Manitoba Writers project
Introduction
The year 2020 marks 150 years since the inception of Manitoba as a province in Canada. Below is a list of Manitoba writers in 5 categories:
Standards: These authors are example of the early prairie writers and authors who wrote Canadian classics
Contemporary Canadian Literature: These authors are well-known Manitoban writing today.
Young Adult: This list includes contemporary authors who write for a young adult audience.
Poets: Manitoba has some great poets for you to explore.
BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, people of colour): Although these authors belong within the other categories, we chose to highlight them.
Task 3: Critical Analysis of your author
At this point you have read some works by your author, created a biography, and have been thinking about the themes and concepts within the works. Now it is time to research the motifs by placing them in a greater literary context. There are a number of ways to approach this task. Your research decisions should be based on your thesis. You are strongly encouraged to read more than one work by your author.
Steps:
Search for reviews and interviews
Search for literary criticism about your author and/or specific works
Search for themes/concepts/motifs
Search tips:
Identify the important words in your questions.
For example - I'm interested in the concept of borders and women
Keyword search:
borders AND women AND "Canadian literature"
Search the Databases
Placing your author's work into a Canadian literary context
The following articles may be helpful in your consideration of the Canadian literary criticism.
This article discusses some common literary themes in Canadian literature. It also argues that discussing Canadian themes may no longer be relevant because of the globalization of literature.
Literature - By the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that discusses how to write about literature.
Introduction to Literary Theory: Major Critics and Movements
Helpful sites
Canadian Literature is a journal that includes criticism and reviews. It is available on EBSCO but, the site also has some very good guides to put your author into a Canadian context.
Canadian Literary Journals (UM) - list of Canadian journals
SCL: Studies in Canadian Literature
Task 1
Take some time to explore the authors in the different categories. Beside each author is a link to a collection we have in the Bonnycastle Library or to an overview of the author. The collection includes links to an overview of the author and provide an introductory list of the resources available through the Bonnycastle Library.
Please explore authors from at least 3 of the categories.
When you are ready, choose 3 authors you are considering for your project and submit the three choices using the Google form in your Google classroom. The form is also linked below the list. You may change your choices if you decide you are not interested in the author after your preliminary exploration.
Task 1
Take some time to explore the authors in the different categories. Beside each author is a link to a collection we have in the Bonnycastle Library or to an overview of the author. The collection includes links to an overview of the author and provide an introductory list of the resources available through the Bonnycastle Library.
Please explore authors from at least 3 of the categories.
When you are ready, choose 3 authors you are considering for your project and submit the three choices using the Google form in your Google classroom. The form is also linked below the list. You may change your choices if you decide you are not interested in the author after your preliminary exploration.
Task 1
Task 1
Take some time to explore the authors in the different categories. Beside each author is a link to a collection we have in the Bonnycastle Library or to an overview of the author. The collection includes links to an overview of the author and provide an introductory list of the resources available through the Bonnycastle Library.
Please explore authors from at least 3 of the categories.
When you are ready, choose 3 authors you are considering for your project and submit the three choices using the Google form in your Google classroom. The form is also linked below the list. You may change your choices if you decide you are not interested in the author after your preliminary exploration.
