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CIV/n: Not a One [Wo]man job - The Significance of Aileen Collins as Editor
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CIV/n: Not a One [Wo]man job - The Significance of Aileen Collins as Editor
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The author notes that CIV/n, a little magazine in Montreal during the early 1950s, has often been examined in terms of its significance to the growth of Canadian modernist poetry. She points out, however, that most critics have focused on the importance of the dominant male poets, Louis Dudek and Irving Layton, as powers behind the magazine, despite the fact that Aileen Collins (1930-2019) was listed on the masthead as editor. Through interviews with Aileen Collins, and through careful examination of correspondence between several of the magazine’s key figures, the extent of Aileen Collins’ contribution becomes clear, as the true editor of CIV/n. As editor from 1953 to1955, Aileen Collins was instrumental in publishing the early works of Leonard Cohen, Irving Layton, as well as many other inspiring literary masters. In 1974, Aileen Collins co-founded DC Books with her husband Louis Dudek (1918-2001). She was also a leader in Montreal's English Language Arts community, serving as a teacher and consultant for the former Montreal Catholic School Commission and on the board of Directors of the Association of Teachers of English of Quebec.
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Master's Thesis
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Carleton University
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Ottawa, ON
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2006
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iv-100p.
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en
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Macquarrie, Jennifer. “CIV/n: Not a One [Wo]Man Job - The Significance of Aileen Collins as Editor.” Master’s Thesis, Carleton University, 2006. https://curve.carleton.ca/54ee87f6-a034-42b8-acf0-ef077e15ee47.
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