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July 1st is Canada Day. While it is traditionally a holiday in honour of Canadian Confederation, the meaning of Canada Day has evolved amidst more accurate understandings of the country’s history. Not only a day of celebration, Canada Day also allows the time and space for learning, reflection, and remembrance. A day dedicated to Confederation … Read More >
“It must be given its place amid the clamour of countless cries heard throughout the era of Atlantic Revolutions, for more than any other, [the cry of Vertières] embodies the extraordinary strength of a country that is neither a martyr nor cursed, but determined to survive adversity and internal tension.” Jean-Pierre Le Glaunec, The Cry … Read More >
Congratulations to Winfried Siemerling, author of The Black Atlantic Reconsidered: Black Canadian Writing, Cultural History, and the Presence of the Past for winning the 2015 Gabrielle Roy Prize (English section), from the Association for Canadian and Quebec Literatures (ACQL)!
“Winfried Siemerling’s The Black Atlantic Reconsidered: Black Canadian Writing, Cultural History, and the Presence of the … Read More >
In honour of Black History month, here is an excerpt from Winfried Siemerling’s book The Black Atlantic Reconsidered. In this excerpt we get a glimpse at how black Canadian musicians influenced Montreal culture and history in the mid-twentieth century.
The following excerpt is taken from chapter 5 – Other Black Canadas
THE BLACKENING OF QUEBEC:
JAZZ, DIASPORA, AND THE … Read More >