Sylvia Olsen
Författare till Yellow Line
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Verk av Sylvia Olsen
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Allmänna fakta
- Födelsedag
- 1955
- Kön
- female
- Nationalitet
- Canada
- Födelseort
- Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- Bostadsorter
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Tsartlip First Nation - Utbildning
- University of Victoria
- Yrken
- children's book author
knitter
Medlemmar
Recensioner
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Statistik
- Verk
- 20
- Medlemmar
- 533
- Popularitet
- #46,708
- Betyg
- 4.0
- Recensioner
- 28
- ISBN
- 69
- Språk
- 1
This sounded really promising, but ended up being too lightweight for my interests. I’m an avid knitter and have learned about the history of the craft, as well as traditional designs from Great Britain and Europe. I was eager to broaden my knowledge, but Olsen offered only the most basic explanation of Canada’s Cowichan and White Buffalo sweaters, with no supporting photos or drawings. As a US citizen, I found her discussion of Canadian identity somewhat helpful. It increased my awareness of ways in which Canadians are reckoning with their country’s past and hoping to forge a better, more inclusive future. But again, Olsen did not go deep into this topic, relying instead on repeated mentions of indigenous culture that didn’t really go anywhere. And finally, by the time Sylvia and Tex reached the eastern part of the country it felt like her attention span was wearing out. After listing several yarn shops in Nova Scotia she admitted she hadn’t actually visited most of them and hoped to do so in the future! Compared to her coverage of British Columbia and Alberta, it felt rushed.
I’ve read elsewhere that Olsen’s tour across Canada was at least in part intended to promote a recently-published book, which might explain the lack of research to apply towards her thesis for this book. That’s too bad.… (mer)