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Side A is artist Yannis Tsarouchis reading “The Trojan Women” by Euripides in Greek.Side B is the first part of a radio production of the play “E, Noikokyraoi” (trans: “Uh, Housewives) by Vasilis Andreopoulos.

Side A is a recording of poet Dinos Siotis presenting his biography and reciting his work in Ottawa in October 1983. Side B is a continuation of Side A.

Side A is a recording of an interview with poet Nikos-Alexis Aslanoglou. Side B is a recording of an interview with poet Charis Megalynos.

Side A is a recording of Greek writer Giorgos Chronas reciting his work set to music, followed by a brief discussion on his works and his inspiration. Side B is a recording of poet Nikos-Alexis Aslanoglou reciting his work from “O Thiskolos Thanatos” (trans: “The Difficult Death”) set to music.

Side A is recording of an interview with actor Vasilis Diamantopoulos. Side B is a recording of an interview with poet Michalis Katsaros.

Side A is a recording of poet Titos Patrikios speaking about his life and reciting his work. Side B is a recording of poet Dimitris Doukaris speaking about his life and reciting his work.

Side A is a recording of an interview with poet and essayist Evgenios Aranitsis. Side B is a recording of an interview with poet Yannis Kondos

Sides A and B are recordings of a discussion on Greek theatre.

Side A is a recording of writer Pandelis Prevelakis speaking about his life and work and reading some excerpts of his writing. Side B is a recording of writer Costas Taktsis reading excerpts from his poetry and discussing his life and his work.

Side A is the continued recording of the play “To fiore tou Levante (“The Flower of the Levant) by Grigorios Xenopoulos (45 minutes). Side B is the final part of the recording of the play “To fiore tou Levante (“The Flower of the Levant) by Grigorios Xenopoulos (10 minutes) Side B also includes a lecture/discussion on Neo-Hellenic writers, including Kambanellis. The final 15 minutes of Side B is the first part of a recording of a discussion and performance of the poem “Kyra Frosini” by Aristotelis Valaoritis.

Side A is a recording of the one-act play “Oi Anthropi kai ta Aloga” (People and Horses) by Kostas Mourselas, performed in a radio broadcast on the “Theatro tis Kyriakis” show on December 28, 1980. Side B is a continuation of the recording of the play by Mourselas as well as the first part of a recording of the play “To fiore tou Levante (“The Flower of the Levant) by Grigorios Xenopoulos,

Side A is poet Loula D. Konstantinou speaking about her life and reading from her work. Side B is a continuation from Side A.

Item is a detailed curriculum vitae (CV) created by Thaniel documenting his qualifications, as well as activities undertaken from 1970 to 1990, including lectures and teaching, poetry readings, and conferences and seminars, to name a few. This CV also includes a number of illustrations by Thaniel, as well as photographs of Thaniel from his travels to Greece, Italy, and Spain. There is also a photograph of Ed S. Phinney. The final page of text includes the poem “O Poitis as myn Fovatai” (Let not the Poet Fear) by Thaniel, as well as a translation of the same by Phinney.

Item is a journal outlining courses from the Modern Greek Studies program at the University of Toronto, a survey of recently published works, as well as a list of events and news items related to Modern Greek studies that occurred between May and December 1981.

Item is a journal consisting of course lists from the modern Greek Studies program at the University of Toronto, a section titled “The Garden” which is a collection of Greek poetry translated into English and English poetry translated into Greek, and a section dedicated to documenting news and activities related to Modern Greek studies from January to April 1984. Journal further includes a collection of reviews written by John E. Rexine from Colgate University in Hamilton, NY. This edition of the Amaranth also includes a tribute to Kostis Palamas on the 40th anniversary of his death.

Item is a journal consisting of a survey of Greek-American poets based in and around New York City, NY, a section dedicated to poetry translated from English to Greek, and another section of poetry translated from English to Greek, together with the originals in English, as well as a section surveying books in Greek. Journal also includes a section titled “Activities and News” that outlines events related to Modern Greek Studies from December 1984 to April 1985, together with some photos from these events. There is also a section dedicated to books received by Thaniel. Journal also includes art by Nicolette Atheniou Koletsis, and Thaniel further takes care to note the use of Woodlands style bird illustrations by Benjamin Chee Chee throughout the journal in the table of contents.

Item is a journal outlining the Modern Greek Studies program at the University of Toronto, events and conferences that had taken place prior to publication, and a book review of Ethelyn G. Orso, “Modern Greek Humour: A Collection of Jokes and Ribald Tales” (Indiana University Press, 1979). Journal also includes various illustrations by Thaniel.

