10. MT @staceyNYCDC The Blind Assassin too. MA very good at exploring freedom/imagined worlds of sci-fi to pointedly comment on the present
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11. I discuss the way science fiction energized Atwood's post-1985 career in this review of her latest bookhttp://www.quillandquire.com/review/stone-mattress/ …
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12. But to build on that essay: Atwood's early career shaped by Frye (mythology, Canadian identity); her recent career by Marshall Mcluhan.
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13. Frye and McLuhan were the twin academic gods of the University of Toronto when Atwood studied there.
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14. From Frye, she acquired her interest in mythology & Canadian identity; from McLuhan her interest in media & technology.
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15. Aside from McLuhan, Atwood belongs to Canadian tradition of futurist writing:
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16. Those are just some of the names in the Canadian futurist tradition -- many others could be added.
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17. Canadian futurism is partially defined by fact it works against an almost blank background, an environment as desolate as the moon.
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18. For McLuhan, Canada was naturally futurist because we needed communication networks to hold together. Canada as DEW-line
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@alienated that should actually be a critique of Canadian futurism first peoples & animals occupy that ostensibly “blank” background1 reply 1 retweet 5 likes
20. Last MT by @alienated makes great point about the blind spot in this tradition.
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21. Atwood's embrace of the future, both as writer, twitter-fiend, & inventor stands in contrast to her peers.
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22. Atwood was born in 1939, the same decade that saw the birth of John Updike, Philip Roth, and Alice Munro.
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