George Bowering Interview, May 1988 part 1 of 2 #712

CLASSIFICATION

Swallow ID:
5270
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Label:
Reading in BC Collection
Sub Series:
Reading in BC Collection

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Title:
George Bowering Interview, May 1988 part 1 of 2 #712
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Genre:
Interview
Identifiers:
[]

Rights

Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)

CREATORS

Name:
Bowering, George
Dates:
1935-
URL:
http://viaf.org/viaf/34469976
Role:
"Speaker"
Name:
Ricou, Laurence (Laurie)
Dates:
1944-
URL:
http://viaf.org/viaf/16316481
Role:
"Interviewer"
Name:
Quartermain, Peter
Dates:
1934-
URL:
http://viaf.org/viaf/34534588
Role:
"Interviewer"

CONTRIBUTORS

MATERIAL DESCRIPTION

Image:
Image
Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Cassette
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Extent:
1/8 inch
Sound Quality:
Good
Physical Condition:
Good
Other Physical Description:
Black and white clear jewel case with J-card

DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION

Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:48:34
Size:
65.3 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:47:56
Size:
66.1 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files

Dates

Date:
1988-05
Type:
Performance Date
Source:
J-card

LOCATION

CONTENT

Contents:
Side Track No. Comments One 000 024 The interview asks about Bowering’s teaching experiences at SFU. The tape is plagued intermittently by a strong feedback noise 120 Caprice is discussed 170 Bowering’s sense of time in Caprice is discussed 232 “Is there a Canadian Western as a genre?” asks the interviewer 270 ‘Coast Chauvinism’ is discussed 310 Realism is discussed 340 Bowering remarks upon the Japanese touches found in Vancouver 362 Bowering’s experiences publishing his work is elaborated upon 460 The subject of teaching is touched upon again 477 Bowering admits he still favors high culture, even though he is a post-modernist 500 Gertrude Stein is discussed 520 James T. Farrell is discussed 563 Bowering is asked about his diary and his writing process 608 End of Side One Two 000 004 Continued discussion of Bowering’s writing process 080 Bowering relates his year of travelling (1965) and Heraclitus 188 A 1963 Conference on poetry is described 210 Bowering explains his love of plot and story 270 The Western novel is discussed, in the context of their male-centeredness and the fact they take place on dry land 311 “So, do you have ‘desires’ for that story?” asks the interviewer 350 “The ground is really important in my work”, notes Bowering 365 Daphne Marlatt’s work is discussed 400 Bowering says he believes that ‘reading’ comes before writing and speech 422 The difference in tension between Bowering’s poetry and prose is discussed 445 ‘Kerrisdale elegies’ are discussed 490 Baseball poetry is discussed 536 “The metaphysical is a useless concept if you are not retaining 100% of the notion of the physical”, notes Bowering. It doesn’t mean anything unless it carries its opposite with it 560 End of Side Two
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting

NOTES

Note:
The tape is plagued intermittently by a strong feedback noise that prevents us from hearing, in the beginning of side 1.
Type:
General
Note:
Liner Notes: George Bowering Interview, Part I, May 1988 #712 Laurence (Laurie) Ricou & peter quartermain Tape #1

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