Item is a journal consisting of essays by Thaniel, a section titled “The Garden” which is a collection of poetry, and book reviews. Journal further consists of events and news items related to Modern Greek studies that occurred between May and December 1982, most notably a description of the collection “Their Work and Their Voice: The University of Toronto Modern Greek Collection of Tape Recordings of Greek Writers”, which makes up the bulk of audio material in this fonds.

Item is a journal consisting of course lists courses from the Modern Greek Studies program at the University of Toronto, a section titled “The Garden” which is a collection of Greek poetry translated into English by Thaniel and Phinney, as well as a translation of Gwendolyn MacEwen’s poetry into Greek by Thaniel. Journal further includes an essay by Nikou Gabriel Pentziki titled “Mytera Thessaloniki” (Mother Thessaloniki) written in Greek, as well as book reviews and a section dedicated to documenting news and activities related to Modern Greek studies from the Spring and Summer of 1983.

Item is a journal consisting of an editorial on the end of the first series of The Amaranth Bulletin, a section dedicated to listing the activities Thaniel participated in since 1971, including lectures and papers presented by Thaniel, as well as events sponsored by the program of Modern Greek Studies at the University of Toronto, and events held at the University College of the University of Toronto. There is also a list of lectures at the Department of Classics at the University of Toronto. Journal further includes a section of poetry translated from English to Greek and from Greek to English, a reproduction of a letter to George Seferis from Frank Macaskie with commentary from Thaniel, and the artwork of Mary Karamidopoulos-Nastis. There is an additional article by Edward Phinney titled “Prospects and Promenades: Pausanias, Lacarriere and Levi as Travellers”, as well as original poems by various artists accompanied by photographs from a poetry reading that took place on December 10, 1987. The journal concludes with a book review by Thaniel on “Tales from a Greek Island” by Alexandros Papadiamantis (translated by Elizabeth Constantinides).

Item is a journal outlining courses from the Modern Greek Studies program at the University of Toronto, as well as a commemoration to the Greek poet Angelos Sikelianos on the thirtieth anniversary of his death. Journal also includes a translation by Thaniel and Elly Mamarma of the essay “Life and Deeds of Alexis Zorbas: A Novel of Lived Experiences” by Yorghos Ioannou. Journal also contains a section titled “The Garden”, which appears to be a collection of poetry by artists from Greece, Cyprus, and North America. Journal further consists of events and news items related to Modern Greek studies that occurred between December 1981 and April 1982.

Item is a journal consisting of an essay on the life and art of Stahis Trahanatzis by Thaniel, a section titled “The Garden” which is a collection of Greek poetry translated into English by Thaniel and Phinney, as well as an English translation of an essay titled “A Summer’s Seminar of Yannis Ritsos” by P. Prevelakis. Journal further consists of book reviews, a description of a symposium on Modern Greek studies from October 27-30 1983, as well as the work of poet Katerina Anghelaki-Rooke.

Item is a journal consisting of a memorial to Nikos Kachtitsis, a section titled “The Garden” which is a collection of Greek poetry translated into English and English poetry translated into Greek, as well as book reviews by Thaniel and John E. Rexine from Colgate University in Hamilton, NY. Journal further includes a section titled “Activities and News” documenting events related to Modern Greek Studies from May to December of 1984. Journal also includes photographs from a function outlined in the Activities and News section, as well as the title pages of works by George Thaniel and Stephanos Constantinides. Journal additionally includes a list of books and pamphlets received by Thaniel.

Item is a journal consisting of a section dedicated to George Seferis, as well as an article by H.J. Mason titled “Generations of our Lesvian Ancestors: Myrvilis’ Use of Sappho and Longus”. Journal further includes a section dedicated to English and French Canadian poetry translated into Greek (notably that of Gwendolyn MacEwan), as well as Greek poems translated into English. There is an additional section with book reviews and a section dedicated in memoriam to Anna Katevaini and Amalia Tsaknia. Journal also includes 2 photographs from an event where Gwendolyn MacEwan read from her work for the Modern Greek program at the University of Toronto on December 4, 1986.

Item includes a 2013 draft of Fusé’s book “An Outsider’s View of Japan and Japanese People.”

File includes drafts of Fusé’s manuscript for the unpublished book “Marginal Man’s Perspective.”

File includes drafts of an unpublished manuscript by Fusé.

