Dionne Brand

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Dionne Brand (born January 7, 1953) is a Canadian poet, novelist, and non-fiction writer who focuses on issues relating to black women.

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[edit] Biography

Born in Guayaguayare, Trinidad and Tobago, in 1953 Brand emigrated to Canada. She studied at the University of Toronto, where she earned a B.A. in English and Philosophy, an M.A. in the Philosophy of Education, and worked on a Ph.D. in Women's History. Currently she teaches at the University of Guelph.[1]

In addition to her writing, Brand has directed four documentary films for the National Film Board of Canada, including: Listening for Something: Adrienne Rich and Dionne Brand in Conversation.

She has been an active fighter for the rights of marginalized communities, especially black people and women. Brand is also a lesbian and frequently explores themes of gender, race, and sexuality in her writing.

In 2006, she was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. [2]

Despite the similarity of their names, she should not be confused with poet Di Brandt.

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] Poetry

[edit] Novels

[edit] Short Stories

  • Sans Souci and Other Stories - 1988
  • Rivers Have Sources, Trees Have Roots: Speaking of Racism - 1986

[edit] Non-Fiction

  • Rivers have sources, trees have roots: speaking of racism - 1986
  • No Burden to Carry: Narratives of Black Working Women in Ontario, 1920s-1950s - 1991
  • Imagination, Representation, and Culture - 1994
  • Bread Out of Stone - 1994 (revised 1998)
  • A Map to the Door of No Return: Notes to Belonging - 2001

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