Modern Literature & Culture Research Centre & Gallery

On Thursday, April 14, 4-5 PM EDT join the MLC Research Centre to celebrate the release of Creative Resilience and COVID-19: Figuring the Everyday in a Pandemic, an international exploration of the daily acts of artistic creation that helped us through the pandemic. Co-edited by Irene Gammel and Jason Wang and published by Routledge, this collection features wide-ranging contributions from a host of global scholars.

Book Launch Event Special Features

  • Remarks from the editors and international contributors
  • Book giveaway
  • Live Q&A with contributors
  • Moderated by CBC Anchor Kelda Yuen

 

CBC Anchor Kelda Yuen

 

Book Launch

If you would like to pre-order your copy of Creative Resilience and COVID-19, visit https://bit.ly/CRCo19Routledge. Use promo code ESA22 for 20% off on the Routledge website (valid until June 30, 2022).

 

View the Poster (PDF)

Read the Press Release (PDF)

See details, table of content and abstracts for Creative Resilience and COVID-19: Figuring the Everyday in a Pandemic

Podcast: A Conversation with the Editors

Creative Resilience and COVID-19: A Conversation with the Editors from MLC Research Centre on Vimeo.

 

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