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the quint : an interdisciplinary quarterly from the north 1 Editorial Advisory Board Martin Kuester, University of Marburg the quint volume eight issue four Ronald Marken, Professor Emeritus, Moshen Ashtiany, Columbia University University of Saskatchewan Brenda Austin-Smith, University of Camille McCutcheon, University of an interdisciplinary quarterly from Manitoba South Carolina Upstate Keith Batterbe. University of Turku Lorraine Meyer, Brandon University the north Donald Beecher, Carleton University Ray Merlock, University of South Carolina Upstate Gerald Bowler, Independent Scholar ISSN 1920-1028 Antonia Mills, Professor Emeritus, editor Robert Budde, University Northern University of Northern British Columbia British Columbia Sue Matheson Ikuko Mizunoe, Professor Emeritus, John Butler, Senior Scholar, University Kyoritsu Women’s University College of the North Avis Mysyk, Cape Breton University David Carpenter, Professor Emeritus, University of Saskatchewan Hisam Nakamura, Tenri University the quint welcomes submissions. See our guidelines Andrew Patrick Nelson, University of or contact us at: Terrence Craig, Mount Allison University Montana the quint Lynn Echevarria, Yukon College Sherry Peden, University College of the University College of the North North Erwin Erdhardt, III, University of P.O. Box 3000 Julie Pelletier, University of Winnipeg The Pas, Manitoba Cincinnati Canada R9A 1K7 Peter Falconer, University of Bristol Vincent Pitturo, Denver University Peter Geller, University of the Fraser Frances Pheasant-Kelly, University of We cannot be held responsible for unsolicited Valley Wolverhampton material Susan Gold, University of Windsor Christian Riegel, University of Regina Peter Gordon, Independent Scholar Steve Roe, Northern Lights College production John George Hansen, University of Dan Smith, University College of the Sue Matheson Saskatchewan North Richard Harris, University of Robert Spindler, University of Innsbruck Saskatchewan Nicholas Tyrras, Independent Scholar cover photo: Sue Matheson Stella Hockenhull, University of Darrell Varga, NSCAD Wolverhampton Gene Walz, University of Manitoba A quarterly journal, the quint is housed in the Faculty of Arts, Business and Science at the University Didi Hutchins, University of Alaska of the North. The encouragement and support of this project by the Vice President Academic of the (Anchorage) Robin Waugh, Wilfred Laurier University College of the North is deeply appreciated. University Deborah Lynn Kitchen Døderlein, Copyright 2016© the quint for the contributors. No part of this publication may be reproduced. University of Oslo David Williams, University of Manitoba 2 Vol. 8.4 (September 2016) the quint : an interdisciplinary quarterly from the north 3 Sweet Bunny #12 by Sue Matheson.....................................................................131 contents Barbers and Millionaires: The Continuity of Stephen Leacock's Early Humour, 1910- 1914 by Nick Milne...........................................................................................132 Sweet Bunny #5 by Sue Matheson.........................................................................153 EDITORIAL Policing Postcolonialism in Maryse Condé's Crossing the Mangrove by Imen Sweet Bunny #1 by Sue Matheson...............................................................................7 Mzoughi..............................................................................................................154 Finding the "I" in Irony: Thomas King as Trickster, Creator, and Narratorby Hannah Sweet Bunny # 9 by Sue Matheson......................................................................177 Green......................................................................................................................8 Democratic Governance and Health Care Delivery in Nigeria, 1999-2007 by Sweet Bunny #2 by Sue Matheson.........................................................................37 Benjamin Uchenna Anaemene............................................................................178 The Façade of the Prison: The Uncanny and and "Rita Haworth and the Shawshank Sweet Bunny #33 by Sue Matheson....................................................................210 Redemption" by Colleen Cooper Harrison..............................................................38 The Maroon Pillowcases by Fouzia Reza..............................................................211 Sweet Bunny #72 by Sue Matheson.........................................................................68 Sweet Bunny #44 by Sue Matheson......................................................................213 Women Through The Eyes of Women: The Renaissance of 16th Century France and England by Elizabeth