Canadian Literary Inquirer’s

Our conference and area of research will be focusing on regionalism and its importance in Canadian literature. Especially in the context of First Nations and literature. As Alison Calder mentions in her piece “What Happened to Regionalism”, what happened to place and location in Canadian literary studies? In a world that is becoming increasingly small as we move towards globalization, it becomes more and more important to acknowledge where we come from. It is important to celebrate these things as context matters, and it can even be harmful to not acknowledge these things. Everyone has a different story, and that story is formed by our experiences, and those experiences depend on where we are from. We think that by keeping stories grounded in their place, we can then have a better understanding of not only the story, but of those who are telling those stories. This is what our group will be exploring, and hopefully it will lead to some developments that lead to greater understanding as well for First Nations groups, and for people to educate themselves moving forward.

Even though the world may be getting smaller, we’d like to argue that doesn’t mean there aren’t still distinct voices and distinct stories. Everyone comes from a different place, and with that brings different stories:

Works Cited

Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi. “The Danger of a Single Story.” TED, www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story?referrer=playlist-the_most_popular_talks_of_all.

Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Peyto_Lake-Banff_NP-Canada.jpg.