Description

Welcome to our belated fourteenth episode—sorry, it couldn't be helped! This week, we learn more about Quebecois separatists and discuss our own, largely-inadequate history educations.

Topics of discussion:

• Answering the double-bind essay question
• Inadequate curricula, both real and fictional
• Quebec History in Infinite Jest: Disentangling Fact from Fiction: A Brief Survey of Canadian Historical References in the Writings of David Foster Wallace
• Wile E. Coyote as a model for direct action in the Quebec freedom struggle

See also:

• Wikipedia: Felo de se
• Wikipedia: Cap-Rouge, Quebec City
• Wikipedia: Louis de Buade de Frontenac
• Wikipedia: Château Frontenac
• Wikipedia: Jacques Cartier
• Wikipedia: Jean-François Roberval
• Wikipedia: Samuel de Champlain
• Wikipedia: Ursulines
• Wikipedia: Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
• Wikipedia: Meech Lake Accord
• Wikipedia: Jacques Parizeau
• Wikipedia: 1995 Quebec referendum
• Wikipedia: Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades
• Infinite Jest Wiki – Notes and Errata (page 1016 notes on Brazilian Nuevo Contras/Noie Störkraft/The Shining Path/Belgian CCC's)

We'll be reading pages 312–343 next week.

Have you read Infinite Jest, or have you tried to read Infinite Jest? Let us know: anchor.fm/small-clever-rooms/message

Brianna's website: briannakratz.com - Brianna's Infinite Jest timeline

Vvinni's paintings: Instagram.com/CardboardVv

Andrew's videos: agingerich.com