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Collected by: McGill University

Archived since: Jul, 2018

Description:

26 June 2018 saw the launch of ''SLĀV'' as a part of the 2018 season of the Montreal International Jazz Festival. ''SLĀV'' was billed as a theatrical odyssey based on slave songs and directed by Robert Lepage and starring Betty Bonifassi, met with a growing controversy with protesters accusing it of cultural appropriation and cultural insensitivity. July 4th it was annouced that the show had been cancelled. This collection captures wesbites that follow the timeline of the show launch, reviews and then to the subsequent protest, and cacellation and the ensusing controversary. Special attention was paid to try and capture the variety of news coverage both locally and internationally and in both official languages.

Subject: Arts & Humanities, Racism

Date: 2018

Language: English, French

Collector: McGill Libraries

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URL: http://journalmetro.com/opinions/maitee-labrecque-saganash/1656605/kanata/

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URL: http://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/local-arts/jazz-fest-slav-not-cultural-appropriation-says-bonifassi/

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URL: http://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/music/jazz-fest-cancels-remaining-slav-performances/

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URL: http://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/music/jazz-fest-review-slav-misses-the-mark-and-precious-opportunity/

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URL: http://mosessumney.tumblr.com/post/175516153503/i-recently-decided-to-pull-out-of-the-montreal/

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URL: http://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/448f9768-4a12-476e-8b0b-800496ca7ea27C_0.html

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URL: http://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/9d658a03-d956-4b87-b515-1d8ea23a8e177C_0.html

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URL: http://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/dcb95077-cca6-4bee-8691-df612da3c6db7C_0.html

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URL: http://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/395832-critics-of-cultural-appropriation-suffer-from-a-cultural-deficit/

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URL: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/robert-lepage-reacts-sl-v-cultural-appropriation-1.4736219

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URL: http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1265451587913/

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URL: http://www.flare.com/news/montreal-jazz-festival-criticism/

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URL: http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2018/06/26/protestation-contre-le-spectacle-slav-de-robert-lepage/

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URL: http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2018/06/27/le-festival-de-jazz-defend-robert-lepage-et-betty-bonifassi/

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URL: http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2018/07/02/lantiracisme-raciste/

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URL: http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2018/07/04/comment-osez-vous/

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URL: http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2018/07/04/le-spectacle-slav-annule-1/

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URL: http://www.journaldequebec.com/2018/06/27/assez-de-cette-extreme-gauche-nauseabonde/

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URL: http://www.journaldequebec.com/2018/07/05/le-gachis/

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URL: http://www.journaldequebec.com/2018/07/07/lecon-dhistoire-le-paradoxe-quebecois/

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URL: http://www.lapresse.ca/arts/festivals/festival-de-jazz/201807/03/01-5188077-moses-sumney-annule-son-spectacle-pour-protester-contre-slv.php

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URL: http://www.lapresse.ca/arts/spectacles-et-theatre/theatre/201806/26/01-5187314-des-manifestants-accusent-le-spectacle-slv-de-racisme.php

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URL: http://www.lapresse.ca/debats/editoriaux/paul-journet/201807/06/01-5188630-slv-cher-quebec.php

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URL: https://canadianart.ca/news/after-slav-some-next-steps/

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URL: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7L0DB4ymb6vJ1Uz9DA_Utd0vf5NX9H64eb0jYj2E34KGTog/viewform

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URL: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdK2rgBhNjQSQy8LWtu7y9ClVGl_XFsv57A8FNIqZzuPjvHeg/viewform

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URL: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1109440/slav-appropriation-culturelle-esclavage-noirs-bonifassi-lepage/

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URL: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1110674/nomadic-massive-reaction-controverse-appropriation-culturelle-slav-festival-jazz/

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URL: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/premiere/emissions/gravel-le-matin/segments/entrevue/78556/slav-controverse-spectacle-festival-international-jazz-montreal-crise-communication-reputation/

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URL: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/premiere/emissions/les-grands-entretiens/segments/entrevue/80636/slav-kanata-censure-liberte-de-creation-robert-lepage-stephane-bureau-theatre-debat-exclusif/

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URL: https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/arts/tcha-dunlevy-whats-next-for-slav/

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URL: https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/local-arts/brendan-kelly-why-slav-debate-is-misunderstood-by-some-francophones/

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URL: https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/opinion-slav-whose-songs-are-these-to-sing/

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Group: Background

URL: https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/poll-did-the-jazz-fest-make-the-right-call-by-cancelling-slav/

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URL: https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/robert-lepage-breaks-his-silence-on-jazz-fest-decision-to-muzzle-slav/

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URL: https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/watch-protestors-denounce-slav-show-for-appropriating-black-culture/

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URL: https://montrealgazette.com/news/while-you-were-sleeping-actor-defends-her-part-in-slav-and-a-town-gives-out-thousands-of-cheques/

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URL: https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/martin-patriquin-what-slav-fallout-tells-us-about-quebec-culture/

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URL: https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/opinion-cultural-zealots-victory-over-robert-lepage-is-theatres-loss/

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URL: https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/opinion-why-slavs-cancellation-was-the-right-decision/

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URL: https://pitchfork.com/news/moses-sumney-cancels-montreal-jazz-fest-set-over-musical-protested-as-racist/

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URL: https://quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/2018/07/06/slav-robert-lepage-reaction_a_23476075/

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URL: https://quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/webster/le-probleme-avec-slav_a_23470580/

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URL: https://thegrapevine.theroot.com/hit-musical-featuring-cotton-picking-white-people-singi-1827359045/

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URL: https://twitter.com/CanadaCouncil/status/1015304228955308032/

