A Cultural History of Canada19 Feb 2023

71 - Angélique: The Slave Who Torched Montreal?

In which, using Lorena Gale's play Angélique, we talk about the life and times of Marie-Joseph Angélique - a New France slave who was accused of burning down almost 50 buildings in Montreal in 1734. Get 2 months of free podcast hosting by going to: https://signup.libsyn.com/?promo_code=CANLIT --- Support: Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/historiacanadiana); Paypal (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/historiacanadiana); the recommended reading page (https://historiacanadiana.wordpress.com/books/) --- Contact: historiacanadiana@gmail.com, Twitter (@CanLitHistory) & Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/CanLitHistory).
--- Sources/Further Reading:

Cooper, Afua. "Confessions of a woman who burnt down a town." Utterances and Incantations: Women, Poetry, and Dub in the Black Diaspora, ed. Afua Cooper. SisterVision Press, 1999.
Cooper, Afua. The Hanging of Angélique: The Untold Story of Canadian Slavery and the Burning of Old Montréal, The University of Georgia Press, 2007.
Gale, Lorena. Angélique, Toronto: Playwrights Canada Press, 1998. https://archive.org/details/angelique0000gale/mode/2up (Can be borrowed with a free account)
Torture and Truth: Angélique and the Burning of Montreal, Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History Project, 2006, https://www.canadianmysteries.ca/sites/angelique/accueil/indexen.html

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123 - Robertson Davies' Fortune My Foe

On the post-War cultural crisis as seen by Canada's premier man of letters. Source: Davies, Robertson. Fortune, My Foe. 1949. --- Support: Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/historiacanadiana); Paypal...

28 Sep 1h

122 - On poet A. M. Klein

In which we discuss the life and work of modernist Jewish-Canadian writer A.M. Klein. Here are the referenced (or notable) poems, many more of which can be found on Internet Archive: "Out of the pulv...

3 Aug 1h 18min

Capitalism, Colonialism & Crises: An interview w/ historian Bryan D. Palmer

In which Patrick talks to Bryan D. Palmer about his final volume in his three-part Capitalism and Colonialism series, focusing on Canadian history from 1960 to today. Bryan is Professor Emeritus and f...

13 Juli 1h 42min

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25 Maj 54min

121 - Italian-Canadians & 'Lives of the Saints'

In which we discuss the cultural impacts of Italians on Canada and - due to time constraints - make a brief detour on Nino Ricci's Lives of the Saints. --- Support: Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/hi...

13 Apr 1h

Betty Baxter: Outspoken Olympian

In which Patrick talks to former Olympian and LGBTQ sports activist about her new memoir Outspoken: A Journey from Olympic Athlete to Activist. Find the book here or at your local bookstore. --- Suppo...

30 Mars 1h 12min

120 - On Women's Suffrage in Quebec

For International Women's Day? --- Support: Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/historiacanadiana); Paypal (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/historiacanadiana); recommended reading (https://historiacanadi...

16 Mars 1h

Shirley Horn & Joanne Robertson on Writing a 'Residential School Story'

In which Patrick talks to Shirley Horn and Joanne Robertson about their collaboration on the children's book, Shirley: An Indian Residential School Story - which is based on Horn's lived experiences a...

9 Mars 1h 1min