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Author:

Barrett, Paul, 1979- author.

Title:

Blackening Canada : diaspora, race, multiculturalism / Paul Barrett.

Publisher:

University of Toronto Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

viii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Subject:

African diaspora in literature.
Race in literature.
Multiculturalism in literature.
Canadian literature--History and criticism.--History and criticism.
Canada--Black authors.
Canadian literature--History and criticism.--History and criticism.
African diaspora in literature.
Multiculturalism in literature.
Race in literature.
Canadian literature--Black authors
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction: Texts and Contexts of Blackening -- Temporalities of Becoming Dionne Brand's thirsty -- "I'm Running For My Life": Mobility in Austin Clarke's Recent Fiction -- Writing Life-Worlds: Canadian History and the Representation of Albert Johnson -- Race, Heritage, and Recognition in Tessa McWatt's Out of My Skin -- Concluding 6. Re-Beginning: "Blah, Blah, Blah." Emergent Critical Multiculturalism in Brampton, Ontario.

Summary:

Focusing on the work of black, diasporic writers in Canada, Blackening Canada investigates the manner in which literature can transform conceptions of nation and diaspora.

ISBN:

1442615761
9781442615762
1442647701
9781442647701

OCLC:

(OCoLC)898163000

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)