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Borderlands

How We Talk About Canada
  • W. H. New
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 1998
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In Borderlands, W.H. New poetically and metaphorically considers the image of 'the border' in Canada and how it affects the way Canadians look at themselves and their society.

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W.H. (Bill) New is University Killam Professor Emeritus at the University of British Columbia where he was in the English department from 1965 to 2003. He was also the editor of the well-known journal Canadian Literature for eighteen years. He has published several critical works and books of poetry, four books for children, and has been a co-editor on numerous collections and anthologies. Among many honours, he was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2006 and presented with the Governor General's Award for Canadian Studies in 2004.

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... it would be a shame if New’s thoughtful and thought-provoking volume were overlooked because Borderlands is one of those rare books that work on many carefully layered levels: literary, poetic, philosophical and political. ... a rich tapestry.

Anthony W. Rasporich:
What New has to say is important since he recasts the issues of national identity in a post-modernist fin de siècle ambiguity... New acknowledges new issues that have fundamentally challenged national boundaries, such as the multinational corporation, multiculturalism, and aboriginal identity.

Jeffrey Simpson:
Within the borderlands that separate and join Canadians and Americans, the Canadian search for difference goes on.


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