The Oxford Handbook of Canadian Literature

by Cynthia Sugars

Overview

The Oxford Handbook of Canadian Literature provides a broad-ranging introduction to some of the key critical fields, genres, and periods in Canadian literary studies. The essays in this volume, written by prominent theorists in the field, reflect the plurality of critical perspectives, regional and historical specializations, and theoretical positions that constitute the field of Canadian literary criticism across a range of genres and historical periods. The volume provides a dynamic introduction to current areas of critical interest, including (1) attention to the links between the literary and the public sphere, encompassing such topics as neoliberalism, trauma and memory, citizenship, material culture, literary prizes, disability studies, literature and history, digital cultures, globalization studies, and environmentalism or ecocriticism; (2) interest in Indigenous literatures and settler-Indigenous relations; (3) attention to multiple diasporic and postcolonial contexts within Canada; (4) interest in the institutionalization of Canadian literature as a discipline; (5) a turn towards book history and literary history, with a renewed interest in early Canadian literature; (6) a growing interest in articulating the affective character of the "literary" - including an interest in affect theory, mourning, melancholy, haunting, memory, and autobiography. The book represents a diverse array of interests -- from the revival of early Canadian writing, to the continued interest in Indigenous, regional, and diasporic traditions, to more recent discussions of globalization, market forces, and neoliberalism. It includes a distinct section dedicated to Indigenous literatures and traditions, as well as a section that reflects on the discipline of Canadian literature as a whole.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780190494001
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	12/01/2015
Series:	Oxford Handbooks
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Cynthia Sugars is Professor of English at the University of Ottawa.

Table of Contents

Contributors Introduction Cynthia Sugars (Ottawa) Part I: Reflections on the Discipline 1. Constructing "Canadian Literature": A Retrospective Frank Davey (Western) 2. National Literature, Canadian Criticism, and National Character Adam Carter (Lethbridge) 3. Remembering Canada: The Politics of Cultural Memory Richard Cavell (British Columbia) 4. Canadian Celebrity Authorship Moves On Lorraine York (McMaster) 5. Towards a Planetary Poetics: Canadian Poetries after Globalization Kit Dobson (Mount Royal) and Erin Wunker (Dalhousie) 6. Cultural Studies in Canada: Past, Present, and Future Imre Szeman (Alberta) and Andrew Pendakis (Brock) Part II: Indigenous Literatures and Contexts 7. Contemporary M?tis Literature: Resistance, Roots, Innovation Emma LaRocque (Manitoba) 8. From Profound Silences to Ethical Practices: Aboriginal Writing and Reconciliation Jonathan Dewar (Aboriginal Healing Foundation/Algoma) 9. Indigenous Autobiography in Canada: Uncovering Intellectual Traditions Deanna Reder (Simon Fraser) 10. "What Inuit Will Think": Taqralik Partridge and Keavy Martin Talk Inuit Literature Taqralik Partridge and Keavy Martin (Alberta) 11. In/Hospitable "Aboriginalities" in Contemporary Indigenous Women's Writing Julia Emberley (Western) Part III: Literary Periods and Genres 12. Reading, Writing, and Speaking of Contact: Explorations from Both Sides Jennifer Brown (Winnipeg) and Frieda Klippenstein (Parks Canada) 13. Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century French-Canadian Literature Andrea Cabajsky (Moncton) 14. English-Canadian Narratives of Settlement Janice Fiamengo (Ottawa) 15. British Poets, Classical Myths, Canadian Locations D.M.R. Bentley (Western) 16. Cosmopolitan Nationalism: Canadian Literature of the Confederation Period, 1867-1914 Tracy Ware (Queen's) 17. Modernist Poetry in Canada, 1920-1960 J.A. Weingarten (Concordia) 18. Mid-Century Modernity and Fiction by Women, 1920-1950 Carole Gerson (Simon Fraser) 19. Mainstream Magazines: Home and Mobility Faye Hammill and Michelle Smith (Strathclyde) 20. Canadian Drama and the Nationalist Impulse Craig Walker (Queen's) 21. The Stratford Festival and Canadian Cultural Nationalism Ian Rae (Western) 22. The Not So Quiet, Nor Short, R?volution Tranquille David Leahy (Independent Scholar) 23. The Canadian Short Story in English: Aesthetic Agency, Social Change, and the Shifting Canon Alexander MacLeod (St. Mary's) 24. The English-Canadian Novel: Counter-Memory and the Claims of History, 1950-2000 Cynthia Sugars (Ottawa) 25. Fracture Mechanics: Canadian Poetry since 1960 Tanis MacDonald (Wilfrid Laurier) 26. Humour and Irony in Quebec Women's Writing, 1970-2010: Taking the Pulse of a Resistance Lucie Joubert (Ottawa) 27. The Digital Turn in Canadian and Qu?b?cois Literature Kate Eichhorn (New School) Part IV: Intra-National Perspectives and Traditions 28. Diasporic Citizenship and De-Formations of Citizenship Lily Cho (York) 29. Black Canadian Literature: Fieldwork and "Post-Race" David Chariandy (Simon Fraser) 30. (East and Southeast) Asian Canadian Literature: The Strange and the Familiar Eleanor Ty (Wilfrid Laurier) 31. South-Asian Canadian "Geographies of Voice": Flagging New Critical Mappings Mariam Pirbhai (Wilfrid Laurier) 32. You Say You've OD'd on Leonard Cohen: Canadian Jewish Writers, Celebrity, and the Mainstream Norman Ravvin (Concordia) 33. For Better or for Worse: Revisiting ?criture migrante in Qu?bec Marie CarriPre (Alberta) and Catherine Khordoc (Carleton) 34. On the Poetics of Arab-Canadian Literature in French and English Elizabeth F. Dahab (California State) 35. "People are made of places": Perspectives on Region in Atlantic-Canadian Literature Tony Tremblay (St. Thomas) 36. "If I were a rugged beauty . . .": Contemporary Newfoundland Fiction Paul Chafe (Ryerson) 37. Retracing Prairie Literature Alison Calder (Manitoba) 38. Canadian Literature on the Pacific Coast Nicholas Bradley (Victoria) Part V: Critical Fields and New Directions 39. Ecocriticism in Canada Pamela Banting (Calgary) 40. Canadian Postcolonialisms Diana Brydon (Manitoba) and Bruno Cornellier (Winnipeg) 41. Reading Historiography and Historical Fiction in Twentieth-Century Canada Ren?e Hulan (Saint Mary's) 42. Canadian Book History Eli MacLaren (McGill) 43. Canadian Auto/biography: Life Writing, Biography, and Memoir Julie Rak (Alberta) 44. Canadian Children's Literature in English Deirdre Baker (Toronto) 45. Canadian Feminist Literary Criticism and Theory in the "Second Wave" Cecily Devereux (Alberta) 46. Gay and Lesbian Literature in Canada Terry Goldie and Lee Frew (York) 47. Survival of the Fittest: CanLit and Disability Sally Chivers (Trent) 48. Canadian Literature in the Neoliberal Era Herb Wyile (Acadia)