[BCMA] Laughing "Irregardless": Multimedia Aboriginal Humour -

Mon Sep 10 12:59:28 PDT 2012

I'm fairly sure that the title was in quotes BECAUSE it is incorrect...  especially since it's an exhibit about humour...  just sayin'

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A great pity. The one-word title "Irregardless" for this exhibit is not proper English. A quick Internet search shows that the correct wrod is "regardless."
e.g.

Problem

Because we hear and see the word irregardless everywhere, we forget that it is not standard English. This is hardly surprising when we consider that irregardless has been in use for at least 100 years in North America.

Solution

Most dictionaries list irregardless as non-standard English and advise against its use in speech and writing. The correct word is regardless.

Ref: Translation Bureau, Government of Canada

http://www.btb.gc.ca/btb.php?lang=eng&cont=291

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Laughing "Irregardless": Multimedia Aboriginal Humour

A series of public programs to complement the exhibition co-curated by
Peter Morin and Dr. Martine Reid, Carrying on "Irregardless": Humour in
Contemporary Northwest Coast Art. See details below.

An Evening with Drew Hayden Taylor - What Makes him Laugh?
Thursday, September 13, 6:00 - 8:00pm
Fletcher Challenge Theatre, SFU Vancouver
515 Hastings Street, Vancouver
Admission by donation (suggested donation $5.00)

Drew Hayden Taylor (Ojibway) author, award-winning playwright,
and film director in conversation with Skeena Reece (Tsimshian,
Gitksan, Cree, Metis) performance artist.

Drew directed Redskins, Tricksters and Puppy Stew in 2000,
a documentary that asked fellow writers and Aboriginal creative
luminaries what makes them laugh, why Aboriginal humour, and what
is there to laugh about? Now we ask Drew what makes him laugh.
How does his creative work weave absent fathers and abandonment
issues into funny stuff? Screening of Redskins,Tricksters and Puppy Stew to follow.

Presented by the Bill Reid Gallery with support from: Canada Council for
the Arts, United States Consulate General Vancouver, SFU Vancouver and
SFU Office for Aboriginal Peoples.

Carrying on "Irregardless": Humour in Contemporary Northwest Coast Art

Co-curated by Tahltan artist, stand-up comedian and curator,
Peter Morin and the Gallery's Director of Content and Research,
Dr. Martine Reid, "Irregardless" marks a new beginning in appreciating
humour in Northwest Coast indigenous art through a rich and provocative
range of works by 28 accomplished Northwest Coast artists.

This exhibition and public program were made possible by:
Vancouver Foundation, The Leon and Thea Koerner Foundation,
Canada Council for the Arts, and the Hamber Foundation.
With additional support from United States Consulate General Vancouver,
Simon Fraser University and Rosedale on Robson Suite Hotel.

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