Vancouver poet A.M. Stephen wrote this satirical poem mocking patriotic verse. But earlier, Stephen had written plenty of patriotic ditties. Why the change? Check out my article on interwar BC poets and national identity! #worldpoetryday #cdnhist #bchist #cdnlit

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Another great review of my Mum (@fishgottaswim.bsky.social)'s forthcoming book! #cdnlit

He spent some time in Canada, too. His story "The Wendigo" was inspired by his northern sojourn (and, rather loosely, by Anishinabe lore)... #cdnhist #cdnlit

A worthwhile read/listen on the history of environmental ideas and solutions over the early 21c. (I'm biased, as I'll be featuring the Margaret Atwood interview in a forthcoming exhibit! #cdnhist #envhist #cdnlit

The Gatineau Village des valeurs doesn't always deliver, but when it does... yesterday's finds:

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Author Thomas King reveals he’s not Cherokee – why some call the news a gut punch | Truth & Politics - @aptnnews.bsky.social

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job

Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Critical Canadian Cultural and Literary Studies - McMaster University

DL: November 20th, 2025

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CFP - International Journal of Canadian Studies - Expansion and internationalization of comics produced in Canada

Submissions accepted September 2025 to 05 December 2025

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A day
A ray

The heat
Skin, discreet

Movement cardiovascular
To propel near, far

Retire worn
Microtorn.

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A fascinating bio. Some time ago, I went through LAC's (small) Yeigh fonds, documenting his friendship with Tekahionwake E. Pauline Johnson. The papers include 2 unpublished TEPJ poems, as well as an unsigned verse, "Pauline Johnson's Grave" - maybe Yeigh's own work? #cdnhist #cdnlit #bookhistory

CALL FOR PAPERS
L.M. Montgomery and Change

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“A window looking seaward” - Finding Environmental History in the Writing of L.M. Montgomery This is the fifth in a series of excerpts from The Greater Gulf: Essays on the Environmental History of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, recently published by McGill-Queen's University Press. For few thi...

For L.M. Montgomery's 150th birthday, read "'A window looking seaward' – Finding Environmental History in the Writing of L.M. Montgomery" by @clairecampbell.bsky.social

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Looking With and Beyond the Words in Tanya Tagaq's Split Tooth In Split Tooth, the Aurora Borealis are a central part of the story and play a key role in imagination, vision, dream and legend.

Since everyone is talking about the Northern Lights today, let's read about the role that they play in Tanya Tagaq's Split Tooth.

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#IndigenousLit #Inuit #Auroraborealis #envhum #cdnlit

New Book: Literature, Science, and Animal Advocacy in Canada: Practical Zoocriticism Between the Nature Fakers controversy and the legal status of animals as “property” in anti-cruelty legislation, my curiosity was consumed by these fascinating juxtapositions in the history of animal ...

In this post Candice Allmark-Kent shares her new book and some of the research that inspired her to write it, Literature, Science, and Animal Advocacy in Canada: Practical Zoocriticism (Palgrave 2023)

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Call for Nominations - 2024 Alanna Bondar Memorial Book Prize In the spirit of Alanna Bondar’s own work, the committee seeks to award the prize to provocative, original, and stimulating books on environmental topics.

ICYMI:

ALECC is accepting nominations for their 2024 Alanna Bondar Memorial Book Prize until December 31st.

The prize celebrates environmental humanities and creative writing.

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Call for Nominations - 2024 Alanna Bondar Memorial Book Prize In the spirit of Alanna Bondar’s own work, the committee seeks to award the prize to provocative, original, and stimulating books on environmental topics.

Call for Nominations – 2024 Alanna Bondar Memorial Book Prize - For the Environmental Humanities and Creative Writing

Deadline: 31 December 2023

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Looking With and Beyond the Words in Tanya Tagaq's Split Tooth In Split Tooth, the Aurora Borealis are a central part of the story and play a key role in imagination, vision, dream and legend.

#InternationalInuitDay

Take some time to read @svenjaengelmannke.bsky.social's analysis of Tanya Tagaq's Split Tooth.

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