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category: Social Science
published: Jun 1998
ISBN:9780774806596
publisher: UBC Press

Borderlands

How We Talk About Canada

by W. H. New

tagged: popular culture
Description

The border between Canada and the United States not only seperates us geographically and politically, but also is an important symbol for defining Canadian nationality. In Borderlands, 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.

About the Author

W. H. New

Contributor Notes

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.

Awards
  • Winner, Bronze Medal, Leipzig International Book Art Competition for best designed book
  • Winner, Alcuin Citation for excellence in book design in Canada, Alcuin Society
Editorial Reviews

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

— The Globe and Mail

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.

— Western Historical Quarterly

... 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.

— Georgia Straight, October 15-22, 1998

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