R.I.P. Alma Lee (1940 – 2025)

“The visionary behind the Vancouver Writers Fest, Alma Lee (left) died on March 25. She leaves behind a literary extravaganza that draws 30,000 attendees annually.FULL STORY

 

Celebrity images

July 09th, 2020

Working on a postdoctoral fellowship at SFU, Katja Lee wrote Limelight: Canadian Women and the Rise of Celebrity Autobiography ( Wilfrid Laurier $49.99) examining how the rise of celebrity autobiography was used in Canada for image management. Her examples include: L.M. Montgomery, Nellie McClung, the Dionne Quintuplets, Margaret Trudeau and Shania Twain. 978-1-77112-429-4

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