EN280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Paradigm Shift, Body Politic, Wab Kinew
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Cbc shutting down comments pages on id news articles. 1491 conquest, meeting of cultural directions in north america. Paradigm shifts, challenge facing us at the beginning. Bill reed: carving of raven opening a clam shell. Relationship: human civilization being birthed by non-human. The raven that steals the light: drawings also done by reed. Prime minister statues at the wlu campus. More galvanized push back on pm statues rather than financial implications. Epistemological leap, paradigm shift in this class. About the process of making this art project, beautiful. Ojibway scholar wab kinew: because reconciliation with native. People is still the most pressing social justice issue canada faces. Thomas king: the truth about stories is that"s what all we are . Stories can be transformative, and transform us. Place as animate (dynamic) entity (relations to place) Deep roots (and contemporary realities) of canadian body politic. Oral literature can rhyme in ideas, in stories and incidents.