Episode 3: The Hardy Boys and Canadiana with Dr. Reginald Wiebe

Canadians, this one’s for you. In this episode, Sleuth Studies: The Hardy Boys Podcast welcomes Dr. Reginald Wiebe, Chair of Literature and Language at Concordia University of Edmonton (CUE) for a fascinating exploration into what ties the two kids from Bayport, U.S.A. to Canada. Spoiler alert: it’s more than you would think. What is defined as Canadian content? What does it mean for a book to be classified as Canadian? Why does it matter if a story or author is Canadian? And—possibly most interestingly and not at all off topic—were comic books depicting crime actually illegal in Canada until 2018? Tune into this week’s episode to find out!____Dr. Reginald Wiebe is Chair of Literature and Language at Concordia University of Edmonton. He specializes in Canadian, postcolonial, and graphic literature, and enjoys exploring the intersections between history and fiction in Canadian literature. His book, The Cancer Plot: Terminal Immortality in Marvel’s Moral Universe, co-written with Dr. Dorothy Woodman, explores the use of cancer in the construction in moral narratives in Marvel’s comics. _____The original theme music for Sleuth Studies: The Hardy Boys Podcast was composed by Geoff Li (https://www.geoffli.com/).Sleuth Studies is grateful for the support of Volunteer Alberta, the GLOCAL Foundation of Canada, the Canadian Red Cross, and the Government of Canada.