Jamie Swift
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Jamie Swift is a Canadian activist, journalist, author, and founding member of Between the Lines Books. His body of work has focused largely on issues of social justice, economy, environment, globalization, and politics.
Swift was born in Montreal, Québec where, in 1968, he pursued a degree in African Studies at McGill University.[1] Upon moving to Toronto in the mid-seventies, Swift became involved in the social activist community and subsequently began his career as a writer. In 1977, he published his first book, The Big Nickel: Inco at home and abroad.[2]
Over the course of his career, Swift has been published in numerous journals and newspapers, including The Globe and Mail, The Montreal Gazette, The Kingston Whig Standard, and Briarpatch. He is also a regular contributor to CBC's radio series Ideas.[3]He currently lives in Kingston, Ontario.[4]
Awards
In 1996, Swift received the Michener Foundation Fellowship for Public Service Journalism.[3]
Selected Works
The Big Nickel: Inco at Home and Abroad (1977) ISBN: 9780919946057
Cut and Run: The Assault on Canada's Forests (1983) ISBN: 9780919946316
Conflicts of Interest: Canada and the Third World (1991) ISBN: 9780921284413
Wheel of Fortune: Work and Life in the Age of Falling Expectations (1995) ISBN: 9780921284895
Civil Society in Question (1999) ISBN: 9781896357249
Walking the Union Walk: Stories from the Communications, Energy, and Paperworkers Union (2003) ISBN: 9781896357744
Hydro: The Decline and Fall of Ontario's Electric Empire (2004) ISBN: 9781896357881
Persistent Poverty: Voices from the Margins (2010) ISBN: 9781897071731
External Links
Between the Lines Books: Our Story
The Michener Awards: Jamie Swift Report
References
- ^ "Jamie Swift". The Writers' Union of Canada. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ^ Henderson, Patricia. "Open Books: Eight local authors share their stories". Kingston Life. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ^ a b "1995 Michener Awards Page". The Michener Awards Foundation. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ^ "Jamie Swift Profile". Kingston WritersFest. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
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