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ENGL 431: Indigenous and Canadian Drama (Rev. C3, C4, R5) Report a Broken Link

English 431: Indigenous and Canadian Drama is a senior-level, three-credit course that surveys plays by First Nations and Canadian playwrights from the 1960s to the present. ENGL 431 examines a diversity of theatrical styles and themes, in works from across the territory occupied by the Canadian nation-state.

Act I: Developing Indigenous and Canadian Drama

"Just a Ploughboy," Vimeo, uploaded by Reel Mensch Studio, 19 Apr. 2018, vimeo.com/265668811.

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APTN National News. “Chief Dan George’s Powerful Indigenous Rights Speech, 50 Years Later.” 28 June 2017, aptnnews.ca/2017/06/28/chief-dan-georges-powerful-indigenous-rights-speech-50-years-later/.
Day, Moira. “Ryga, Miss Donohue, and Me: Forty Years of The Ecstasy of Rita Joe in the University.” Theatre Research in Canada, vol. 38, no. 1, 2017, pp. 11–30.
CBC, “Michel Tremblay’s Childhood on the Wrong Side of Town,” CBC archives, 1974, www.cbc.ca/player/play/1827774186.
CBC, "Michel Tremblay Reflects on His Career," CBC archives, 1994, www.cbc.ca/player/play/1827776395.
Burke, Jim. "Michel Tremblay's Les Belles-Soeurs Still Singing at 50." The Montreal Gazette, 12 Oct. 2018, montrealgazette.com/entertainment/local-arts/michel-tremblays-les-belles-soeurs-still-singing-at-50.
“Maria Campbell.” APTNDigitalNations, 23 Aug. 2009, www.youtube.com/watch?v=as5q8mRrHJY.

Act II: Staging Atrocity, Absurdity, and Adaptation

Canadian Adaptations of Shakespeare Project, version 2, 2007, www.canadianshakespeares.ca.
Nunn, Robert, and Tabitha Marshall. "Drew Haden Taylor." The Canadian Encyclopedia, 2014, www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/drew-hayden-taylor.

Act III: Cultural Collisions and Intercultural Encounters

Mietkiewicz, Henry. Drag Queens on Trial is not for the faint-hearted. Toronto Star, 20 Oct. 1985. Buddies in Bad Times, buddiesinbadtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/1985_DragQueensonTrialTorontoStar.pdf. Accessed 30 Oct. 2020.
Barnidge, Mary Shen. "Secrets/Drag Queens on Trial." Chicago Reader, 26 July 1990. Internet Archive, web.archive.org/web/20141220190430/https://chicagoreader.com/chicago/secretsdrag-queens-on-trial/Content?oid=876070.
"34. Richard Wagner Tannhauser Overture." Internet Archive, uploaded by Paco Chilito, 5 June 2017, archive.org/details/34.RichardWagnerTannhauserOverture.
"Summer Stock (1950) - Get Happy - Judy Garland." YouTube, uploaded by warnerarchive, 27 Apr. 2017, www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7d0NRewzW4.
"Don't Rain on My Parade - Barbra Streisand." YouTube, uploaded by newkookoori, 2 May 2013, www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Yfh_CpA9Sk.
"Peggy Lee - Black Coffee." YouTube, uploaded by Universal Music Group, 20 Jul. 2018, www.youtube.com/watch?v=_udW-G6VEhg&list=RD_udW-G6VEhg&start_radio=1.
"Adam's Rib (1949) - A Woman Scorned Scene (4/10) | Movieclips." YouTube, uploaded by Movieclips, 13 July 2017, www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxbvOwAB-xI.
"I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog too!." The Wizard of Oz (1939)." YouTube, uploaded by valerygrigor, 2 Jun. 2013, www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW_02k7LRMo.
"Mildred Pierce - Vida & Mildren fight." YouTube, uploaded by urinetownresearch, 2 Mar. 2008, www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hd15nSDZrM.
"But You Are, Blanche, You are in that chair!" YouTube, uploaded by 29 May 2009, www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jv0uUV2YaI.
"Tristan: Liebestod (M. Price, Kleiber)." Internet Archive, 28 Feb. 2011, archive.org/details/TristanLiebestodm.PriceKleiber.
"Richard Wagner - Love Duet from Tristan & Isolde (Act II) 'O sink hernieder, Nacht der Liebe.'" YouTube, uploaded by olla-vogala, 13 Jan. 2016, www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IjJXVY4j7U.
Strudwick, Patrick. "These Posters Show What AIDS Meant in the 1980s." BuzzFeed News, 1 Dec. 2015, www.buzzfeednews.com/article/patrickstrudwick/these-1980s-aids-posters-show-the-desperate-fight-to-save-li.
Kim's Convenience. CBC Gem, gem.cbc.ca/season/kims-convenience/season-1/feebd42e-998b-4745-9635-48e822c571c7.
Green, Jesse. "Review: 'Kim's Convenience' Shares Family Ties, For Better and Worse." The New York Times, 6 July 2017, www.nytimes.com/2017/07/06/theater/review-kims-convenience.html.
"Janet's Photos." Kim's Convenience, season 1, episode 2, CBC Gem. gem.cbc.ca/media/kims-convenience/season-1/episode-2/38e815a-00ade25eedf.
"Wingman." Kim's Convenience, season 1, episode 5, CBC Gem. gem.cbc.ca/media/kims-convenience/season-1/episode-5/38e815a-00b1228c380.
"Garry Campbell (1)." IMDb, www.imdb.com/name/nm0975297/.

