{"id":533,"date":"2017-05-04T17:21:09","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T00:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/english\/?p=533"},"modified":"2017-05-04T17:22:50","modified_gmt":"2017-05-05T00:22:50","slug":"every-day-english-bc-arts-culture-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/english\/2017\/05\/04\/every-day-english-bc-arts-culture-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Every Day English–BC Arts & Culture Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Late April in BC does more than simply usher in Spring. Appropriately enough, it also celebrates our province’s creativity with Arts and Culture Week<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

By Michelle LaFlamme<\/p>\n

I was born and raised in Coast Salish territory, and I have a love for this province.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Photo Credit: Nick Kenrick..<\/a> Flickr via Compfight<\/a> cc<\/a><\/p>\n

When I read books that refer to this location I am very engaged.\u00a0 If you walk the hallways in the English department at UFV you will notice posters about BC books that were created by students in my BC literature classes. If you go to meet with the department head you will notice there are posters outside of her door as well.\u00a0 These were created by these BC literature students who had the choice to select a BC book of their own to present and analyze for the class presentation.\u00a0 Subsequently, they created original posters for their BC book with the intention of engaging others to pick up a BC book.<\/p>\n

Of course there is a big debate about\u00a0 what makes a book “BC literature.”\u00a0 Is there anything that unites these texts beyond the setting?\u00a0 Should texts be united on the basis\u00a0 of setting?\u00a0 Is there something in this coastal region that unites writers?\u00a0 Despite this robust debate, which echoes the debates around Canadian literature, there is a growing interest in “West Coast” and regional literature.\u00a0 For example, the University of Victoria offers an MA in “Literatures of the West Coast,” and writers from this coastal region have been collectively publishing regional anthologies as “Cascadian” writers.<\/p>\n

For those of you interested in literature from BC, I would like to offer a handful of suggestions in a range of genres.<\/p>\n

Diamond Grill<\/strong> <\/em>by Fred Wah<\/a> (a biotext which is a fusion of poetry and prose, fiction and biography)<\/p>\n

Birthright<\/strong><\/em> by Constance Lindsay Skinner<\/a> (possibly BC’s first play set in BC)<\/p>\n

Tay<\/strong> John<\/strong><\/em> by Howard O’Hagan<\/a> (a classic Canadian novel set in BC)<\/p>\n

49th Parallel<\/strong> Psalm<\/strong><\/em> by Wayde Compton<\/a> (a collection of poems)<\/p>\n

Down in the Valley<\/strong><\/em>– edited By Trevor Carolan<\/a> ( a collection of stories and poems from the Fraser Valley)<\/p>\n

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