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Opening the world’s eyes on Ukrainian culture
by Dave Hazzan, writer and academic, completing his PhD in History at York University What is an artist’s role in a time of war? Does the artist even have a role, or does their work get lost in a time of mass devastation? Gregory Hlady, a Ukrainian...
Becoming Your Own Best Critic: How to Edit Your Own Work
Congress 2021 blog edition Many of you are likely familiar with the difficulties of editing your own writing. When reading over your own work, your brain has a tendency to make sense of what you think is on the page, rather than what is actually...
Pulling Back the Curtains: Unveiling Untold Stories in Canada’s History
Congress 2021 blog edition Hosted by the Association of Canadian College and University Teachers of English (ACCUTE), the “On the Other Side(s) of 150 Book Launch” open event celebrated the launch of the book, On the Other Side(s) of 150: Untold...
The Art of Make Believe: A Panel on Make Believe: The Secret Library of M. Prud’homme – A Rare Collection of Fakes
Congress 2021 blog edition The Association of Canadian College and University Teachers of English (ACCUTE) hosted the “ Creative Writing Panel: Make Believe” open event, a roundtable discussion centered around Make Believe: The Secret Library of M...
Notes from A Celebration of Northern Authors
Congress 2021 blog edition Tlicho author Richard Van Camp led a celebration of northern authors in a reading session at Congress. Here, leading Indigenous writers and artists discussed the inspirations for their work and shared excerpts from their...
Listen to the Experts: How to Publish and Market your Scholarly Book
Congress 2021 blog edition At Congress 2021, there are multiple resources to supplement your scholarly work. One of them was the “Publishing and Marketing your Scholarly Book” panel hosted by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences...
Editing is Power: Teachings from “Indigenous Sovereignty and Editing Practices”
Congress 2021 blog edition Today, an esteemed panel of leaders in Indigenous scholarly editing presented in an open event. The panel included Michelle Coupal, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, and Deanna Reder. Together, they discussed their first-hand...
“The stories came from myself, too.” Markoosie Patsauq and the beginnings of Inuit literature in Canada
National Indigenous Languages Day offers a prime opportunity to talk about the first Indigenous novel ever published in Canada, written by an Inuk whose family was among those forcibly relocated to the High Arctic in 1953, and who helped lead the...
Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike – Congress 2021
Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike is a recent graduate of the doctoral program in the Department of English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta, and a celebrated author of fiction and poetry. His research focuses on gender roles in Nigerian...