<p>Linda AND students of <a href="https://www.ubishops.ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bishop's Universit</a>y interview the award-winning Montreal-based playwright, <a href="https://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Sy%2C%20Jovanni" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jovanni Sy</a>, in this episode of <em>Getting Lit With Linda</em>. Linda considers how one of his plays in particular, <a href="https://talonbooks.com/books/a-taste-of-empire" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>A Taste of Empire </em>(Talonbooks)</a>, obliges us confront the abuses of a system of globalization, wherein the processes involved in maximizing profit are brought to the fore. Even as the sous-chef, also named Jovanni Sy, tries to glamorize the industry of haute cuisine, we as spectators and readers must grapple with an imperialist system that undergirds it, that funnels wealth and resources from all corners of the earth to a centralized core.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Linda also announces a new award, the 2025 Getting Lit With Linda prize, being launched on December 15 of this year. We are inviting our listeners to choose either their favourite writer featured in an episodes of 2025 (Season 6) or their favourite episode in which a writer in the 2025 season was featured. The writer who wins the most votes will be given the GLWL prize of the year, with a small monetary award attached. Details about this award can be found on website, <a href="https://www.gettinglitwithlinda.com/2025-glwl-awards" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gettinglitwithlinda.com</a>. So please DO take a moment to vote for your favourite author or episode featured this year!</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Getting Lit with Linda - The Canadian Literature Podcast

Linda Morra

Taking Out the Imperial Trash - Jovanni Sy's A Taste of Empire

NOV 19, 202536 MIN
Getting Lit with Linda - The Canadian Literature Podcast

Taking Out the Imperial Trash - Jovanni Sy's A Taste of Empire

NOV 19, 202536 MIN

Description

<p>Linda AND students of <a href="https://www.ubishops.ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bishop's Universit</a>y interview the award-winning Montreal-based playwright, <a href="https://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Sy%2C%20Jovanni" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jovanni Sy</a>, in this episode of <em>Getting Lit With Linda</em>. Linda considers how one of his plays in particular, <a href="https://talonbooks.com/books/a-taste-of-empire" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>A Taste of Empire </em>(Talonbooks)</a>, obliges us confront the abuses of a system of globalization, wherein the processes involved in maximizing profit are brought to the fore. Even as the sous-chef, also named Jovanni Sy, tries to glamorize the industry of haute cuisine, we as spectators and readers must grapple with an imperialist system that undergirds it, that funnels wealth and resources from all corners of the earth to a centralized core.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Linda also announces a new award, the 2025 Getting Lit With Linda prize, being launched on December 15 of this year. We are inviting our listeners to choose either their favourite writer featured in an episodes of 2025 (Season 6) or their favourite episode in which a writer in the 2025 season was featured. The writer who wins the most votes will be given the GLWL prize of the year, with a small monetary award attached. Details about this award can be found on website, <a href="https://www.gettinglitwithlinda.com/2025-glwl-awards" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gettinglitwithlinda.com</a>. So please DO take a moment to vote for your favourite author or episode featured this year!</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>