Appendix II

AU Library listing for Modern Canadian Plays, 4th edition, volumes 1 and 2: aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/record=b1146873
AU Library listing for Modern Canadian Plays, 3rd edition, volumes 1 and 2: aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/record=b1100468
Nothof, Anne, and Gaetan Charlebois. “Michel Marc Bouchard.” Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, 17 Jul. 2020, www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Bouchard%2C%20Michel%20Marc.
Wagner, Anton. “John Herbert.” Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, 6 Apr. 2009, www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Herbert%2C%20John.
Nothof, Anne. “Joan MacLeod.” Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, 17 Jul. 2020, www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=MacLeod%2C%20Joan.
Nothof, Anne. “Sharon Pollock.” Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, 17 Jul. 2020, www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Pollock%2C%20Sharon.
Nothof, Anne. “Guillermo Verdecchia.” Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, 3 Mar. 2018, www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Verdecchia%2C%20Guillermo.

Assignment 2: Review Critique

Resources for Writing a Critique

Knott, Deborah. “Critical Reading Towards Critical Writing.” University of Toronto Writing Advice, n.d. Internet Archive, 19 Jan. 2018. web.archive.org/web/20180119045955/http://advice.writing.utoronto.ca/researching/critical-reading/.
McCutcheon, Mark A. “Strategies for Close Reading and Critical Reflection.” Athabasca University Landing, 23 Aug. 2018, landing.athabascau.ca/pages/view/20190/strategies-for-close-reading-and-critical-reflection.
“How to Write a Critique.” Queensland University of Technology Cite/Write, 25 Nov. 2025, www.citewrite.qut.edu.au/write/writing-well/critique.html.
“Writing Critiques.” The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, n.d., writingcenter.unc.edu/esl/resources/writing-critiques/.

ENGL 431 Essay-Writing Guide

"MLA Formatting and Style Guide." The Purdue OWL, Purdue U Writing Lab. Accessed 5 Nov. 2020.
"A writer's handbook : developing writing skills for university students / edited by Leslie E. Casson" [library catalogue listing]. Athabasca University Library Services, aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/record=b1351306. Accessed 5 Nov. 2020.
Lynch, Jack. "Getting an A on an English Paper." JackLynch.net, n.d. Internet Archive, 24 Nov. 2025. web.archive.org/web/20250709083130/https://www.jacklynch.net/EngPaper/.
McCutcheon, Mark A. “Strategies for Close Reading and Critical Reflection.” AU Landing, 23 Aug. 2018, landing.athabascau.ca/pages/view/20190/strategies-for-close-reading-and-critical-reflection. Accessed 5 Nov. 2020.
"Writing about literature / Edgar V. Roberts" [library catalogue listing]. Athabasca University Library Services, aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/record=b1565871. Accessed 5 Nov. 2020.
Younging, Gregory, et al. Elements of Indigenous Style: A Guide for Writing By and About Indigenous Peoples (2nd ed.). Brush Education. Ebook Central.