lowry's Podcast

Yet another presentation from material recorded in Taiwan during the fall of 2005. In today's presentation, Wayde Compton, Larissa Lai and Fred Wah are speaking to students and faculty at the National Tsing Hua University. The focus of the discussion is on Canadian Multiculturalism, racialized identity and cultural practices from three very different points of view. Wayde Compton discusses and reads from his turntable poem, "Reinventing Wheel"; Larissa Lai talks about and reads her novel Salt Fish Girl; and Fred Wah talks about his "biotext" Diamond Grill and his latest long poem Isadore Blue. The writers are introduced by Guy Beauregard. The event was recorded on Nov. 17, 2005 and it was part of This episode is part of Transcribing Canada: Canadian Writers in Taiwan, which was hosted by the Canadian Trade Office and Sponsored by the Canada Council.

This is the final episode from Fred Wah's keynote at the National Sun Yat-sen University in Taipei. Part #3 represents questions from students and faculty following Fred Wah's presentation. This episode is part of an ongoing series of Transcribing Canada: Canadian Writers in Taiwan.

This is the 4th podcast from the Transcribing Canada: Canadian Writers in Taiwan. It features the second part of Fred Wah's keynote address to students and faculty at the National Sun Yat-sen University in Taipei. Fred is speaking on his writing in relation to issues of hybridity, mixed race identity, and Canadian cultural history.

This is the 3rd podcast from the Transcribing Canada: Canadian Writers in Taiwan. It features the first part of Fred Wah's keynote address to students and faculty at the National Sun Yat-sen University in Taipei. Fred is speaking on his writing in relation to issues of hybridity, mixed race identity, and Canadian cultural history.

This is a follow-up to EP 3 and it features talks and readings by Wayde Compton and Garry Gottfriedson from from a panel on Canadian Multiculturalism delivered at National Cheng Chi University, exmaining the question: How do literary works explore multiculturalism in society? These presentations were recorded on Nov. 18, 2005 and was part of a larger series organized by the Canadian Trade Office in Taipei, Transcribing Canada: Canadian Writers in Taiwan.

This is the first part of a two part series from a panel on Canadian Multiculturalism delivered at National Cheng Chi University, exmaining the question: How do literary works explore multiculturalism in society? Part #1 features talks and readings by Roy Miki and Glen Lowry. Part #2 features talks and poetry readings by Wayde Compton and Garry Gottfriedson. These presentations were recorded on Nov. 18, 2005 and was part of a larger series organized by the Canadian Trade Office in Taipei, Transcribing Canada: Canadian Writers in Taiwan.