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Recent theorizing about diaspora focuses on the etymology of the word (to scatter; to sow; to ins... more Recent theorizing about diaspora focuses on the etymology of the word (to scatter; to sow; to inseminate) and on the biological, reproductive Oedipal logic that inevitably shapes the core of its conventional formation. For example, Julia Emberley's analysis of archetypal blood-and-belonging literary diasporas as patrilineal accounts of father/son inheritances provides a standard of how maleness and heterosexuality function in many texts.1 Kinship and belonging are also central themes in Daniel MacIvor's Marion Bridge, but his drama about three complex women has nothing to do with their relationships with men. Instead, MacIvor's play challenges the heterosexuality of the family tree that typically structures diasporic narratives, and it proposes alternatives based not only on the mother/ daughter line but also on sexual diversities and diverse identities. A two-act play produced in 1998, then published and nominated for a Governor General's Award in 1999, Marion Bridge2 consists of a series 2 Originally developed for Mulgrave Road Theatre, a one-night-stand touring company based in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, this popular play became a catalyst for the company, leading to longer runs and more venues (see Alcorn 108).
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Boston College, 1998. Submitted to Dept. of English. Includes bibliographical re... more Thesis (Ph. D.)--Boston College, 1998. Submitted to Dept. of English. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 282-311). Microfiche. s
Journal of Canadian studies. Revue d'études canadiennes, 2010
This essay reads the archived life of a Sydney-based woman - Ella Liscombe (1902–69) - as it was ... more This essay reads the archived life of a Sydney-based woman - Ella Liscombe (1902–69) - as it was recorded in her diaries, notebooks, and especially her photograph album of a 1927 camping excursion to Ingonish, Cape Breton Island. This album features pictures of women in "cross-dress," and the writings that gloss these camping records express Ella Liscombe’s erotic same-sex feelings about her female companions. As this essay explores Liscombe’s sartorial and emotional aesthetics, it also makes distinctions between "mannish" behaviour and "boyish" performance/costume, ultimately suggesting that Ella and her friends indulged in "twilight moments" to escape the strictures of domestic femininity.
Canadian bulletin of medical history = Bulletin canadien d'histoire de la médecine, 2006
A. R. Kaufman (1885-1979), founder of the Kitchener-based Kaufman Rubber Company, was nicknamed &... more A. R. Kaufman (1885-1979), founder of the Kitchener-based Kaufman Rubber Company, was nicknamed "Canada's Mr. Birth Control" because he established the Parents' Information Bureau (PIB)-a birth control information centre that functioned out of his factory office. Besides creating mail order/home visiting services, Kaufman also funded birth control clinics. Because he was a rubber manufacturer, it was widely believed that commercial concerns were behind his activities. This article examines recently archived material, local newspaper accounts, and court transcripts to connect A. R. Kaufman and the PIB with the manufacture of contraceptive products. It also outlines Kaufman's involvement with the eugenics movement, especially his dealings with medical practitioners who carried out sterilization procedures for the PIB.
Recent theorizing about diaspora focuses on the etymology of the word (to scatter; to sow; to ins... more Recent theorizing about diaspora focuses on the etymology of the word (to scatter; to sow; to inseminate) and on the biological, reproductive Oedipal logic that inevitably shapes the core of its conventional formation. For example, Julia Emberley's analysis of archetypal blood-and-belonging literary diasporas as patrilineal accounts of father/son inheritances provides a standard of how maleness and heterosexuality function in many texts.1 Kinship and belonging are also central themes in Daniel MacIvor's Marion Bridge, but his drama about three complex women has nothing to do with their relationships with men. Instead, MacIvor's play challenges the heterosexuality of the family tree that typically structures diasporic narratives, and it proposes alternatives based not only on the mother/ daughter line but also on sexual diversities and diverse identities. A two-act play produced in 1998, then published and nominated for a Governor General's Award in 1999, Marion Bridge2 consists of a series 2 Originally developed for Mulgrave Road Theatre, a one-night-stand touring company based in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, this popular play became a catalyst for the company, leading to longer runs and more venues (see Alcorn 108).
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Boston College, 1998. Submitted to Dept. of English. Includes bibliographical re... more Thesis (Ph. D.)--Boston College, 1998. Submitted to Dept. of English. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 282-311). Microfiche. s
Journal of Canadian studies. Revue d'études canadiennes, 2010
This essay reads the archived life of a Sydney-based woman - Ella Liscombe (1902–69) - as it was ... more This essay reads the archived life of a Sydney-based woman - Ella Liscombe (1902–69) - as it was recorded in her diaries, notebooks, and especially her photograph album of a 1927 camping excursion to Ingonish, Cape Breton Island. This album features pictures of women in "cross-dress," and the writings that gloss these camping records express Ella Liscombe’s erotic same-sex feelings about her female companions. As this essay explores Liscombe’s sartorial and emotional aesthetics, it also makes distinctions between "mannish" behaviour and "boyish" performance/costume, ultimately suggesting that Ella and her friends indulged in "twilight moments" to escape the strictures of domestic femininity.
Canadian bulletin of medical history = Bulletin canadien d'histoire de la médecine, 2006
A. R. Kaufman (1885-1979), founder of the Kitchener-based Kaufman Rubber Company, was nicknamed &... more A. R. Kaufman (1885-1979), founder of the Kitchener-based Kaufman Rubber Company, was nicknamed "Canada's Mr. Birth Control" because he established the Parents' Information Bureau (PIB)-a birth control information centre that functioned out of his factory office. Besides creating mail order/home visiting services, Kaufman also funded birth control clinics. Because he was a rubber manufacturer, it was widely believed that commercial concerns were behind his activities. This article examines recently archived material, local newspaper accounts, and court transcripts to connect A. R. Kaufman and the PIB with the manufacture of contraceptive products. It also outlines Kaufman's involvement with the eugenics movement, especially his dealings with medical practitioners who carried out sterilization procedures for the PIB.
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