expanding literary community, critical challenges to nationalist and ecological traditions, and also pay homage to some of our celebrated elders, including Earle Birney, George Woodcock, Robin Blaser, and P.K. Page, among many others from the 1950s onward.

Biografía del autor

Trevor Carolan's fourteen books include nonfiction, poetry, translations, fiction, and anthologies. An engaged Buddhist, he has served as a North Vancouver municipal councillor and has campaigned on behalf of BC environmental, Native land-claim, and Asian human rights issues. He holds a Ph.D. from Bond University, Queensland, and teaches English and Creative Writing at the University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford, BC. Most recently, he edited MAKING WAVES: READING B.C. AND PACIFIC NORTHWEST LITERATURE (Anvil Press, 2010).

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Editorial
Anvil Press Publishers Inc
Año de publicación
2010
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1897535295
ISBN 13 
9781897535295
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
272
Editor
Carolan Trevor
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