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Tales of Ghosts

By (author) Ronald W. Hawker
Categories: History of art

The years between 1922 and 1961, often referred to as the “Dark Ages of Northwest Coast art,” have largely been ignored by art historians, and dismissed as a period of artistic decline. Tales of Ghosts ...

Edge of Everything, The

Few public venues exist for the contemplation of curatorial research and development in Canada, and there are even fewer forums for reflection by Canadian curators within an international context. The ...

Digitopia Blues

By (author) John Sobol
Categories: History of music

A lyrical analysis of the intersections between poetic speech and music, intertwined with the history of black/white relations in America. Digitopia Blues is a fluid narrative about orality and literacy ...

Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film

Edited by Wyndham Wise
Categories: Films, cinema
Series: Heritage

Take One’s Essential Guide to Canadian Film is the most exhaustive and up-to-date reference book on Canadian film and filmmakers, combining 700 reviews and biographical listings with a detailed chronology ...

La photographie malgré l'image

By (author) Jean Lauzon
Categories: Photography and photographs

L’auteur propose ici un modèle sémiotique de compréhension du signe photographique appelé « contexture photographique ». Dans un premier temps, l’auteur offre une mise en situation de la problématique ...

The Buried Astrolabe

By (author) Craig S. Walker
Categories: Theatre studies

Astrolabe / æstræ leÓb/ n. an instrument consisting of a disc and pointer, used to make astronomical measurements, especially of the altitudes of celestial bodies, and as an aid in navigation. Over ...