Bodies of Art, Bodies of Labour

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Title: Bodies of Art, Bodies of Labour
Description: Bodies of Art, Bodies of Labour by Kate Beaton, award-winning author of Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands, explores connections between class, literature, and art from Cape Breton Island. She addresses the fact that people from poor or working-class backgrounds face significant barriers entering the Canadian arts scene and shows that if they do not write themselves into stories, others will, often with damaging results. Beaton thoughtfully examines personal and working-class legacies, celebrating the authenticity and power of truly seeing ourselves and each other in the art that we create.
Authors: Kate Beaton
Resource Type: eBook.
Subjects: Art and society--Nova Scotia--Cape Breton Island, Arts, Canadian--Nova Scotia--Cape Breton Island, Working class in art, Poor--Nova Scotia--Cape Breton Island, Working class--Nova Scotia--Cape Breton Island
Categories: LITERARY CRITICISM / Canadian, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Artists, Architects, Photographers, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, HISTORY / Canada / Provincial, Territorial & Local / Atlantic Provinces (NB, NL, NS, PE), LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Culture, Race & Ethnicity
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Abstract:Bodies of Art, Bodies of Labour by Kate Beaton, award-winning author of Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands, explores connections between class, literature, and art from Cape Breton Island. She addresses the fact that people from poor or working-class backgrounds face significant barriers entering the Canadian arts scene and shows that if they do not write themselves into stories, others will, often with damaging results. Beaton thoughtfully examines personal and working-class legacies, celebrating the authenticity and power of truly seeing ourselves and each other in the art that we create.
ISBN:9781772128000
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