{"id":9,"date":"2015-05-15T12:46:34","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T19:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/470cecily\/?p=9"},"modified":"2015-05-15T12:46:34","modified_gmt":"2015-05-15T19:46:34","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/470cecily\/2015\/05\/15\/introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the first post in my\u00a0English 470A Canadian Studies<\/a> class blog! The course focuses on Indigenous literature in juxtaposition with European traditions, so we\u2019ll be looking at issues like the relationship between literature and storytelling and the connections between nation building, canonization, and colonization. Blogging is a large part of the way we interact in this class, so this blog will feature my weekly contributions as the term goes on.<\/p>\n

My name is Cecily, and I\u2019m a fourth-year student doing a double major in English Literature and Creative Writing. (Having read through some of my fellow students\u2019 blogs, I\u2019m a little surprised at how popular that combination seems to be \u2013 hi Hava<\/a>,\u00a0Charmaine<\/a>\u00a0and Kevin<\/a>!) I plan to graduate next year; it\u2019s a little hard to believe that this will be the last time I take classes in the summer.<\/p>\n

I find that Canadian authors are often sidelined next to the much larger American publishing industry. While I am a Canadian citizen now, I moved here from the US eight years ago, so I have the experience of being an outsider and I\u2019m less familiar with Canadian literature than many people who grew up here.<\/p>\n

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Survivors Totem Pole. Photo credit: Downtown Eastside Sacred Circle Society<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I\u2019ve been introduced to contemporary and historical Indigenous issues in Canada through friends in activist communities who contributed to projects like the Idle No More<\/a> protests or the Survivors\u2019 Totem Pole<\/a>. Even so, Indigenous literature often seems to be sidelined even within Canadian literature, and I can\u2019t say I\u2019ve had much experience with it, so I\u2019m looking forward to learning about something that\u2019s so relevant to the place I live but that I don\u2019t necessarily know a lot about.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m particularly intrigued by the prominent role that storytelling and blogging play\u00a0in this class, since it\u2019s an experience that is very distinct from any of the other literature courses I\u2019ve taken, and because both of these aspects are so applicable to the Creative Writing portion of my degree. It’s really interesting how the online format can actually encourage interaction and participation rather than prevent it.\u00a0I can\u2019t wait to read everyone\u2019s blogs over the term \u2013 I think we’re going to\u00a0have a great summer!<\/p>\n

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Works Cited<\/u><\/p>\n

\u201cENGL 470 Canadian Studies.\u201d UBC Department of English<\/em>. Web. 15 May 2015. <http:\/\/www.english.ubc.ca\/courses\/summer2015\/470-98a.htm><\/p>\n

Fong, Melissa. “A Survivor’s Totem Pole to Symbolize Resistance, Persistence, and Inclusion in Vancouver.” Georgia Straight<\/em>. 4 July 2014. Web. 15 May 2015. <http:\/\/www.straight.com\/blogra\/680001\/survivors-totem-pole-symbolize-resistance-persistence-and-inclusion-vancouver><\/p>\n

“Idle No More.” Idle No More<\/em>. Web. 15 May 2015. <http:\/\/www.idlenomore.ca><\/p>\n

“Survivors Totem Pole.” Downtown Eastside Sacred Circle Society<\/em>.\u00a0<\/em>Web. 15 May 2015. <https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/survivorstotempole\/photos\/a.485170878282115.1073741828.476972702435266\/619317151534153\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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