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The Black Atlantic Reconsidered: Black Canadian Writing, Cultural History, and the Presence of the Past
Readers are often surprised to learn that black writing in Canada is over two centuries old. Ranging from letters, editorials, sermons, and slave narratives to contemporary novels, plays, poetry, and non-fiction, black Canadian writing represents a rich body of literary and cultural achievement.
Winfred Siemerling is Professor of English at University of Waterloo and an Associate at Harvard University’s W.E.B Du Bois Institute.