Investigate the literary and critical formation of Canadian literature during the flashpoints of scandal from the nineteenth century onwards. Controversies surrounding books or authors are explosive junctures through which to reflect on the state of the field, how it is constituted, where it is going, and what urgently requires change. Gain an understanding of the current state of Canadian literary studies and its historical basis. Learn about alternative genealogies in the field from authors writing within and against a singular idea of Canadian literature. Authors may include Jordan Abel, Austin Clarke, Marie Clements, Omar El Akkad, Martin Engel F.P. Grove, Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Larissa Lai, SKY Lee, Alice Munroe, M. NourbeSe Philip, and Mary Ann Shadd.