Sumários
Literature and Historic development
25 Outubro 2017, 10:00 • Cecília Maria Beecher Martins
Review of the 6 literary texts presented so far, together with Joy Kowasa" Obasan (1981) and discussion of the role of this texts as a representation of Canadian social development and also impulsors of change. ~
Portuguese presence in Canada
23 Outubro 2017, 10:00 • Cecília Maria Beecher Martins
Presentation of the historic presence of the Portuguese in Canada.
Student led discussion of 2 of Anthony da Sa's short stories from Barnaclr Love "Fado" - manuel's perspective and "Pounding Their Shadows" - António's perspective
Immigrant commnities in Canada
18 Outubro 2017, 10:00 • Cecília Maria Beecher Martins
Students presented the history of the Chinese and Japanese emigration to Canada and discussed the extracts from Fred Wah's Diamond Grill and Hiromi Goto's Chorus of Mushrooms in this light.
Asked students to watch the video "1966 Codfishing on the Santa Maria" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Git-48_CPww and to read Anthony da Sá 2 short stories "Fado" and "Pounding their Shadows" for next class in preperation for next class's discussion on the Portuguese in Canada. The short stories (as well as all the extra literary texts) are in the Red Copy Shop.
Teixeira, Carlos; Da Rosa, Victor M. P. (2009), The Portuguese in Canada: diasporic challenges and adjustments, University of Toronto Press available on JSTOR is a good academic reference on this subject
Nationalism in Canadian Literature + first novel
16 Outubro 2017, 10:00 • Cecília Maria Beecher Martins
Students presented Frank Watt's essay on "Nationalism in Canadian Literature" and we discussed how literature was important in the construction of a nation identity.
Student presentations and discussion
11 Outubro 2017, 10:00 • Cecília Maria Beecher Martins
Student presentations on