"Confluence" conference web site
Anne Nothof
annen at ATHABASCAU.CA
Thu Feb 8 16:25:47 EST 2007
Hello Colleagues,
The website for an Edmonton conference on convergences between Alberta
and Quebec culture entitled "Confluence" has recently been re-activated.
http://confluence.athabascau.ca/
Posted proceedings from the conference include essays on Canadian
drama/theatre by Glen Nichols, Brian Smith and Wes Pearce. Here is the
table of contents:
Gail Scott, Bottom's Up
Anne Malena, Translation or the Desire for Confluence
Jacqueline Dumas, Issues of Othering and Translating Experience in
Western Canadian Writing
Jimmy Thibeault, Du mythe à la desillusion: la demythification de
l'Alberta dans Cantique des plaines de Nancy Huston
Brian Smith, Theatre in Exile: Four Years of Quebec Theatre in Calgary
Glen Nichols, The Case of Fraser in Quebec
Wes D. Pearce, Images in Translation: Constructing a Literate Picture
Kambia Tchitala Nyota, Theatralisation du Rituel de Veuvage Luba et ses
Espaces Québec
Jason Morgan, "Do You Ever Get Tired of Being a Professional Faggot?"
"Perversion Chic," "Queer Nationalism", and English Canadian Cinema
Glen Campbell, Alberta's Oblate Community: Poetic Vignettes
It was a great conference!
Regards,
--
Anne F. Nothof Ph.D.
Professor, English
Centre for Language and Literature, Athabasca University
1 University Drive, Athabasca AB Canada T9S 3A3
Editor, Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia (www.canadiantheatre.com)
phone: (780) 464-4235
fax: (780) 467-6731
e-mail: annen at athabascau.ca
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