Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-362)
Contents:
Introduction : The multiple voices of poiesis and praxis : the work of Joy Kogawa / Sheena Wilson Revising the activist figure in the novels of Joy Kogawa / Glenn Deer The politics of redress in post-9/11 Canada / Julie McGonegal An awfully unwieldy business : state territoriality, power, and Joy Kogawa's Obasan / Tim Nieguth The poetics of moment, exception, and indirection in Joy Kogawa's lyric poetry / Jonathan Hart Displacement, trauma, and the use of fairy tale motifs in Joy Kogawa's poetry and prose / Irene Sywenky Joy Kogawa's versions of Naomi's road : rewriting the autobiographical story of the Japanese Canadian uprooting of children / Rocío G. Davis Toronto dollar : currency backed by caring / Barbara Turnbull The little house that Joy saved / Ann-Marie Metten Interstitiality, integrity, and the work of the author : a conversation with Joy Kogawa / Sheena Wilson Biography : a narrative of life through words and actions / Sheena Wilson Awards and honours garnered for Obasan and for a lifetime of literary work and community activism / Sheena Wilson Excerpt from chapter fourteen of Gently to Nagasaki / Joy Kogawa Bibliography : works by and about Joy Kogawa / Sheena Wilson