Sam Forster
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Samuel Forster is a Canadian American journalist and cultural critic whose 2024 book, Americosis, was awarded the Sutherland House Prize for Non-Fiction..[1]
Early life[edit]
Forster studied at the University of Alberta where he received his bachelor of arts degree. He later moved to Toronto and earned a master's degree from the University of Toronto.[2]
While in Toronto, Forster was a graduate associate at the Centre for Ethics where he researched the application of neuroscientific evidence in criminal court proceedings.[3]
Career[edit]
Forster has contributed to various print and digital publications, including Canada's National Observer and City & State, primarily writing about culture and economic affairs.[4][5]
In 2022, Forster moved to Argentina and began working as a reporter for The Buenos Aires Times, an English-language newspaper owned by Perfil.[6] Among his first assignments was covering the political turmoil that gripped Argentina's congress in the wake of the assassination attempt on then vice-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.[7]
During the spring of 2023, Forster travelled throughout Ukraine, covering the Russo-Ukrainian War as a correspondent for The National Post[8] and Unherd[9][10]
In the aftermath of the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, while reporting on pro-Palestine demonstrations in Montreal, Forster published video footage that became the centre of controversy in the Canadian media.[11] Responding to the footage, Canadian Minister of Immigration Marc Miller released a public statement expressing serious concern: "Disgusted and ashamed to see these scenes glorifying death and terror, in Montreal, the city I love and the city I represent. Hamas is a terrorist organization and nobody should glorify their bloody cowardly violence."[12] Alberta member of parliament Mike Lake also responded to the footage, condemning the protestors.[13]
Americosis[edit]
2024 marked the publication of Forster's first full-length book: Americosis. Forster's manuscript was selected by Sutherland House as the winner of the firm's inaugural non-fiction prize, an award that Sutherland House president Kenneth Whyte announced in response to a lack of support for non-fiction projects by the Canada Council.[14]
The American Spectator praised Americosis for its creative ambition, noting that "like the documentarian Frederick Wiseman, Forster possesses a kind of cinema verité style for his subject."[15]
References[edit]
- ↑ Posted, Bob Armstrong (2023-01-28). "Transit rides land author book prize". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ↑ April 21st 2022, Opinion |. "Samuel Forster". Canada's National Observer. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ↑ Chen, Stacy S.; McCoy, Liam G.; Forster, Samuel; Brenna, Connor T. A.; Lipsman, Nir; Das, Sunit (2022-01-02). "Continuums of Capacity, Binaries of Guilt: The Sociopolitical Role of Neuroethics in Criminal Justice". AJOB Neuroscience. 13 (1): 25–28. doi:10.1080/21507740.2021.2001082. ISSN 2150-7740. Unknown parameter
|s2cid=ignored (help) - ↑ Forster, Samuel (2022-04-21). "Ban Canadian MPs from stock trading". Canada's National Observer. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ↑ "Samuel Forster - CSNY". City & State New York. 2023-02-23. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ↑ "News of Sam Forster | Buenos Aires Times". www.batimes.com.ar. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ↑ "Call for 'hate speech' law divides government and galvanises opposition | Buenos Aires Times". www.batimes.com.ar. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ↑ Forster, Samuel (July 29, 2023). "Canadian demining equipment joins battle against unexploded ordnance in Ukraine". The National Post.
- ↑ Forster, Sam (May 31, 2023). "Expect Russia's drone attacks to intensify: Strikes on Kyiv are more about provoking a response than strategic gain". UnHerd.
- ↑ Forster, Sam (May 27, 2023). "Nuclear disaster looms in southern Ukraine: Zaporizhzhia's power plant has become a flashpoint in Russia's invasion". UnHerd.
- ↑ Hopper, Tristin (October 11, 2023). "FIRST READING: The 'pro-Palestinian' rallies that explicitly celebrated mass-murder". The National Post.
- ↑ Miller, Marc (October 8, 2023). "X Post".
- ↑ Lake, Mike (October 8, 2023). "X post".
- ↑ Whyte, Kenneth (July 2, 2022). "Kenneth Whyte: Canada Council is abusing its mandate with its bonkers exclusion of fact-based nonfiction". The National Post.
- ↑ Larson, Thomas. "Americosis: Riding to Nowhere ... In Public - The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics". The American Spectator | USA News and Politics. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
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