This database provides an extensive archive of scholarly publications and fictional texts in Black and African Studies. Its goal is to make accessible the work of scholars, writers and artists living in Canada or engaging with Black Canada, including scholars across the humanities and social sciences in LA&PS. Resources listed in the database cover a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary fields, such as history, sociology, social work, literary criticism, feminist and queer theories, Black Canadian Studies and African Diaspora Studies. It also lists the works of Black Canadian poets, novelists and playwrights.
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BLUESPRINT (2001)
Wayde Compton
In the spring and summer of 1858, 600 blacks moved from San Francisco to the colonies that would …
TALKING ABOUT IDENTITY: ENCOUNTERS IN RACE, ETHNICITY, AND LANGUAGE (2001)
Adrienne Shadd
“Where are you from?” “What is your nationality?” “I didn”t know you were…” “I”m not racist, but…” “It”s …
Bluesprint: Black British Columbian Literature and Orature (2001)
Wayde Compton
In the spring and summer of 1858, 600 blacks moved from San Francisco to the colonies that would …
Blue II (2001)
George Elliott Clarke
Blue (2001)
George Elliott Clarke
“North of the Color Line: Sleeping Car Porters and the Battle Against Jim Crow on Canadian Rails, 1880-1920” in Labour/Le Travail 47, 9-42 (2001)
Sarah-Jane (Saje) Mathieu
This paper analyses the evolution of Jim Crow employment patterns in the Canadian railway industry from the 1880s …
Execution Poems : The Black Acadian Tragedy of George and Rue (2001)
George Elliott Clarke
In July 1949, George and Rufus Hamilton were hanged for the murder of a Fredericton, New Brunswick, taxi …
A Map of the Door of No Return: Notes to Belonging (2001)
Dionne Brand
A Map to the Door of No Return is a timely book that explores the relevance and nature of …
Livre de Emma (2001)
Marie-Célie Agnant
Skin Folk (2001)
Nalo Hopkinson
A new collection of short stories from Hopkinson, including “Greedy Choke Puppy,” which Africana.com called “a cleverly crafted …
Nation Dance: Religion, Identity and Cultural Difference in the Caribbean (2001)
Patrick Taylor
Dealing with the ongoing interaction of rich and diverse cultural traditions from Cuba and Jamaica to Guyana and …
The Lady Smith (2000)
Andrew Moodie
What happens when the “other woman” becomes your roommate? What happens when she starts to confide in you …
She (2000)
Claire Harris
She is a complex novel in poetry and prose poetry, crafted with visual form and eloquent language. Penelope-Marie Lancet, …
Le cri des oiseaux fous (2000)
Dany Laferrière
“Problèmes sociaux en Ontario français” in Reflets 6 (2) (2000)
Gertrude Mianda
The Archaeology Education Handbook: Sharing the Past with Kids (2000)
Karolyn Smardz-Frost
This innovative guidebook introduces archaeologists to the complexities and possibilities of educating children in archaeology. The book explains …
“The Costs of Re-membering: What’s at Stake in Gayl Jones’s Corregidora” in African American Performance and Theatre History: A Critical Reader, 306-327 (2000)
Christina Sharpe
African-American Performance and Theatre History is an anthology of critical writings that explores the intersections of race, theater, and …
Midnight Robber (2000)
Nalo Hopkinson
It’s Carnival time and the Caribbean-colonized planet of Toussaint is celebrating with music, dance, and pageantry. Masked “Midnight …
Utterances and Incantations: Women, Poetry and Dub (1999)
Afua Cooper
Lambton Kent (1999)
André Alexis
A Common Man’s Guide to Loving Women (1999)
Andrew Moodie
Just as the stag party is about to begin, the bride cancels the wedding. Chris, the jilted fiance, …
The Question (1999)
Austin Clarke
When a man and a woman meet on a summer day, they begin a conversation that will change …
49TH PARALLEL PSALM (1999)
Wayde Compton
Wayde Compton’s first poetry book: a stunning set of poems documenting the migration of Blacks to Canada, specifically …
At the Full and Change of the Moon (1999)
Dionne Brand
In 1824, on the island of Trinidad, Marie Ursule, queen of a secret society of militant slaves, plots …
MILLE EAUX (1999)
Émile Ollivier
“Insider or outsider, both or neither: some dilemmas of interviewing in a cross-cultural setting” in Geoforum 30 (4), 337-350 (1999)
Beverley Mullings
This paper contributes to the growing literature on methods and techniques for conducting qualitative research in economic geography, …
Seeing Ourselves: Exploring Race, Ethnicity and Culture (1999)
Carl James
Carl E. James creates a dialogue with readers to probe the meaning of ethnicity, race, and culture, exploring …
Beatrice Chancy (1999)
George Elliott Clarke
Beatrice Chancy is set in 1801 in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia. Beatrice is the daughter of …
Gold Indigoes (1999)
George Elliott Clarke
This lyric collection by the acclaimed Nova Scotian poet, playwright, and librettist traces the contours of relationship in …
Sun, Sex, and Gold: Tourism and Sex Work in the Caribbean (1999)
Kamala Kempadoo
With tourism accounting for approximately thirty percent of the Caribbean’s GDP and twenty-four percent of employment, a link …
Whylah Falls: A Play (1999)
George Elliott Clarke
Whylah Falls is a passionate play about poets and the lies they tell in the pursuit of love.
Psychic Unrest (1999)
Lillian Allen
Psychic Unrest is full of the sea and rain, blues and golds, rhythm and revolution. This is Lillian …
Entries in this database have been gathered by Jellisa Ricketts as part of the summer 2021 Dean’s Award for Research Excellence project, “Teaching Against Anti-Black Racism and Toward Black Inclusion,” supervised by Professor Andrea Davis.