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Dr Canadiana Ashley Williamson
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This is a Canadian Theater History Podcast made for my DRE200 Students at the University of Toronto, Mississauga.
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Dr Canadiana Podcast
This podcast is for DRE200 Canadian Theatre History students at University of Toronto, Mississauga.
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Episode Two: Thinking Historically
In this episode topics include Kevin Kerr’s Unity 1918, why we study history, and who developed the Canadian Theatre History canon and why we should care.
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Mini-sode 1: Who is Robertson Davies?
A quick explainer on an influential person.
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Episode Five: Mandates and Manifestos
Topics in this episode include Factory Theatre, Tarragon Theatre, and their commitment to developing Canadian playwrights. Funding, community building and mandate shifts. Please stay tuned for Part 2, a conversation with Why Not Theatre’s Ravi Jain which will be uploaded in two days. [Update: The Audio for my interview with Jain was poor so I did not post it.]
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Mini-sode 2: Who is John Herbert?
I briefly outline the life of playwright John Herbert to offer context to the play Fortune in Men’s Eyes which is the subject of the next full episode of Dr. Canadiana.
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Episode Seven: Theatre on the Cusp: The Fortune in Men's Eye and Canadian Playwrighting
In this episode, my colleague, Dr. Cameron Crookston and I discuss John Herbert’s play The Fortune in Men’s Eyes. Topics include - how time changes language and the importance of historical context when discussing tricky words, gender and sexual identity, and John Herbert and this play’s role in the Canadian drama and theatre canon. This episode includes a discussion of violence and sexual assault; listener discretion is advised.