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Sean Graham talks with Ruby Smith Diaz, writer of Looking for Serafim: The Life and Legacy of Serafim ‘Joe’ Fortes. They focus on Ruby’s introduction to Serafim’s story, how she went about researching the ebook, and a few of the challenges she confronted within the course of. Additionally they chat about how Ruby’s creative background formed the ebook’s construction, the significance of telling the entire story, and the affect the broader socio-cultural context had on his life.
Historic Headline of the Week
Ashley Moliere, “Vancouver’s first lifeguard Joe Fortes died 100 years in the past. What will be discovered from his legacy,” CBC, February 5, 2022.
Sean Graham is a cultural historian, an Adjunct Professor at Carleton College, and a contributing editor with Activehistory.ca
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