Canadian Studies
Term1 1
TTh, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
In this section we’ll engage with six novels, three from the 1970s and three ‘responses’ from the 2010s. By now canonical, the earlier texts are: Lives of Girls and Women (1971; Alice Munro), Badlands (1975; Robert Kroetsch), and Lady Oracle (1976; Margaret Atwood). The selected contemporary novels that directly or indirectly address these novels are: Birdie (2015; Tracey Lindberg), 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl (2016; Mona Awad), and From Up River and For One Night Only (2016; Brett Josef Grubisic)
In light of the reading load, a novel or two read before the semester begins is highly recommended.
