Doll Hospital is an intersectional/queer/feminist literary mental health journal, founded by Bethany Rose Lamont in 2014, that often focuses on personal experiences of survival, told through art and literature. This is a super cute, well designed and important little book to own, carry with you, support, and recommend to friends and family. From … Continue reading Doll Hospital Journal
Literature
Book Pile: Comics and Mental Health
A selection of comics related to mental (and physical) health. These are honest, beautiful, and often brutal narratives. Included in this assembly (with descriptions from publishers' websites): My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris (2017) Set against the tumultuous political backdrop of late ’60s Chicago, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters is the fictional graphic diary of … Continue reading Book Pile: Comics and Mental Health
Hero and Villain: The Construction of Autobiographical Slave Narrative in Kyle Baker’s Nat Turner
The following writing is adapted from a seminar presentation for a course on graphic life narratives at the University of Winnipeg. Background Nat Turner was an African American slave who led a violent revolt on several plantations in Southampton County, Virginia in late August 21-22, 1831. These revolts resulted in the murder of approximately 57 … Continue reading Hero and Villain: The Construction of Autobiographical Slave Narrative in Kyle Baker’s Nat Turner
Fairy Tales
The following is a script for a presentation I gave as part of an MI (Master of Information) group project to create a contemporary reference article on a subject of our choice; we chose Fairy Tales. Part of the assignment was to critique modern reference articles and look for bias and ways they can be … Continue reading Fairy Tales
On collecting books, and how objects can haunt us and piece us together
I have been a collector for a very long time, taking pleasure in the way objects are arranged around me in the various rooms of houses and apartments where I lived. When I was a kid, I would intricately arrange objects along the shelves and ledges of my bedroom and curate new arrangements every few … Continue reading On collecting books, and how objects can haunt us and piece us together
On Angela Carter
Angela Carter was born Angela Olive Stalker on May 7th, 1940, in South London. Her father was a Scottish journalist who shared his love of cinema with his daughter (Yule 145). Her stories, displaying dramatic visual language, reflect her interest in the glamour of theatre, with surreal architecture and dramatic settings. Her protagonists are detached … Continue reading On Angela Carter
Exploring Pop Culture Themes in City Treaty, A Poem by Indigenous Poet, Playwright, Author, and Visual Artist Marvin Francis
The following is a review and thematic analysis of the poetry narrative City Treaty by Marvin Francis, an Indigenous poet, playwright, author, and visual artist who was based in Winnipeg, MB until his death in 2005 from cancer. This essay is adapted from Indigenous Literature coursework at the University of Winnipeg. In City Treaty Marvin … Continue reading Exploring Pop Culture Themes in City Treaty, A Poem by Indigenous Poet, Playwright, Author, and Visual Artist Marvin Francis
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