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Czech Refugees in Cold War Canada
Jan Raska
University of Manitoba Press, 2018

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Making Believe
Questions About Mennonites and Art
Magdalene Redekop
University of Manitoba Press, 2020

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Lives Lived, Lives Imagined
Landscapes of Resilience in the Works of Miriam Toews
Sabrina Reed
University of Manitoba Press, 2022

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Louis Riel and the Creation of Modern Canada
Mythic Discourse and the Postcolonial State
Jennifer Reid
University of Manitoba Press, 2008

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Writing Grief
Margaret Laurence and the Work of Mourning
Christian Riegel
University of Manitoba Press, 2003
Margaret Laurence's much admired Manawaka fiction - The Stone Angel, A Jest of God, The Fire-Dwellers, A Bird in the House, and The Diviners – has achieved remarkable recognition for its compassionate portrayal of the attempt to find meaning and peace in ordinary life. In Writing Grief, Christian Riegel argues that the protagonists in these books achieve resolution through acts of mourning, placing this fiction within the larger tradition of writing that explores the nuances and strategies of mourning. Riegel's analysis alludes to sociological and literary antecedants of the study of mourning, including the tradition of elegy, from Derrida and Lacan to Freud, van Gennep, and Milton. The "work" of mourning is necessary to move from a state of emotional paralysis to one of acceptance and active engagement. Laurence's characters "perform the work of mourning ... returning over and over again to the key issues relating to loss," and, as Riegel's close examination of the texts suggests, are changed thereafter fundamentally and significantly. As an important study of one aspect of Laurence's oeuvre, Writing Grief not only illustrates how Laurence's own preoccupations with mourning are figured, but also how different ways of working through grief result in renewed potential for consolation and connection, and "a renewed definition of self."
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Mythologizing Norval Morrisseau
Art and the Colonial Narrative in the Canadian Media
Carmen L. Robertson
University of Manitoba Press, 2016

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A Land Not Forgotten
Indigenous Food Security and Land-Based Practices in Northern Ontario
Michael A. Robidoux
University of Manitoba Press, 2017

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Communal Solidarity
Immigration, Settlement, and Social Welfare in Winnipeg's Jewish Community, 1882–1930
Arthur Ross
University of Manitoba Press, 2019

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Monuments to Faith
Ukrainian Churches in Manitoba
Basil Rotoff
University of Manitoba Press, 1990
Ukrainians first came to Canada a century ago, seeking a new life on the western prairies. They brought with them an ancient and rich cultural tradition, deeply rooted in Christianity. The most visible symbol of this tradition is the Ukrainian church with its distinctive cupolas. As soon as the settlers were established in the new land, they began to reshape their environment by building churches in the styles they remembered from their homeland.In this richly illustrated volume, the authors trace the continuity of tradition in achitecture, art, and community life from Ukraine to the parishes of the Manitoba prairie. In a detailed examination of the exteriors and interiors of forty-nine churches, the book establishes a typology of Ukrainian church designs. Biographies of the architects, master builders, and artists are included, along with a guide to the art and architecture of a Ukrainian church.
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Grasslands Grown
Creating Place on the U.S. Northern Plains and Canadian Prairies
Molly P. Rozum
University of Manitoba Press, 2021


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