Michael Crummy reflects on why writing honestly about contemporary rural goes against human nature.

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Word "shit" appears a couple of times.

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Rural Routes

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I am a knowledge mobilization manager at the Leslie Haris Centre of Regional Policy and Development at Memorial University of...

Length: 0:40:47
Uploaded: 11 Aug, 2016

Recording Date: 11 Aug, 2016
Recording Location: St. John's, NL
Logsheet: none
Language: English
Topical for: Timeless
Status: Complete, Ready to Air
Copyright: Bojan Fürst/The Harri Centre, MUN

Program Title: EPISODE 10: Writing rural with Michael Crummey
Description: After a bit of a summer hiatus, we are back on air. The Episode 10 features a conversation with Newfoundland writer Micheal Crummey. He has written extensively about rural and rural cultural experiences particularly in Newfoundland. His recent novel Sweetland stands out as one of the few Canadian novels about a contemporary rural that is very much recognizable as such. In this episode, Michael Crummy reflects on growing up in rural mining towns and why writing honestly about contemporary rural goes against human nature.

NOTE: A small language warning on this episode – it got a bit saltier than usual, but nothing terrible or that you or I haven’t said or heard before.

Host(s): Bojan Fürst
Featured Speakers/Guests: Michael Crummey

Credits: Bojan Fürst/The Harri Centre, MUN

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