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What We All Long For by Dionne Brand
The History of Sexuality, Vol. 1: An Introduction by Michel Foucault
After Theory by Terry Eagleton
Soucouyant by David Chariandy
Reading the Riot Act: A Brief History of Riots in Vancouver by Michael Barnholden
Once in Europa by John Berger
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About meLarissa Lai is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at The University of British Columbia. She holds a PhD from the University of Calgary. Her first novel, When Fox Is a Thousand (Press Gang 1995) was shortlisted for the Chapters/Books in Canada First Novel Award. Her second novel, Salt Fish Girl (Thomas Allen Publishers 2002) was shortlisted for the Sunburst Award, the Tiptree Award and the City of Calgary W. O. Mitchell Award. In 2004, West Coast Line published a special issue focussed on her work. She has been the Markin-Flanagan Writer-in-Residence at the University of Calgary (1997-8), and Writer-in-Residence in the English Department at Simon Fraser University (2006). Sybil Unrest, her collaborative long poem with Rita Wong, will be published by Line Books in 2008.
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Regards, Christine.
posted by betterthanchocolate at 9:23 pm (EST) on Apr 23, 2009