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URL: https://twitter.com/MosesSumney/status/1014235370521673728/

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URL: https://twitter.com/MtlJazzFestival/

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URL: https://twitter.com/hashtag/SLAV?src=hash/

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URL: https://twitter.com/hashtag/slavresistance?src=hash/

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Title: Herby Moreau on Twitter: "Un extrait de ma rencontre avec Betty Bonifassi dans les coulisses du TNM #Slav #FlashbackFriday… "

URL: https://twitter.com/herbymoreau/status/1015184572907171841/video/1/

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Title: Pierre Kwenders on Twitter: "I’m joining the protest today and we should all do the same. C’est une honte pour Montréal.… "

URL: https://twitter.com/pierrekwenders/status/1011620463938850816/

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URL: https://twitter.com/slavresistance/

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URL: https://twitter.com/slavresistance/status/1016697918970105857/

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URL: https://urbania.ca/article/quest-ce-qui-cloche-avec-le-prochain-spectacle-de-betty-bonifassi/

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URL: https://urbania.ca/article/slav-bilan-de-marilou-craft/

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URL: https://www.7jourssurterre.com/single-post/2018/07/06/Puis-je-poser-une-question/

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URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44648875/

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URL: https://www.cbc.ca/arts/10-or-so-questions-to-ask-yourself-before-making-art-about-a-group-you-don-t-belong-to-1.4732386

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URL: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/the-problem-with-sl%C4%81v-1.4727432

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URL: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/the-problem-with-sl%C4%81v-why-black-people-aren-t-applauding-a-tribute-to-slave-songs-1.4727432

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URL: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/thursday-july-5-2018-aaron-sorkin-benjamin-booker-and-more-1.4733286/pierre-kwenders-on-the-problem-with-sl%C4%81v-the-cancelled-slave-song-production-1.4734667

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URL: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-july-5-2018-1.4734619/sl%C4%81v-backlash-highlights-canada-s-history-of-denying-racism-says-poet-george-elliott-clarke-1.4734620

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URL: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-july-5-2018-1.4734619/thursday-july-5-2018-full-trancript-1.4735664

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URL: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/michael-s-essay-remand-betty-bonifassi-documentary-euthanasia-in-belgium-r-h-thomson-on-the-great-war-documentary-michael-of-parc-avenue-economist-tim-harford-protecting-prostitutes-maria-konnikova-on-sherlock-holmes-1.2904973

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URL: https://www.facebook.com/JoJocelyneRobert/posts/2045895302101353/

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URL: https://www.facebook.com/MAIMtlArtsInter/videos/1598421163536781/

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URL: https://www.facebook.com/Webster.LStarz/posts/2133310710238477

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URL: https://www.facebook.com/canadacouncil/photos/a.302244679787611.83588.155844821094265/2028062243872504/?type=3&theater/

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URL: https://www.facebook.com/canadacouncil/photos/a.302244679787611.83588.155844821094265/2028332983845430/?type=3&theater

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URL: https://www.facebook.com/exmachina.ca/posts/1876730789045047/

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URL: https://www.facebook.com/lucas.rose.988926/posts/2159584940988016

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URL: https://www.facebook.com/milkandbone/photos/a.556376477751328.1073741828.545383948850581/1691460697576228/?type=3&theater

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URL: https://www.facebook.com/notes/ex-machina/position-de-robert-lepage-concernant-sl%C4%81v-robert-lepage-position-on-sl%C4%81v/1891596674225125/

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URL: https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2045895302101353&id=100000427086060/

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URL: https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/moses-sumney-shades-slav-promoters-heavy-in-iconic-race-theory-101-letter-news.54397.html

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URL: https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2018/06/27/protesters-shame-robert-lepages-racist-montreal-jazz-festival_a_23469299/

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URL: https://www.instagram.com/p/BkwIdf8AKY5/

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Group: Reaction

URL: https://www.latribune.ca/chroniques/le-theatre-denature-8293f3187eb74c63548bf5f52c6343fa

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URL: https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/theatre/531876/robert-lepage-reagit-a-l-annulation-de-slav

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URL: https://www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idees/531762/une-victoire-pour-la-communaute-noire

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URL: https://www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idees/531985/christian-rioux-slav-et-la-pensee-facile

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URL: https://www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idees/532049/l-affaire-slav-et-les-soi-disant-progressistes

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URL: https://www.ledevoir.com/opinion/libre-opinion/531493/l-affaire-slav-ou-le-double-malaise

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URL: https://www.ledevoir.com/societe/531938/slav-l-appropriation-culturelle-entre-deux-miroirs

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URL: https://www.lesoleil.com/opinions/point-de-vue/robert-lepage-et-slav-5c44e5ba8ba0f43c5a435dfee766f03c

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URL: https://www.montrealjazzfest.com/en/Programmation/Concert/9431/

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URL: https://www.nationalobserver.com/2018/07/09/opinion/slav-montreal-jazz-festival-faces-consequences-not-censorship-over-cancelled-show/

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URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/04/arts/music/protests-shutter-a-show-that-cast-white-singers-as-black-slaves.html/

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URL: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/article-robert-lepage-says-decision-to-cancel-slav-show-a-blow-to-artistic/

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URL: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/article-montreal-jazz-festival-cancels-apologizes-for-robert-lepage-and-betty/

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URL: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/article-montreal-street-protest-erupts-over-robert-lepage-racist-production/

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URL: https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2018/07/06/robert-lepage-calls-cancellation-of-slav-show-a-direct-blow-to-artistic-freedom.html/

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URL: https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2018/06/26/montreal-show-slammed-for-all-white-performance-of-songs-composed-by-black-slaves.html

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URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTNjMeSdboc

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