To understand where CanLit, or Canadian Literature, came to be what it is today, we need to go back in time to when it was first imagined into being. In this episode we cover the 1951 Massey Report, the founding of the Writers’ Union and arts councils, and how we’re investing in the stories we tell about ourselves today.
Hosted by Rebecca Diem
Produced by Quinton Bradshaw
Music by James Ellercamp
Special thanks to our guests Nick Mount, John Degen, Jesse Wente, and Alana Wilcox
You can learn more about the The Writer’s Union of Canada at writersunion.ca, and the Canada Council for the Arts at canadacouncil.ca.
Reading List:
Arrival - Nick Mount
Unreconciled - Jesse Wente
The Uninvited Guest - John Degen
The Lives of Girls and Women - Alice Munro
The Case for Basic Income - Jaime Swift & Elaine Power
Presented by The Word On The Street & CJRU 1280AM, with support from the Community Radio Fund of Canada.
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In this five-episode miniseries, WOTS' Rebecca Diem interviews authors, publishers, booksellers, librarians, readers, & historians to discover the origins of the festival, the creation of a Canadian Literature, and how the story we tell ourselves about ourselves continues to evolve.
The 33rd edition of The Word On The Street returns to the street at Queen's Park on June 11 & 12, 2022.
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