CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
7872
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Title:
Fred Wah Fonds
Source Collection ID:
MsC 17
Source Collection Description:
The Fred Wah fonds collects materials from Vancouver-based poet Fred Wah, who was appointed as Canadau2019s fifth Parliamentary Poet Laureate in 2011 and has published 25 books between 1965 and 2016. Wah was born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan in 1939 and grew up in the West Kootenay region. His Chinese and Scots-Irish ethnic background and identity have a significant influence on his literary work. Wah completed an undergraduate degree in Literature and Music at the University of British Columbia, where he became a founding editor of the TISH newsletter in 1961, and has taught at Selkirk College, the David Thompson University Centre, and the University of Calgary. The fonds contains a number of interviews, conversations, lectures, and public readings recorded between the years 1976 and 2006, featuring local and national literary and media figures such as Lorna Crozier, bpNichol, Daphne Marlatt, and Stuart McLean.
Source Collection Contributing Unit:
SFU Library
Source Collection URI:
Source Collection Image URL:
Sub Series Title:
Fred Wah Fonds
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title:
Fred Stenson reading "The Trade: A Novel" at University of Calgary on February 5 in 2001 and Telling the Truth the Way the Words Lie (Fiction vs Non-fiction Writing) Panel at [University of Calgary?] Part 1 of 2
Title Source:
Recording and J-card
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Identifiers:
[]
Rights
Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)
CREATORS
Name:
Stenson, Fred
Dates:
1951-
Name:
Kostash, Myrna
Dates:
1944-
Name:
Harvey, Kenneth J.
Dates:
1962-
Name:
Brossard, Nicole
Dates:
1943-
Name:
Schermbrucker, Bill
Dates:
1938-2019
CONTRIBUTORS
MATERIAL DESCRIPTION
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:
T00:47:09
Size:
63.9 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:48:05
Size:
66.9 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Dates
Date:
2001-02-05
Type:
Production Date
Source:
J-card
Notes:
Fred Stenson reading from his book named The Trade: A Novel at University of Calgary, but we are not sure if the panel discussion also was also recorded on this date
LOCATION
Address:
2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4
Venue:
University of Calgary
Latitude:
51.07837
Longitude:
-114.12832
Notes:
Fred Stenson reading from his book named The Trade: A Novel on February 5 in 2001; We are not certain whether the panel discussion was also held at the University of Calgary
CONTENT
NOTES
Type:
General
Note:
Fred Stenson reads from his book named "The Trade : A Novel"; he answers some questions about his book discussing how long it took him to write the book, the order of events and structure of the book, the characters in the book and a bit of fiction writing, the women in the book and the resources he'd used.
Type:
General
Note:
On side two, the panelists, including Myrna Kostash, Bill Schermbrucker, Kenneth J. Harvey, Nicole Brossard, Fred Stenson, having an argument about the separation of fiction and non-fiction; The argument is mainly about if lying occurs more in fiction or non-fiction writing and what are the probable reasons for that.
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