Margaret Laurence Writes Africa and Canada - Paperback

by Laura K. Davis (Author)

Articulates how Margaret Laurence addresses decolonization and nation building in 1950s Somalia and Ghana, and 1960s and 1970s English-Canada. Laurence displaces the simple notion that Canada is a sum total of different cultures, and conceives Canada as a mosaic that is in flux and constituted through continually changing social relations.

Author Biography

Laura K. Davis teaches and researches in the areas of Canadian literature and writing studies at Red Deer College, Alberta. She has a Ph.D. in English from the University of Alberta, has published articles and reviews on Canadian literature, and is a co-author of the textbook, Essay Writing for Canadian Students, with Readings.