Item includes Fusé’s Certificate of Merit from the Ontario Psychological Foundation , which was awarded in recognition of his work in understanding “the multicultural aspects of suicide.”

Item includes Fusé’s Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention Award Research Award.

Item includes a sound recording of the Radio-Canada International program “Canada This Week.” Total duration of Side A is 27 minutes, 20 seconds. Total duration of Side B is 27 minutes, 20 seconds.

Item includes a recording of the Radio-Canada International program Canada This Week, featuring interviews with Fusé. Side A includes an interview with Fusé on the topic of Quebec. Side B includes an interview with Fusé at timestamp 8 minutes, on the topic of cultural changes occuring in the City of Montreal.

Item includes a sound recording of the Radio-Canada International program “Canada This Week,” featuring an interview with Fusé. On Side A, Fusé’s segment starts at the timestamp 19 minutes nd 20 seconds. Fusé discusses the film series Toro-san and suicide.

Item includes a sound recording of the Radio-Canada International program “Canada This Week” featuring an interview with Fusé. On Side A of the cassette, Fusé engages in a conversation with the host on the topics of biculturalism and billingualism. Total duration of Side A is 27 minutes and Fusé’s segment begins at the timestamp 14 minutes, 0 seconds and ends at the timestamp 18 minutes, 0 seconds. On Side B of the cassette, Fusé discusses the difference between the cultural identifies of people living in Ontario and Quebec. Total duration of Side B is 26 minutes, 30 seconds and Fusé’s segment begins at the timestamp 14 minutes and ends at the timestamp 17 minutes, 20 seconds.

Item includes a sound recording of the program CBC Sunday Morning, which features an interview with Fusé on the topic of the Recruit Scandal in Japan. Fusé provides an expert analysis of the scandal and how the suicide of Ihei Aoki, an aide to Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita, relates to Japan’s samurai culture. On Side A of the cassette, Fusé’s interview starts from the beginning of the tape and ends at the timestamp 9 minutes, 30 seconds.

Item includes a recording of Fusé’s suicide seminar at a Buddhist organization in 2003. In the lecture, Fusé provides the Western etmology of the word ‘suicide,’ and its negative connotations (e.g. being defined as self-murder) in Western countries and contrasts it with over 30 different terms used to describe acts of suicide in Japanese, with indication of the motive and the number of people involved in the suicide. He makes additional references to Eastern and Western cultural differences as he compares Western individualism to Japanese collectivism, which are further showcased in the Western film “Shane” (1953) and the Japanese comedy “Tora-san.” As this lecture took place during the Iraq War, Fusé discusses the suicide attacks committed by Al-Qaeda hijackers that crashed two passenger airplanes into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City on September 11, 2001. He explains that the tragedy caused his pacifist stance to waver momentarily and reignited memories of his own wartime experience, with memories of kamikaze pilots flying overhead and his military training as a teenager in the final years of the Second World War that prepared him for the same fate, had the war not ended in 1945.

Item includes a recording of the 56th Couchiching Conference (1987), which includes a discussion featuring Fusé and Black activist Jan Douglass on the World After America Panel. The panel begins at timestamp 00:38:10 and ends at 00:56:00. Fusé talks about his early years as a student studying in the United States in the 1950s and his eventual disillusionment with the country due to what he perceived to be its “moral and visionary decay” from the late 1960s onward, where the pursuit of “freedom” and “Individual pleasure” led to “excessive individualism.” Fusé also discusses the possible causes of higher suicide rates in Canada (14% in 1987) compared to the United States (12% in 1987).

Item includes a VHS cassette with a recording of the Omni 2 program ____., which features an interview with Fusé about his research and life.

Item includes one VHS cassette featuring Professor Alfons Deeken’s 9-part educational series “How to Face Death,” which was originally broadcast on Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corporation) in 1993, and the CBC Radio-Canada documentary “Cine Club: Voyage a Tokyo,” which was likely also recorded in 1993. “How to Face Death” is separated into the following 9 parts: 1. Introduction (00:00:00 to 00:30:00), 2. Grief Work (00:30:00 to 00:37:25), 3. 12 Stages of Grief (00:38:00 to 01:06:00), 4. Fear of Death and Death in Art (01:08:00 to 01:37:00), 5. Hospice Care, 6 Stages of Grief and Life Review Therapy (01:38:00 to 02:07:00), 7. How Children Process Death (02:38:00 to 03:07:20); 8. Thnking about Your Mortality, Life Review Therapy and Preparing for Death (03:08:00 to 03:37:00) and 9. Hospice Care (03:38:00 to 04:07:00). “Cine Club: Voyage a Tokyo,” is documentary film analysis of the central themes used in the 1953 film Voyage a Tokyo (also known as Tokyo Story in English and Tokyo Monogatari in Japanese). It frames “Tokyo Story” as the seminal postwar depiction of Japanese family life already drastically different from the traditions and family structure of that of the first half of the 20th Century, and contrasts it with life in Tokyo during the 1980s and 1990s, with its many technological advances, Westernized lifestyles and social problems. Included in both the film and the documentary is a focus on the Japanese relationship with the dead.