M. Hoyt..............................................................................69 Big Red by Heather Ostman................................................................................214 Sweet Bunny #3 by Sue Matheson.........................................................................84 Sweet Bunny #42 by Sue Matheson........................................................................229 The Subordination of Embodied Power: Sentimental Representations of the Black Maternal Body in Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin by Andrea CONTRIBUTORS.............................................................................................230 Wolfe.....................................................................................................................85 SUBMISSION....................................................................................................232 Sweet Bunny #4 by Sue Matheson.......................................................................114 GUIDELINES....................................................................................................232 The Objectification of Vision in Don DeLillo's Point Omegaby Abeer CALL FOR PAPERS............................................................................................232 Fahim.................................................................................................................115 4 Vol. 8.4 (September 2016) the quint : an interdisciplinary quarterly from the north 5 Sweet Bunny #1 ...................................................... Sue Matheson Bunny Sweet EDITORIAL It is September. After our El Nino summer, this issue of the quint welcomes the cooler weather and blue quill geese flying South. We're taking out our warm jackets again and buying winter boots. This September, new writers have joined the quint. Another eclectic offering of thought provoking articles, beautiful poetry, and provocative prose—this issue is designed for readers who enjoy diversity and are interested in new ideas. Showcasing articles from the United States, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, China, Canada, Tunisia, and Malaysia, our thirty second quint begins with Hannah Green's interest- ing (and educational) insights into the works of novelist Thomas King. In "Finding the 'I' in Irony: Thomas King as Trickster, Narrator, and Creator," Green argues that the unnamed narrator of King's Green Grass Running Water is a trickster, King himself. Colleen Cooper Harrison's fascinating psycho- analytic disscussion of Otherness in Stephen King's "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption" follows. In "The Façade of the Prison: The Uncanny and and "Rita Haworth and the Shawshank Re- demption'" Harrison effectively argues that King demonstrates the ways in which a dystopian society fosters the emergence of the Other in order for men to survive. Next, in "Women Through The Eyes of Women: The Renaissance of 16th Century France and England," Elizabeth M. Hoyt examines the different experiences of the Renaissance that one finds in women's writings from France and England. Following, Andea Powell Wolfe's "The Subordination of Embodied Power: Sentimental Representa- tions of the Black Maternal Body in Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin" considers Stowe's conflicted and fascinating presentations of black maternal figures. A challenging examination of per- spective, Abeer Fahim's "The Objectification of Vision in Don DeLillo's Point Omega" argues that the act of seeing is subjective, flawed, and always embodied. Nick Milne's "Barbers and Millionaires: The Continuity of Stephen Leacock's Early Humour, 1910-1914" puts forward the proposition that Stephen Leacock's Sunshine Sketches of a Small Town unites his early works and leads to the rest of his career. Then Imen Mzoughi's thought-provoking "Policing Postcolonialism in Maryse Condé's Crossing the Mangrove" asks the reader to examine Condé's treatment of theory as a mixing of sym- bioses and mutations. Benjamin Uchenna Anaemene's perceptive and important discussion, "Demo- cratic Governance and Health Care Delivery in Nigeria, 1999-2007" traces the positive impact that democratic governance has had on the health and well-being of Nigerians. Of course, no quint is complete without its creative complement. We are very honoured to be able to showcase the work of two young writers, one from Bangladesh, the other from the United States. We know you will enjoy Fouzia Reza's skillfully crafted poetry and Heather Ostman's pro- vocative prose. My visual offerings invite you to consider the nature of rabbits via Finnish installation artist Kaisa Luukkonen’s Sweet Bunnies. Here’s to good reading and viewing, a warm Hudson's Bay blanket, and quiet nights at home beside a wood stove with