Bodies of Art, Bodies of Labour
- Publisher
- The University of Alberta Press
- Initial publish date
- Feb 2025
- Category
- Canadian, Artists, Architects, Photographers, Social Classes, Atlantic Provinces (NB, NL, NS, PE), NON-CLASSIFIABLE
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781772128000
- Publish Date
- Feb 2025
- List Price
- $14.99
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781772128185
- Publish Date
- Mar 2025
- List Price
- $14.99
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Description
Bodies of Art, Bodies of Labour by Kate Beaton, award-winning author of Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands, explores connections between class, literature, and art from Cape Breton Island. She addresses the fact that people from poor or working-class backgrounds face significant barriers entering the Canadian arts scene and shows that if they do not write themselves into stories, others will, often with damaging results. Beaton thoughtfully examines personal and working-class legacies, celebrating the authenticity and power of truly seeing ourselves and each other in the art that we create.
About the author
Kate Beaton est auteure de Diantre! un manant, un recueil de bandes dessinées classé au palmarès du New York Times et de l'album illustré La princesse et le poney. Elle est lauréate de nombreux prix Harvey et ses dessins ont paru dans le New Yorker. Kate a grandi sur l'île du Cap-Breton, en Nouvelle-Écosse.
Kate Beaton is the author of The Princess and the Pony, which received four starred reviews and was selected as an ALA Notable Children's Book, and Hark! A Vagrant and Step Aside, Pops!, both #1 New York Times bestselling comics collections. Kate is the recipient of multiple Harvey awards, and her cartoons have been featured in the New Yorker. Kate lives in Canada, and you can find her online at www.beatontown.com, or on Twitter and Tumblr as @beatonna.
Editorial Reviews
"A beautiful, hilarious, and revelatory look at working-class culture in Nova Scotia. From the music, to the humour, to the heartache, to the myths, Beaton celebrates the community from which her imagination springs. She shows us the value of art coming from far-flung and idiosyncratic corners and communities of Canada. As with anything she touches, Beaton's honesty and candour makes this an unforgettable and illuminating read." Heather O'Neill, author of Wisdom in Nonsense
Other titles by
Ducks
Two Years in the Oil Sands
Shark Girl SIGNED
Shark Girl
La princesse et le poney
King Baby
Step Aside, Pops
A Hark! a Vagrant Collection
The Princess and the Pony
Beethoven Birthday Party
A 2013 Hark! A Vagrant Calendar
There she blows: A 2013 Hark! A Vagrant literary calendar
Kate Beaton 2013 Calendar
