Overview of Literature: A Global Perspective

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These flashcards cover key vocabulary and concepts from the lecture notes on literature, focusing on imagery, types of poetry, and significant authors.

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Physical Imagery

The real, tangible visual images used in a text, such as photographs or drawings.

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Visual Poetry

Poetry rendered graphically that uses words and letter shapes as visual icons rather than strictly following linguistic grammar and syntax.

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Experimental Writing

Writing that challenges literary conventions and assumptions, often by blurring artistic boundaries and disrupting traditional forms.

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Settler-Colonialism

A type of colonialism where Indigenous peoples are displaced by settlers who form a permanent society in the colonized region.

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bpNichol

A Canadian poet and a key figure in experimental writing, known for minimalist visual poetry.

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M. Travis Lane

A Canadian poet known for her work, including poems that emphasize sensory imagery.

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Shane Rhodes

An award-winning poet focusing on settler-Indigenous relations, known for works that engage with colonial themes.