{"id":35,"date":"2016-08-03T20:52:08","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T03:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/engl470teamblue\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2016-08-17T22:38:59","modified_gmt":"2016-08-18T05:38:59","slug":"general-focus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/engl470teamblue\/general-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"General Focus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 476px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7018\/6519043181_6655045a35_b.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"350\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">momobi. &#8220;Capitalism kills Love.&#8221; 29 Oct 2011. Online image. Flikr. 5 Aug 2016.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Introduction<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our goal for the conference is to explore the ways in which the voices of \u00a0some Canadian\u2019s are silenced through the forces of capitalist oppression and neoliberalism. We want to find ways in which society can subvert these forces and diversify the face of Canadian literature. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Area of Interest<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>We, as a group, are interested in how twenty first century Canadian Literature has been defined by the whims of capitalist, neoliberal and nationalist sentiments. Through this we hope to better define how works may have been canonized as \u201cCanadian Literature\u201d, and look into how the established narrative can be changed to be more inclusive of the diverse Canadian populous.<\/p>\n<p>In this video &#8220;Be Suspicious of Stories&#8221;, Tyler Cowen discuss not only the dangers of the sources of narratives shaping stories, but the bias we humans have to specific kinds of stories.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Be suspicious of stories | Tyler Cowen | TEDxMidAtlantic\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RoEEDKwzNBw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Area of Research<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>As suggested by Roxanne Rimstead in \u201c<i>Utopian Longing and Literary Futures<\/i>\u201c and Lorraine York in \u201c<i>Agents of Literary Culture<\/i>,\u201c the everyday voices of the oppressed and ignored are the future of Canadian literature. Unfortunately,\u00a0due to our neoliberal system that values profits over all else, corporately backed outlets neglect to publish any such unique narratives for fear that they may not sell. This principle may be applied to all forms of art, beyond our literary scope of study.\u00a0In conjunction with this, Herb Wylie\u2019s article \u201c<i>Neoliberalism and the Future of Canadian Literature&#8221;,<\/i>\u00a0explains how corporate autonomy, lack of intervention from the state, and an insufficient commitment to social welfare will affect literature. Wylie argues that\u00a0the only voices we will hear will be from those who can afford to engage in art, who write narratives that are guaranteed to sell, and are approved by the publishing companies who are motivated by profit.<\/p>\n<p>Our fear is that the notion of art for art&#8217;s sake, will be replaced with media for sale&#8217;s sake.<\/p>\n<p>Through this research, we wish to find and call attention to solutions that can be implemented to change the narrative of censorship for capitalistic gain and divert neoliberalism by increasing the value of diversity in art.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Works Cited<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Cowen, Tyler. &#8220;Be Suspicious of Stories.&#8221; <em>TedTALKS<\/em>. 8 November 2009, https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/tyler_cowen_be_suspicious_of_stories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction Our goal for the conference is to explore the ways in which the voices of \u00a0some Canadian\u2019s are silenced through the forces of capitalist oppression and neoliberalism. 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