In the middle of the twentieth century, a group of friends – writers, artists, and intellectuals – formed what would later prove to be one of the most artistically and intellectually innovative groups of the period; they have since been given the name the Barranquilla Group, after the northern Co

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Canadian filmmaker R. Bruce Elder is a leading figure in avant garde film. He first studied philosophy He first studied philosophy, graduating from McMaster University with a BA and then with a Masters from the University of Toronto before pursuing Media S

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It should seem patently absurd that Donald Barthelme is currently undergoing a period of rediscovery. It was only in 1963 that his first prose piece was published, and by the mid-60s he had established himself as a writer – particularly of short stories – of tremendous potential, having generat

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