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ENGL 466

Topics in Modern/Contemporary Canadian Literature I

3.00 units · Undergraduate

Fall 2026 · Topics in Modern/Contemporary Canadian Literature I — Language, Culture, & Politics

Topics

  • Chinese Canadian literary history since the 1980s
  • diaspora, politics and identity
  • fiction, poetry, life writing and drama.

Readings

  • Named in description (status as stated): Primary texts will feature short stories, novels, poetry, life writing, and dramatic works by authors of Chinese descent, including both established authors such as SKY Lee, Fred Wah, Rita Wong, and Larissa Lai, as well as authors who have debuted more recently, such as jia-qing wilson-yang and Kai Cheng Thom; secondary texts will survey works from Larissa Lai, Rita Wong, Lien Chao, and Lily Cho, among others.
Fall 2026 · Topics in Modern/Contemporary Canadian Literature I — Literary Space and Place in Canada

Topics

  • Place and territorial belonging in Canadian literature
  • Indigenous, diaspora and settler narratives
  • land claims
  • race, class, gender and sexuality.

Readings

  • Named in description (status as stated): Texts may include work by Dionne Brand; Marian Engel; Rawi Hage; Chelene Knight; Michael Ondaatje and Eden Robinson, among others.
Fall 2026 · Topics in Modern/Contemporary Canadian Literature I — Climate Fiction in Canada

Topics

  • Canadian climate fiction
  • regional impacts of climate change
  • cultural responses
  • social and racial justice.
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