In fifteen speeches and essays written between 2001 and 2015, Shauna Singh Baldwin brings a new perspective and voice to Canadian public discourse. Offering examples from her personal journey as a writer and a South Asian woman who needs to “become as hyphenated as possible,” Baldwin transcends homogenized national identities.
Published by the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies at the University of the Fraser Valley.
Shauna Singh Baldwin is the author of three novels: What the Body Remembers,The Tiger Claw, and The Selector of Souls. Her short fiction collections are: English Lessons and Other Stories, and We Are Not in Pakistan. Her awards include the Writers’ Union of Canada prize for short fiction, the CBC Literary Prize, The Friends of American Writers Prize, the Commonwealth Prize for Best Book (Canada-Caribbean), and a shortlisting for the Giller Prize. Shauna received her MBA from Marquette University, and her MFA from the University of British Columbia. Her play, “We Are So Different Now” will premiere in Canada in 2016. Reluctant Rebellions is her seventh book.
www.shaunasinghbaldwin.com @SSinghBaldwin www.ufv.ca/cics
Reluctant Rebellions is a beautiful, powerful book of essays and speeches that traverse continents and decades to examine the complicated experience of being a South Asian women who belongs to many tribes, some of which are in conflict with others. Intelligent, informed, and unafraid of asking tough questions, this book is sure to delight intelligent readers of all backgrounds.
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, author of Oleander Girl and Before We Visit the Goddess
Available worldwide on September 29, 2016 at www.ufv.ca/cics