Daniel Clarkson Fisher is a Toronto-based writer and educator whose most recent work is the Chinese Jamaican Oral History Project (CJOHP.org), a digital storytelling initiative inspired by his partner Stephanie Lyn and her family. He holds a Master of Fine Arts in Documentary Media from Ryerson University, and is currently a contract lecturer in that program.WorldCat: @danielclarksonfisher
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Author Archives: Daniel Clarkson Fisher
Why I Signed the Writers’ Petition to the Toronto Public Library
One day, early in the first year of my MFA program, I was in middle of working on a scholarship application when I got a call at home from one of the professors writing a letter of reference for me. … Continue reading
Notes on The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II (1985) by Svetlana Alexievich
Last week, Sara Danius, the first woman to serve as Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy — the “independent cultural institution” which has, since 1901, been responsible for choosing each year’s laureate for the Nobel Prize in Literature — passed … Continue reading
Posted in Book Notes
Tagged documentary arts, John Freeman, Larissa Volokhonsky, Laura Esther Wolfson, literary nonfiction, literary oral history, Masha Gessen, Nobel Prize in Literature, Oral History, Richard Pevear, Sara Danius, Svetlana Alexievich, Swedish Academy, The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II, Timothy Snyder
Notes on “The Good War”: An Oral History of World War II (1984) by Studs Terkel
“The ordinary person feels not only as good a being as I am; rather he feels somewhat superior. The average American has an indigenous intelligence, a native wit. It’s only a question of piquing that intelligence.” – Studs Terkel As … Continue reading
“Visual Media in Syria”
I’ve written a review of Donatella Della Ratta’s exceptional new book Shooting a Revolution: Visual Media and Warfare in Syria for H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences Online’s H-Socialisms network. You can read the whole thing right here.
Finding My Thing
“I often reflect upon what it means to identify as an oral historian. What makes each one of us an oral historian…? Are we oral historians only if the interviews we conduct are transcribed, indexed and deposited into a traditional … Continue reading
“Doc This!”: Episode Six (Season Finale)
As previously mentioned, two of my classmates, John Verhaeven and Kenny McDonald, have been producing a podcast called “Doc This!” Its goal is to “get behind the minds and processes of Ryerson University’s MFA Documentary Media students.” I’ve been the … Continue reading
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Tagged Doc This!, John Verhaeven, Kenny McDonald, MFA in Documentary Media, Pearson Ripley, Ryerson University, Sara Wylie
The Chinese Jamaican Oral History Project is Live at CJOHP.org
The Chinese Jamaican Oral History Project, my M.F.A. thesis project, is officially live online at CJOHP.org! Please have a look and give a listen. The project will be ongoing, but debuts with an initial group of narrators that includes: Brian … Continue reading
Posted in News, Oral History
Tagged Brian Chang, Carol Williams-Wong, Chinese, Chinese Jamaicans, Daniel Clarkson Fisher, Dr. Anne-Marie Lee-Loy, Dr. Keith D. Lowe, Eustace Lyn, Hakka, Jamaica, Jamaican Chinese, Jenna Tenn-Yuk, Joan Lyn, Kay Moosie, MFA in Documentary Media, Patrick A. Lee, Ryerson University, Stephanie Lyn, Suzanne Kong, The Chinese Jamaican Oral History Project, Tony Wong, Toronto
I Am Interviewed on Episode Five of the “Doc This!” Podcast
As previously mentioned, two of my classmates, John Verhaeven and Kenny McDonald, are producing a podcast called “Doc This!” Its goal is to “get behind the minds and processes of Ryerson University’s MFA Documentary Media students.” I co-host with another … Continue reading
PRESS RELEASE: The Chinese Jamaican Oral History Project Will Launch Its Website and a Digital Storytelling Exhibit at Ryerson University During the 2019 DocNow Festival
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Daniel Clarkson Fisher (daniel.c.fisher@ryerson.ca) The Chinese Jamaican Oral History Project Will Launch Its Website and a Digital Storytelling Exhibit at Ryerson University During the 2019 DocNow Festival TORONTO, May 23, 2019 – The Chinese Jamaican Oral … Continue reading