Item includes an interview with Fusé conducted in English regarding his book “Suicide and Culture,” an interview with Fusé conducted in French regarding the 1980 National Film Board (NFB) Documentary “Japan, Inc.” and recordings of contemporaneous Japanese televsion shows and advertisements. The first interview (in English) with Fusé begins at timestamp 00:02:00 and ends at timestamp 00:11:00. Fusé discusses his book “Suicide and Culture,” the “Hungary Pattern” of suicide and the increase of suicidal ideation with age in some cultures and Japan’s history of suicides for atonement, such as the two suicides of aviation crew members in the aftermath of the Japan Airlines Flight 123 tragedy in which 520 passengers were killed. The second interview (in French) begins at the timestamp 00:11:30 an ends at 00:57:50, with discussion of the documentary “Japan, Inc.” an NFB documentary about the fast-paced and collective-focused work culture in Japan and the lessons it could hold for more individualistic Western work cultures. From timestamp 01:11:00 to the end of the tape at 01:19:33

Item includes one VHS cassette featuring Fusé and Tal Perry’s interview on Jerusalem On Line, an Israeli news program hosted by Mike Greenspan. Fusé and Perry, the director of the Jerusalem-based crisis helpline Eran. both participated in the Crisis Help Line conference in Tel Aviv. The interview centres on the training and importance of crisis services. The segment begins at the timestamp 00:10:00 and ends at 00:20:21. They discuss the difference between “telephone befriending” and psychotherapy when speaking with people in distress. Fusé also discusses the growth of crisis helplines in post-Soviet Union nation states, which were not accessible before the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Item includes one VHS cassette featuring Fusé and Naoko Hata’s interview on the subject matter of the film “Furyo” or “Goodbye Mr. Lawrence” on the French Canadian program “Cinema Cinema.” Fusé and Hata provide their lived experience and knowledge of Japan and the Japanese military during the Second World War. Fusé also provides his expertise on the tradition of seppuku, suicide by disembowlment.

Item consists of a audio interview recorded between Celia Haig-Brown and Simon Einish on June 9, 2015. Topics discussed include his growing up and the importance of spending time on the Land, the importance of sweats and his art, passing on Naskapi history and culture to the next generation.

Item consists of a 2023 transcription of an interview with Simon Einish talking in English in May 9, 2015. Topics discussed include: his growing up and the importance of spending time on the Land; the importance of sweats and his art; passing on Naskapi history and culture to the next generation.

Recording consists of an interview with Terrick Einish about his life and hunting and fishing. Topics discussled include: a description of goose hunt and his role; a trip hunting Muskox; hunting and eating caribou; trapping furs to sell; fishing; camping trips with the school; how privileged he feels to be able to camp and hunt with his family and what it means to him to be Naskapi.

Consists of a word document Terrick T1 for reading.docx containing a transcription of an interview with Terrick Einish on May 7, 2016.

Recording consists of an interview with Stella Pien, speaking mostly in English and some Naskapi about her life and work for the Band Council. Topics discussed include: her view on the changes in Naskapi and how happy she is her children speak so well; the evolution of the goose hunt; and the impacts of mining.

Consists of a word document Stella T1-2-Reading.docx containing a transcription of an interview with Stella Pien on May 7, 2016.

Recordings consists of an interview with Silas Nabinacaboo. Timecodes are visible.

Recordings consists of an interview with Silas Nabinacaboo. Timecodes are visible.

Consists of a word document Silas T1-3-Reading.docx containing transcriptions of an interview with Silas Nabinacaboo.

Recording consists of Seasi Losier being interviewed.

Recordings consists of Seasi speaking in Naskapi aboutthings her parents and grandparents taught her about hunting and camping. Topics discussed include: a lot of things her father taught her about caribou hunting; things she learned in her growing up from her mother about preparing caribou and other animals; different camping stories; hunting as a community; the impacts of mines on the caribou and about going camping with the Inuit.

