{"product_id":"dark-chapters-nic-wilson-9781779400536","title":"Dark Chapters: Reading the Still Lives of David Garneau","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA singular collection of creative responses to the still life paintings of acclaimed artist David Garneau\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDark Chapters\u003c\/i\u003e brings together 17 poets, fiction writers, curators, and critics to engage with the works of David Garneau, the Governor General's Award-winning Métis artist. Featuring paintings from Garneau's still life series \"Dark Chapters\" alongside poetry, fiction, critical analysis, and autotheory, the book includes contributions from Fred Wah, Paul Seesequasis, Jesse Wente, Lillian Allen, Billy-Ray Belcourt, Larissa Lai, Susan Musgrave, and more. \u003cbr\u003e A nod to the Reports of Truth and Reconciliation Commission, in which Justice Murray Sinclair describes the residential school system as \"one of the darkest, most troubling chapters in our nation's history,\" Garneau's still life paintings combine common objects (books, bones, teacups, mirrors) and less familiar ones (a Métis sash, a stone hammer, a braid of sweetgrass) to reflect the complexity of contemporary Indigenous experiences. Provocative titles like \"Métis in the Academy\" and \"Smudge Before Reading\" invite consideration of the mixed influences and loyalties faced by Indigenous students and scholars. Other paintings explore colonialism, vertical and lateral violence, Christian influence on traditional knowledge, and museum treatment of Indigenous belongings. \u003cbr\u003e Rooted in Garneau's life-long engagement at the intersections of visual art and writing, \u003ci\u003eDark Chapters\u003c\/i\u003e presents a multifaceted reflection on the work of an inimitable, unparalleled artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nic Wilson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1779400535\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781779400536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Regina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.50w x 0.80d","brand":"Nic Wilson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47611823194367,"sku":"9781779400536","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ad717407-8e5f-4abf-a436-0b5e0a3df892.jpg?v=1764516301","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dark-chapters-nic-wilson-9781779400536","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}