Table of Contents

Introduction: Texts and Contexts of Blackening

1. Temporalities of Becoming in Dionne Brand’s thirsty

2. “I’m Running For My Life”: Mobility in Austin Clarke’s Recent Fiction

3. Writing Life-Worlds: Canadian History and the Representation of Albert Johnson

4. Race, Heritage, and Recognition in Tessa McWatt’s Out of My Skin

5. Concluding

6. Re-Beginning: “Blah, Blah, Blah.” Emergent Critical Multiculturalism in Brampton, Ontario

Promotional Information

"Blackening Canada offers terrific and original readings of Dionne Brand, Austin Clarke, and Tessa McWatt. Written with clarity and concision, it takes up the question of multiculturalism through a series of accomplished analyses of black Canadian writing." -- Lily Cho, Department of English, York University "This book is a well-written, engaging, and intelligent examination of recent writing in Canada by black writers who concern themselves with questions of diaspora and multiculturalism." -- Kit Dobson, Department of English, Mount Royal University

About the Author

Paul Barrett is a Banting postdoctoral fellow in the Department of English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University.

Reviews

‘In this brilliant book, Barrett manages to confront important issues of race in Canada…. This is a volume for those interested in race and multiculturalism anywhere, not Just in Canada. Highly recommended.’ - B Almon (Choice Magazine vol 53:04:2015) ‘Blackening Canada is an insightful addition to the discourse on critical multiculturalism. Barrett’s argument is interdisciplinary, critical, compelling and wide-ranging.’ - Sharon Morgan Beckford (Topia Number 36: Fall 2016) ‘Blackening Canada is an invaluable addition to black literary criticism and necessary reading for scholars working in the field.’ - Darcy Ballantyne (University of Toronto Quarterly vol 86:03:2017)