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Canadian Literature & Poetry
in English

Ethnic & Religious Minority Writers

Theoretical Approaches to Multicultural & Diasporic Literatures

Cultural Grammars of Nation, Diaspora, and Indigeneity in Canada McCall, Sophie, et al., editors Considers how the terms of critical debate in literary and cultural studies in Canada have shifted with respect to matters of race, nation, and difference.
Scandalous Bodies: Diasporic Literature in English Canada Kamboureli, Smaro Scholarly study both of literature by diasporic writers and of the contexts within which it is produced. It explores topics ranging from multiculturalism policy of the Canadian government, the relationship between realist fiction and history to postmodern constructions of ethnicity, to the multicultural theory of the philosopher Charles Taylor and the cultural responsibilities of diasporic critics.
The Canadian Mosaic in the Age of Transnationalism Ernst, Jutta, and Brigitte Glaser, editors A collection of essays written by scholars from various disciplines who investigate the geographical, sociological, political, economic, literary, and cultural implications attached to the concept of the Canadian mosaic in an age of mobility and globalization.
Making a Difference: Canadian Multicultural Literature This anthology offers a wide range of writing styles in fiction and poetry, with a focus on immigrant experiences, ethnic ancestry, and the complex spectrum of cultural differences.
Cultural Identities in Canadian Literature Mauguière, Bénédicte A bilingual collection of essays on the themes of cultural identities and immigrant writing in Canada. The emphasis is upon diversity as essays range in subject matter from Margaret Atwood, Margaret Laurence, and Marie-Claire Blais to Danny Laferrière, Ukranian-Canadian plays, “Franglo-théâtre,” contemporary Acadian and Africadian poetry and the Ontario Protestant novel.
New World Myth: Postmodernism and Postcolonialism in Canadian Fiction Vautier, Marie Examines Rudy Wiebe’s The Scorched-Wood People, George Bowering’s Burning Water and Joy Kogawa’s Obasan among others.

Journals

ARIEL: A Review of International English Literature no. 1 (1970)–present Scholarly criticism of literatures in English, with particular focus on the influence of colonization on literature. Peer-reviewed.
Canadian Ethnic Studies Journal Canadian Ethnic Studies Association vol. 22 (1990)–present A scholarly, peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal covering ethnic studies on such topics as literature, poetry, ethnicity, immigration, and the history and cultural life of minority groups in Canada.
The Journal of Commonwealth Literature no. 1 (1966)–present Critical and bibliographic forum in the field of Commonwealth and postcolonial literatures. Peer-reviewed.

reviewed & updated 20 May 2021 | compiled by Agatha Barc, MI