{"id":6,"date":"2016-09-10T17:12:07","date_gmt":"2016-09-11T00:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/engl470westerman\/?p=6"},"modified":"2016-09-10T17:12:07","modified_gmt":"2016-09-11T00:12:07","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/engl470westerman\/2016\/09\/10\/introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello everyone of English 470A!<\/p>\n

My name is Hannah, and I am a fourth year student majoring in Art History, with a minor in History. I have taken various distance education classes in the past, and have generally found that English courses taught online are more engaging and provide more discussion. As others have already said, online classes do create a more comfortable environment for those who may be more shy to speak up within a classroom setting. This is the main reason why I enjoy taking classes such as this.<\/p>\n

There are various reasons why I decided to take this course in particular. I enjoy taking English classes and have\u00a0dabbled throughout my university career, and I was intrigued with the course description of this class. We will be taking a look at Canadian literature through a historical lens, looking at both Indigenous and European influences to literature. After looking at the reading list for this class, I have become intrigued in how literature was adapted, changed, and influenced by various historical stories and contexts. I am further intrigued into this idea of “whose stories we listen to,” and which stories have affected the way in which we see “Canadian Literature.” Moreover I am interested in the concept of literature explaining only one side of history, due to the other side of the story being only told through orature; this theme of a loss of history and the question of what really makes up modern Canadian Literature are very thought-provoking for me.<\/p>\n

This is the first Canadian studies style course that I have taken, however I have seen some similar themes in a selection of my Art History courses. This course brings up memories of an exhibition that I had seen in the Belkin Gallery titled “Witnesses<\/a>,” which discussed art and the Canadian residential schools. This exhibition talked about ideas of story-telling and the loss of historical memories for the Indigenous peoples. One of the art pieces that I had looked into was Apparition<\/em> by Rebecca Belmore which reflected the understanding of a loss of her own language, and the “potential for its disappearance.” This powerful video-piece really caused me to think about the loss of culture and the ways in which Canada’s history reflects that. Here<\/a> you can read more about the the exhibition and the various other artists highlighted.<\/p>\n

I expect this course to challenge our ways of thinking about Canadian literature, and to further our understanding of the history behind our literature.\u00a0I am looking forward to this semester, this reading list, and the opportunity to pick each-others brains on the various lessons through these blogs.<\/p>\n

\"Apparition,

Apparition, Rebecca Belmore<\/p><\/div>\n

Works Cited:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Belmore, Rebecca. Apparition<\/i>. Digital image. belkin.ubc.ca\/events\/witnesses-traumatic-histories-artistic-practice-and-working-from-the-margins<\/i>. Web. 10 Sept. 2016.<\/p>\n

Turner, Michael. “Witnesses: Art and Canada’s Residential Schools.” Canadian Art Reviews<\/em>. Web. 10 Sept. 2016.<\/p>\n

“Witnesses: Art and Canada’s Residential Schools.” Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery<\/em>. Web. 10 Sept. 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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