AREA OF INTEREST — Our research will mainly engage with issues of orality, and examine how oral traditions intersect with cultural, political, sociological and literary skeins. Susan Gingell’s article “Negotiating Sound Identities in Canadian Literature” will be the scholarly heart of our conference. Gingell invites us to consider the “sound identities” of Indigenous poetics, and the revealing nature of cadences in regards to one’s cultural community. Although oral traditions may seem dated in a steadily globalizing and technological world, we hope to prove in our research that there is indeed, a relevant and immeasurable value that orality possesses.
Event | Deadline | Attendance |
Brainstorming Session #1 | April 8th | Andrea, Brendan, Nicholas, Simon |
About Page Completed | April 8th | – |
Brainstorming Session #2 | April 11th | Andrea, Brendan, Merriam, Nicholas, Simon |
Annotated Bibliography Started | April 11th | – |
Brainstorming Session #3 | April 17th | Andrea, Brendan, Merriam, Nicholas, Simon |
Polishing the Annotated Bibliography | April 17-18th | – |
Annotated Bibliography Completed | April 18th | – |
Brainstorming Session #4 | April 19th | Andrea, Brendan, Merriam, Nicholas, Simon |
Polishing the Conference Website | April 18-20th | – |
Conference Website Completed | April 20th | Hooray! |
Gingell, Susan. “Negotiating Sound Identities In Canadian Literature.” Canadian Literature/Littérature canadienne 204.(2010): 127-130. Web. 8 Apr. 2016.