S1E15 - That's so Meta with Dr. Josh Toth

Today we talk a lot about the Matrix and Bob Dylan as we explore metafiction, truth and postmodernism through movies, films and even some music. Here to guide us, is Dr. Josh Toth, an Associate Professor of English at MacEwan University, whose work focuses on literary theory, film studies and contemporary American literature. Dr. Toth is particularly interested in books and movies that play with our expectations and force us to reconsider how we see the world and ourselves. A lover of books, he is also an author of books, including his two most recent: Truth and Metafiction: Plasticity and Renewal in American Narrative; and Stranger America: A Narrative Ethics of Exclusion, both of which we will discuss today. If you want to keep on rolling, please follow up on Dr. Toth’s work in this interview on metafiction, and this presentation on postmodernism from an international conference in Genoa, Italy. Closer to home, you can also read this MacEwan News feature on Stranger America. Visit MacEwan’s Ukrainian Resource and Development Centre for information on their Ukraine Support Forum and for a guide to understanding Ukraine and current events as well as links for humanitarian aid organizations. The MacEwan University Big Band’s April concert on April 9, in the Triffo Theatre, will also be donating proceeds towards relief efforts for Ukraine organized by the URDC. Find out more at https://research-recasted.pinecast.co