Tag Archives: Northrop Frye

painting: hewers of wood and drawers of H2O

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Dave

Hewers of wood and drawers of water. That is the traditional and somewhat pejorative view of Canada. And although Canada likes to think of themselves as a global “soft power” and memeber of the Group of Eight ( G8 ) … Continue reading →

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poetry and pond games

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Dave

The cultural ghetto to escape from or to remain in? Smaller ghettos within the vast metropolis. Finding the vastness of the universal within the small and comparatively isolated. Northrop Frye was known for his theory of the Canadian what he … Continue reading →

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shall we dance a slow one

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Dave

The American flag floating over every square foot of North America, clear to the North Pole. The ancient ghosts of annexation have always haunted Canadians that reciprocity would engulf the country. To America, Canada is seen as useful, as well … Continue reading →

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the garrison

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Dave

“Must be something in the water.” (Robbie Robertson ) Very potent water indeed. It was the politics of the mystic. One taken in with the idea of a New Jerusalem. This concept of the “City on a Hill” which originally … Continue reading →

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two state solution

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Dave

There is a feedback loop at work here: Do we really want more separation from Canada, statehood, or does all this incessant chatter about it simply desensitize the issue into the realm of indifference and boredom? Or, in today’s consumerist … Continue reading →

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political theatre: the extent to which life is unrepresentable

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Dave

Can dissidence be accomplished through the ballot box? Does voting actually change anything? As Canadians put aside their donuts and hockey to contemplate the election on May 3, a new bogeyman has emerged on the national agenda; quietly slipping into … Continue reading →

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JUST KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR YELLOW SNOW

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Dave

Canada… the true north…..Wikileaks….It must be something in the water, and Canadians don’t want Americans drinking it or sharing it … “A few acres of snow” – “Quelques arpents de neige”- is a quotation from Voltaire popularly understood to be … Continue reading →

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EFFING THIS & EFFING THAT: ART & POLITICS OF FUDDLE DUDDLE

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Dave

Puritanism: as “the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.” ( H.L. Mencken ) Fornication Under Consent of the King. For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. Fuckedandfarfromhome. The F-Bomb ….”How do you people really feel about doing it? Isn’t that about … Continue reading →