Issues
September 2004
Chris Barry
Chris Barry is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design,where he studied illustration for four years. He works mainly in mixed media but is recently exploring using pen and ink, and has done graphic design work for a number of small companies. More of his work is available at <www.chrisluck.com>.
Rx for the NDP
A party that aims for moral victories should be retooling for a parliamentary one.
Reed ScowenThe Bard as Modernist Revolutionary
A Canadian academic unearths the work of a Ukrainian genius
Banuta RubessBallot-Box Blues
An academic thinks the Canadian voting system is fine, but our reviewer begs to differ
Duff ConacherA Lioness in Winter
One of Canada's leading economists is honoured with two new books
Barbara McDougallZombies, Zodiacs and Sacrificial Cats
A serious writer strays into the fantasy genre with unhappy results
Cathy StonehouseAn Austro-Hungarian Cauldron
Is this a novel of ideas, or a thriller? The two may not mix
George JonasImagining Democracies
A Canadian philosopher shows why exporting ideas is always problematical
Ray ConlogueA Story of Global Survival
Can we find the language to capture the world's attention before it is too late?
Kathryn O'HaraDefining Genocide
Do all countries that murder citizens have something in common?
Noah Benjamin NovogrodskyThe Old Canadian Question
A new crop of academics takes a stab at pinpointing the Canadian literary identity.
Carolyne Van Der Meer