Reconstructing the Border
Jim Lynch and the Return of the Canada-US Boundary
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3852271 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Albert Braz (University of Alberta, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 191-203 |
| Publication date | 2011-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comparative American Studies An International Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1477-5700 • E-ISSN: 1741-2676 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/147757011x12983070065358 |
| OpenAlex | W2022117098 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 9 |
The western portion of the Canada-US border has always been problematic. Since it does not follow any 'natural' divide, such as a river, lake, or mountain range, it tends to be seen as an aberration, a political construct that lacks logic of its own. However, in his 2009 satire Border Songs, the Washington State novelist Jim Lynch reintroduces the Canada-US border as a marker of significant cultural and political difference. Even though he describes the international boundary as a 'nonsensical' line, Lynch suggests that people on the two sides of the border have remarkably different views of the world, notably when it comes to such issues as pot-growing and terrorism
Archaeology · Environmental ethics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Terrorism · Canadian Identity and History · History · Latin American and Latino Studies · Law · Philosophy · Short Stories in Global Literature
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2016 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |