{"id":92224,"date":"2024-04-16T13:06:49","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T17:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=92224"},"modified":"2024-04-16T14:16:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T18:16:09","slug":"brock-welcomes-celebrated-author-ann-marie-macdonald-as-research-collaborator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2024\/04\/brock-welcomes-celebrated-author-ann-marie-macdonald-as-research-collaborator\/","title":{"rendered":"Brock welcomes celebrated author Ann-Marie MacDonald as research collaborator"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brock University recently received a memorable visit from beloved Canadian author, actor and playwright Ann-Marie MacDonald.<\/p>\n

The critically acclaimed artist is working with an interdisciplinary team of faculty and research assistants from the Faculties of Humanities and Social Sciences on a project, Mapping Ann-Marie MacDonald, that is breaking new ground in Canadian literary criticism.<\/p>\n

The visit was a full circle moment for English Professor Neta Gordon, who has been writing since graduate school about MacDonald\u2019s invitational approach to making space for marginalized voices through her books and plays.<\/p>\n

Gordon and Aaron Mauro, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Digital Humanities, are co-leading the project with collaboration from Associate Professor of Geography and Tourism Studies Ebru Ustundag and Brock Librarian Tim Ribaric. The project is supported by a Government of Canada Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Development Grant<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Internationally acclaimed author Ann-Marie MacDonald recently visited Brock as part of her role as research collaborator on an interdisciplinary project entitled Mapping Ann-Marie MacDonald.<\/p><\/div>\n

During her March visit , MacDonald discussed her internationally bestselling novel The Way the Crow Flies<\/em> (2003), a finallist for the Giller Prize. The team is using the novel to develop a collaborative literary analysis framework and visualizations of plot, themes, character development and the connections between key characters and physical and embodied spaces in the narrative.<\/p>\n

Gordon said these discussions will help establish new ways of communal reading that will challenge people to think about other literary works from a new perspective in the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur hope is that this will open up doors for new voices and new listeners engaging in the act of literary criticism; we want people who are not English professors to be able to read our research and understand it, and for it to be accessible,\u201d Gordon said.<\/p>\n

It was the newness of the idea and freshness of perspective that initially struck MacDonald and drew her to the project.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne doesn\u2019t always come across the powers of observation and understanding combined with creativity and a leap into an unknown collaboration,\u201d she said. \u201cThis research is new, and the exploration across disciplines is essential to me and something that drives a lot of my work.\u201d<\/p>\n

When MacDonald learned the project was also driven by feminist ethos, it was a done deal.<\/p>\n

She said the project has allowed her to revisit the fascinating mystery of how stories and ideas are communicated and shared with others in a way that delights and informs.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a writer, it is my job to tell stories in a way that is both welcoming and uncompromising. Academics like Neta are doing the same thing,\u201d MacDonald said.<\/p>\n

Gordon said the project, at its core, is student-centred in approach, providing Brock students an opportunity to contribute their valuable ideas to the field of literary criticism.<\/p>\n

\u201cBringing worlds together is what I do in my work, so to see this kind of work happening at Brock in this collaborative manner is deeply gratifying and I am honoured to be a part of it,\u201d MacDonald said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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