Canadian Literature & Poetry
in English
Ethnic & Religious Minority Writers
Theoretical Approaches to Multicultural & Diasporic Literatures
Cultural Grammars of Nation, Diaspora, and Indigeneity in Canada
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
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
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.
PR 9189.7 .C36
2010
Stacks
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.
PR 194.5 .M56
M35 1996
Stacks
Cultural Identities in Canadian Literature
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.
PR 9185.2 .C85
1998
Stacks
New World Myth: Postmodernism and Postcolonialism in Canadian
Fiction
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
Scholarly criticism of literatures in English, with particular
focus on the influence of colonization on literature. Peer-reviewed.
Canadian Ethnic Studies Journal
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
Critical and bibliographic forum in the field of Commonwealth and
postcolonial literatures. Peer-reviewed.
reviewed & updated 20 May 2021 | compiled by Agatha Barc, MI