Physicality, Landscape, Language … Home: Locating and Connecting to Place in David Bouchard’s ‘Cultural Books’
David Bouchard bridges cultures in his dual language oeuvre. Through notions of the physical and the Canadian landscape, and in First Nations, Michif, and European-descended languages, Bouchard is able to create narratives of place through poetry, storytelling, and descriptive chirography. The texts...
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| description | David Bouchard bridges cultures in his dual language oeuvre. Through notions of the physical and the Canadian landscape, and in First Nations, Michif, and European-descended languages, Bouchard is able to create narratives of place through poetry, storytelling, and descriptive chirography. The texts, which are complemented by prominent First Nations artists’ illustrations and music, embody Bouchard’s reclamation of his cultural heritages for himself and his daughter. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ecb786d81ba4fc6a086d73c4e2f04ca2022-12-22T01:31:47ZengLanguage and Literacy Researchers of CanadaLanguage and Literacy: A Canadian Educational e-journal1496-09742017-10-011949611110.20360/G29W9N24340Physicality, Landscape, Language … Home: Locating and Connecting to Place in David Bouchard’s ‘Cultural Books’Joanie Crandall0University of SaskatchewanDavid Bouchard bridges cultures in his dual language oeuvre. Through notions of the physical and the Canadian landscape, and in First Nations, Michif, and European-descended languages, Bouchard is able to create narratives of place through poetry, storytelling, and descriptive chirography. The texts, which are complemented by prominent First Nations artists’ illustrations and music, embody Bouchard’s reclamation of his cultural heritages for himself and his daughter.https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/langandlit/index.php/langandlit/article/view/24340readingnew literaciesbouchardmichifcreedelawarekwak’walami’kmaqojibweojibwayinnulenapefirst nationscanadiancultural textsdual language textspicture bookshistoryenvironmentcitizenshipsocial justice |
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| title | Physicality, Landscape, Language … Home: Locating and Connecting to Place in David Bouchard’s ‘Cultural Books’ |
| title_full | Physicality, Landscape, Language … Home: Locating and Connecting to Place in David Bouchard’s ‘Cultural Books’ |
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| topic | reading new literacies bouchard michif cree delaware kwak’wala mi’kmaq ojibwe ojibway innu lenape first nations canadian cultural texts dual language texts picture books history environment citizenship social justice |
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