Mixed Race Studies
Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.
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Tag: Suzette Mayr
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It’s February, and that means it’s Black History Month! Check out these four queer Black Canadian women authors whose books you should definitely have on your shelves.
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Citizen Monsters: Race and Cannibalism in Suzette Mayr’s Venous Hum Andrea Beverley, Assistant Professor of Canadian Cultural and Literary Studies Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada Journal of Canadian Studies/Revue d’études canadiennes Volume 47, Number 1, Winter 2013 pages 36-58 Halfway through Suzette Mayr’s 2004 novel Venous Hum, a number of the central characters…
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Venous Hum Arsenal Pulp Press 2004 232 page Paperback ISBN: 9781551521701 Suzette Mayr High school reunions can be hell. But when you throw in racial and sexual tensions, extramarital affairs, and cannibalistic, undead vegetarians, it’s hell times infinity. Brash, clever, and monstrously funny, Venous Hum charts the lives of Lai Fun Kugelheim and Stefanja Dumanowski,…
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Defying Categorization: The Work of Suzette Mayr Canadian Woman Studies / Les Caheiers de la Femme Volume 23, Number 2 (2004) pages 71-75 Katie Petersen Le corpus littéraire de Suzette Mayr examine les croisements raciaux, la sexualité marginalisée et la formation de l’identité personnelle dans des espaces indéfinis. Ses recueils de poemès et ses nouvelles…
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The Widows NeWest Press April 1998 256 pages Paperback ISBN: 978-1-896300-30-6 Suzette Mayr Hannelore, Clotilde, and Frau Schnadelhuber are three old women tired of living in a world which does not allow old women to be seen or heard. Deciding to shake their fists at such a world, the three women plot to go over…
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Moon Honey NeWest Press September 1995 224 pages Paperback ISBN: 978-1-896300-00-9 Suzette Mayr In this modern, magical tale, Carmen and Griffin, young and white, are goofy, head-over-heels in love. When Carmen turns into a black woman, Griffin thrills at a love turned exotic. But Carmen’s transformation means trouble for Griffin’s racist mother, already struggling with…