Recordings consists of Seasi speaking in Naskapi aboutthings her parents and grandparents taught her about hunting and camping. Topics discussed include: a lot of things her father taught her about caribou hunting; things she learned in her growing up from her mother about preparing caribou and other animals; different camping stories; hunting as a community; the impacts of mines on the caribou and about going camping with the Inuit.

Recording consists of a brief clip of Seasi speaking in Naskapi about her role as a Naskapi teacher. Topics discussed include: the importance of teaching children Naskapi; her respect for the language; her gratefulness to her mother for teaching her; and her desire to hear more families speaking it outside of the classroom.

Recording consists of a brief clip of Seasi speaking in Naskapi about her role as a Naskapi teacher. Topics discussed include: the importance of teaching children Naskapi; her respect for the language; her gratefulness to her mother for teaching her; and her desire to hear more families speaking it outside of the classroom.

Recordings consists of Seasi speaking in Naskapi about her family and her experiences growing up. Topics discussed include: how she learned to speak, read and write Naskapi and what she learned from her grandparents and parents spending time camping and hunting, especially ptarmigan and caribou.

Recordings consists of Seasi speaking in Naskapi about her family and her experiences growing up. Topics discussed include: how she learned to speak, read and write Naskapi and what she learned from her grandparents and parents spending time camping and hunting, especially ptarmigan and caribou.

Consists of a word document seasi-t3(timecodes completed).docx containing a transcription and translation of an interview with Seasi Losier.

Consists of a word document seasi-t3.docx containing a transcription and translation of an interview with Seasi Losier.

Recording consists of an interview with Sandy Shecanapish speaking mostly in English and some Naskapi about his job as a Cultural Skills Animator and hunting and fishing. Topics discussed include: his excitment about his role as a cultural skills animator and camping trips he is organizing with the youth. He talks about his love of the Naskapi language, hunting, fishing, the importance of goose hunt and his work as a Canadian Ranger doing rescue missions.

Consists of a word document Sandy T1-3.docx containing a transcript of an interview with Sandy Shecanapish on May 7, 2016.

Recordings consists of an interview with Ruby Sandy-Robinson. Time code visible.

Recordings consists of an interview with Ruby Sandy-Robinson. Time code visible.

Consisist of a word document Ruby Sandy-Robinson T1-8 Reading.docx containing a transcript of an interviwe with Ruby Sandy-Robinson on February 16, 2016.

Recording consists of an interview with Robin Shecanapish, speaking mostly in English, about his life. Topics discussed include: the importance of Naskapi culture for healing; spending time hunting; reconnecting with the land; his relationship to the language; learning how to make snowshoes; and what he sees for his children.

Consists of a word document Robin T1-Reading.docx containing a transcript of an interview with Robin Shecanapish on May 7, 2016.

Recording consists of an interview with Noat Einish speaking about her childhood, her experience at residential school over two years, and her experience growing up in the community.

Consists of a word document Noat for reading.docx containing transcriptions of an interview with Noat Einish on May 11, 2016.

Recording consists of Nathan speaking in Naskapi about what he teaches in his class and some of his life history. Topics discussed include: how Naskapi has shifted over time; where the word "Naskapi" came from; history of forced relocations and the two big starvations that happened due to colonialism; the JBNQA; the cyclical impact of mining on the community; impacts of moving to Schefferville; his excitment to be teaching students how to butcher caribou and make sure they are connected to their culture.

Recording consists of Nathan speaking in Naskapi about what he teaches in his class and some of his life history. Topics discussed include: how Naskapi has shifted over time; where the word "Naskapi" came from; history of forced relocations and the two big starvations that happened due to colonialism; the JBNQA; the cyclical impact of mining on the community; impacts of moving to Schefferville; his excitment to be teaching students how to butcher caribou and make sure they are connected to their culture.

Consists of a word document Nathan T 1-3-Reading.docx containing a transcription of an interview with nathan Uniam on May 5, 2016.

Recording consists of an interview with Michaela Shecanapish, speaking mostly in English about being at goose hunt. Topics discussed include: learning how to pluck geese, make bannock, and the importance of the Naskapi language.

Recording consists of a community meeting of local residents, carried out primarily in Naskapi.

Recording consists of Martha-Mary speaking in English. Topics discussed include: her hope that Naskapi children continue to learn the language and culture and that everyone commits to strengthening the commmunity.