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the quint : an interdisciplinary quarterly from the north 1 Deborah Lynn Kitchen Døderlein, the quint volume eleven issue one Editorial Advisory Board University of Oslo Ying Kong, University College of the North Moshen Ashtiany, Columbia University Martin Kuester, University of Marburg an interdisciplinary quarterly from Brenda Austin-Smith, University of Ronald Marken, Professor Emeritus, Manitoba University of Saskatchewan the north Keith Batterbe. University of Turku Camille McCutcheon, University of South Donald Beecher, Carleton University Carolina Upstate ISSN 1920-1028 Lorraine Meyer, Brandon University editor Melanie Belmore, University College of the North Ray Merlock, Professor Emeritus, Sue Matheson Gerald Bowler, Independent Scholar University of South Carolina Upstate Antonia Mills, Professor Emeritus, film review editor Robert Budde, University Northern British Columbia University of Northern British Columbia Antonio Sanna Ikuko Mizunoe, Professor Emeritus, the quint welcomes submissions. See our guidelines John Butler, Independent Scholar Kyoritsu Women’s University or contact us at: David Carpenter, Professor Emeritus, University of Saskatchewan Avis Mysyk, Cape Breton University the quint Hisam Nakamura, Tenri University University College of the North Terrence Craig, Mount Allison University P.O. Box 3000 Lynn Echevarria, Yukon College Andrew Patrick Nelson, University of The Pas, Manitoba Montana Erwin Erdhardt, III, University of Canada R9A 1K7 Cincinnati Julie Pelletier, University of Winnipeg We cannot be held responsible for unsolicited Peter Falconer, University of Bristol Vincent Pitturo, Denver University material Peter Geller, University of the Fraser Valley Frances Pheasant-Kelly, University of Susan Gold, University of Windsor Wolverhampton Peter Gordon, Independent Scholar Christian Riegel, University of Regina Jim Gough, Athabasca University Steve Roe, Northern Lights College John George Hansen, University of Dan Smith, University College of the North Saskatchewan Robert Spindler, University of Innsbruck production cover photo: Sue Matheson Richard Harris, University of Nicholas Tyrras, Independent Scholar Saskatchewan the quint Darrell Varga, NSCAD A quarterly journal, is housed in the Faculty of Arts, Business and Science at the University Stella Hockenhull, University of of the North. The encouragement and support of this project by the Vice President Academic of the Wolverhampton Gene Walz, University of Manitoba University College of the North is deeply appreciated. Didi Hutchins, University of Alaska Robin Waugh, Wilfred Laurier University Copyright 2018© the quint for the contributors. No part of this publication may be reproduced. (Anchorage) David Williams, University of Manitoba 2 Volume 11.1 (December 2018) the quint : an interdisciplinary quarterly from the north 3 contents contents EDITORIAL The Autonomous Mind of Wasekechak Proverbes Comme Interlangue Dans La Catastrophe Au Rendez-Vous by John G. Hansen................................................................................14 (Rere Run) D'Oladejo Okediji Traduite En Francis Par Tunde Ajiboye by Joyce O. Alade..................................................................................213 Constructing the 'True North': Sentimentality and Horror in Canadian Nationalism The Religion of the First Isrealites by Megan De Roover...............................................................................34 by Matthew Pawlak.............................................................................237 Racing Towards Nationalism: The Construction of Chief Buffalo Child "I am driven mad with the printed word": The Poetry of Allen Polite Long Lance by Deborah Ford..................................................................................263 by Sarita Cannon....................................................................................61 WILLIAM STYRON'S DUBIOUS MEMOIR: SOPHIE, AND STYRON'S The Roles of Food in Sixteenth- and Seventeenth Century Colonialism in SOPHIE'S CHOICE North America by George Steven Swan.........................................................................294 by Jim Daems.........................................................................................90 Tarnished Dreams and Toxic Waste: The Slippery Meaning Science and The Hunger Gamesand the Failure of Dystopian Maternity Rectification at the Love Canal by A. Luxx Mishou................................................................................116 by Rahima Schwenkbeck......................................................................346 West's Simulacra: Identity and Meaning in The Day of the Locaust (1975) The Resilience of Women in the Face of Trauma by Mia Martini.....................................................................................133 by Jennifer Vanderheyden.....................................................................376 Evoking Heaven by Looking at Earth: Rudyard Kipling's Metaphysical The Gendered Self and the Kashmiri Identity in I, Lalla Materialism by Meghna Mudaliar.............................................................................401 by R. Erin Tippin..................................................................................163 Women's Selfhood Presentations: from Carol Shields to Indigenous Joan Didion's California: Literary Representations of History Melancholy Women's Writers and Transgression by Ying Kong.......................................................................................413 by Katarzyna Nowak-McNeice..............................................................193 Angels of Latent History: a Borgesian Current in Contemporary Fiction by Dean Kritikos..................................................................................431 4 Volume 11.1 (December 2018) the quint : an interdisciplinary quarterly from the north 5 contents art Documenting Vietnam: Verisimilitude, Political Propaganda and Guardian Bear #1 Manipulation in Peter Davis' Hearts and Minds Joe Spence/White Feather..........................................................................9 byTatiana Prorokova..........................................................................................457 Guardian Bear #2 Joe Spence/White Feather........................................................................13 King Kojong and the Foreigners: A Tale of Broken Promises Guardian Bear #3 by John Butler.....................................................................................................474 Joe Spence/White Feather........................................................................14 Warholian Counter-revolution and the Culture of Celebrity Dreamcatcher by Michel Angelo Tata..........................................................................518 Patrick Nabess/White Feather.................................................................60 Bone Handle #1 Contemporary Anxieties and the Future of Humanity: Joss Whedon's Robert Nabess/White Feather..................................................................89 Avengers: The Age of Ultron(2015) Detail - Pipe by Antonio Sanna.................................................................................557 Robert Nabess/White Feather................................................................115 Re-reading Mcluhanese: more on The Mechanical Bride and The Gutenberg Drum Galaxy Robert Nabess/White Feather................................................................132 by Sue Matheson..................................................................................576 Pow-wow Moccasins Robert Nabess/White Feather................................................................162 (Post)modernism and Globalism Mukluks #1 by Haidar Eid.......................................................................................591 Robert Nabess/White Feather................................................................192 Cub Patrick Nabess.......................................................................................212 Mukluks #2 Robert Nabess/White Feather................................................................236 CONTRIBUTORS...............................................................................607 Bone Handle #2 Robert Nabess/White Feather................................................................262 SUBMISSION.....................................................................................616 Acrylic Painting Unsigned..............................................................................................293 GUIDELINES......................................................................................616 Moccasins #1 Robert Nabess/White Feather................................................................344 CALL FOR PAPERS.............................................................................616 6 Volume 11.1 (December 2018) the quint : an interdisciplinary quarterly from the north 7 Guardian Bear #1 White Feather/Joe Spence Spence Feather/Joe Bear #1 White Guardian art Inukshuk Robert Nabess/White Feather................................................................375 Turtle Rattle Robert Nabess/White Feather...............................................................400 Mukluk #3 Robert Nabess/White Feather................................................................412 Moccasins #2 Robert Nabess/White Feather...............................................................430 Moccasins #3 Robert Nabess/White Feather................................................................456
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