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Molloy depicts a relationship between Canada and the US based on envy, rivalry, and misunderstanding. Drawing on a range of disciplines including sociology, international relations, and cultural studies, she examines contentious events in Canada/US relations and their connections to each country's political identity.
List of contents
Killing Canadians (I): The International Politics of Capital Punishment Killing Canadians (II): The Righteous Politics of the Accident Marrying Americans: The Identity Politics of the Election(s) Framing Canadians (I): The Spectacular Politics of the Arrests Framing Canadians (II): The Extraordinary Politics of Rendition Resisting Americans: The Precarious Politics of Asylum (B)ordering Canadians: The Hyperreal Politics of CBC's The Border
About the author
Patricia Molloy teaches Communication Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario.
Summary
Molloy depicts a relationship between Canada and the US based on envy, rivalry, and misunderstanding. Drawing on a range of disciplines including sociology, international relations, and cultural studies, she examines contentious events in Canada/US relations and their connections to each country's political identity.
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"Killing Canadians? Marrying Americans? Resisting and Ordering both? This fascinating study troubles what we think we know about US Americans, Canadians, and their relationships in ways that are as wise as they are witty." - Cynthia Weber, professor of International Relations, University of Sussex and co-editor, International Feminist Journal of Politics
