The modern city is a space that can simultaneously represent the
principles of its homeland alongside its own unique blend of the
cultures that intermingle within its city limits. This book makes
an intervention in Canadian literary criticism by foregrounding
both 'globalism,' which is increasingly perceived as the
state-of-the-art literary paradigm, and the city. These are two
significant axes of contemporary culture and identity that were
previously disregarded by a critical tradition built around the
importance of space and place in Canadian writing. Yet, as relevant
as the turn to the city and to globalism may be, this collection's
most notable contribution lies in linking the notion of
'glocality', that is, the intermeshing of local and global forces
to representations of subjectivity in the material and figurative
space of the Canadian city. Dealing with oppositional discourses as
multiculturalism, postcolonialism, feminism, diaspora, and
environmentalism this book is an essential reference for any
scholar with an interest in these areas.
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