Virginia Woof | CANLIT AS AN INSTITUTION @VirginiaWoof | Uploaded February 2017 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
*CW for discussion of rape culture*
-I left out the part about Thien’s letter but you can read it here: theglobeandmail.com/static/BC/UBC/thien-letter.pdf
-Harsha Walia’s response to Thien: docs.google.com/document/d/1dISBC02_9tNzY8HT7q_tsVCbXFOpJWNLmWn9m2QdJbM/edit
1) Dr. Lorenzi: empathywarrior.ca/2016/11/25/canlit-at-the-crossroads-violence-is-nothing-new-how-we-deal-with-it-might-be
Twitter: twitter.com/empathywarrior
2) storify.com/ZoeSTodd/rape-culture-canlit-and-you
Twitter: twitter.com/ZoeSTodd
3) Karyn Freedman: huffingtonpost.ca/karyn-l-freedman/steven-galloway-letter_b_13458596.html?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004
4) Maggie Helwig: https://m.facebook.com/maggie.helwig.7/posts/10153873397431541
5) WAVAW Rape Crisis Center: wavaw.ca/what-is-rape-culture
6) Marsha Lederman: theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/ubc-and-the-steven-galloway-affair/article32562653
7) UBC Accountable Letter: ubcaccountable.com/open-letter/steven-galloway-ubc
8) Jen Sookfong Lee: twitter.com/JenSookfongLee
9) Dorothy Palmer (also a really great look at the context of unions and labour law involved): https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10154710482003555&id=678273554
10) Samantha Marie Nock: twitter.com/sammymarie
Her writing: halfbreedsreasoning.wordpress.com/2016/11/25/712
11) Dr. Sarah Hunt: twitter.com/thesarahhunt
12) Robert Jago: canadalandshow.com/question-joseph-boydens-indigenous-ancestry
13) Lawrence Hill: theglobeandmail.com/opinion/women-have-a-right-to-be-heard-and-respected/article32931267
14.1) Hayden King: theglobeandmail.com/opinion/joseph-boyden-where-are-you-from/article33441604/?utm_medium=Referrer:+Social+Network+/+Media&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links
14.2) cbc.ca/news/indigenous/the-orenda-faces-tough-criticism-from-first-nations-scholar-1.2562786
15) Peggy Blair (the most comprehensive look at his identity claims and some information about claims from other family members): peggyblair.wordpress.com/2017/01/13/the-inconsistencies-in-joseph-boydens-various-backgrounds
16) Terese Marie Mailhot:
huffingtonpost.ca/terese-marie-mailhot-/native-identity_b_14047024.html
17) Alicia Elliot: cbc.ca/beta/arts/why-non-indigenous-support-for-joseph-boyden-should-set-off-alarm-bells-1.3951223
18) Denise Balkisson: theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/why-the-facts-behind-joseph-boydens-fiction-matter/article33454930
Twitter: twitter.com/balkissoon
19) Daniel Heath Justice: twitter.com/justicedanielh & twitter.com/justicedanielh/status/817445265112059906
Other people I have been following but didn’t mention:
-Amber Dawn: roommagazine.com/writing/sei-turni-6-spells-canlit
-Chelsea Rooney (also one of the complainants who has been incredibly vocal and has had to deal with a lot of harassment online): twitter.com/ChelRooney
The Authors I mention (who I have been following on these issues as well)
-Tracy Lindberg: twitter.com/TraceyLindberg
-Birdie: chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/birdie/9781443451352-item.html
-Chelsea Vowel: twitter.com/apihtawikosisan
-Indigenous Writes: portageandmainpress.com/product/indigenous-writes
-Katherena Vermette: twitter.com/katherenav
-The Break: houseofanansi.com/products/the-break
To find other amazing Indigenous authors, just google 'Indigenous women writers' and you will find list upon list of people you should check out!
Follow up on Atwood specifically: youtube.com/watch?v=twDn0I9Ut04
*CW for discussion of rape culture*
-I left out the part about Thien’s letter but you can read it here: theglobeandmail.com/static/BC/UBC/thien-letter.pdf
-Harsha Walia’s response to Thien: docs.google.com/document/d/1dISBC02_9tNzY8HT7q_tsVCbXFOpJWNLmWn9m2QdJbM/edit
1) Dr. Lorenzi: empathywarrior.ca/2016/11/25/canlit-at-the-crossroads-violence-is-nothing-new-how-we-deal-with-it-might-be
Twitter: twitter.com/empathywarrior
2) storify.com/ZoeSTodd/rape-culture-canlit-and-you
Twitter: twitter.com/ZoeSTodd
3) Karyn Freedman: huffingtonpost.ca/karyn-l-freedman/steven-galloway-letter_b_13458596.html?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004
4) Maggie Helwig: https://m.facebook.com/maggie.helwig.7/posts/10153873397431541
5) WAVAW Rape Crisis Center: wavaw.ca/what-is-rape-culture
6) Marsha Lederman: theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/ubc-and-the-steven-galloway-affair/article32562653
7) UBC Accountable Letter: ubcaccountable.com/open-letter/steven-galloway-ubc
8) Jen Sookfong Lee: twitter.com/JenSookfongLee
9) Dorothy Palmer (also a really great look at the context of unions and labour law involved): https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10154710482003555&id=678273554
10) Samantha Marie Nock: twitter.com/sammymarie
Her writing: halfbreedsreasoning.wordpress.com/2016/11/25/712
11) Dr. Sarah Hunt: twitter.com/thesarahhunt
12) Robert Jago: canadalandshow.com/question-joseph-boydens-indigenous-ancestry
13) Lawrence Hill: theglobeandmail.com/opinion/women-have-a-right-to-be-heard-and-respected/article32931267
14.1) Hayden King: theglobeandmail.com/opinion/joseph-boyden-where-are-you-from/article33441604/?utm_medium=Referrer:+Social+Network+/+Media&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links
14.2) cbc.ca/news/indigenous/the-orenda-faces-tough-criticism-from-first-nations-scholar-1.2562786
15) Peggy Blair (the most comprehensive look at his identity claims and some information about claims from other family members): peggyblair.wordpress.com/2017/01/13/the-inconsistencies-in-joseph-boydens-various-backgrounds
16) Terese Marie Mailhot:
huffingtonpost.ca/terese-marie-mailhot-/native-identity_b_14047024.html
17) Alicia Elliot: cbc.ca/beta/arts/why-non-indigenous-support-for-joseph-boyden-should-set-off-alarm-bells-1.3951223
18) Denise Balkisson: theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/why-the-facts-behind-joseph-boydens-fiction-matter/article33454930
Twitter: twitter.com/balkissoon
19) Daniel Heath Justice: twitter.com/justicedanielh & twitter.com/justicedanielh/status/817445265112059906
Other people I have been following but didn’t mention:
-Amber Dawn: roommagazine.com/writing/sei-turni-6-spells-canlit
-Chelsea Rooney (also one of the complainants who has been incredibly vocal and has had to deal with a lot of harassment online): twitter.com/ChelRooney
The Authors I mention (who I have been following on these issues as well)
-Tracy Lindberg: twitter.com/TraceyLindberg
-Birdie: chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/birdie/9781443451352-item.html
-Chelsea Vowel: twitter.com/apihtawikosisan
-Indigenous Writes: portageandmainpress.com/product/indigenous-writes
-Katherena Vermette: twitter.com/katherenav
-The Break: houseofanansi.com/products/the-break
To find other amazing Indigenous authors, just google 'Indigenous women writers' and you will find list upon list of people you should check out!
Follow up on Atwood specifically: youtube.com/watch?v=twDn0I9Ut04
