Introduction to the<i>ARCS</i>Special Issue on Culture and the Canada–US Border

Stirrup, David; Roberts, Gillian

doi:10.1080/02722011.2010.497008

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“…Instead, we find that "the CanadianAmerican borderlands are a collection of very different regional communities that reflect the sheer length of the border and the geographical complexity of the two transcontinental societies" (Gibbins 2005, 156). Simply put, differences are less across the Canada-U.S. border than from region to region across the continent (Boucher 2005;Konrad and Nicol 2008;Stirrup and Roberts 2010). One cannot look at Canada-U.S. borderlands without keeping in mind the fact that "a strong and lingering sense of regionalism [is present] with individual provinces [and states] each having distinct histories, identities, and economies" (Hardwick and Mansfield 2009, 388).…”

Section: The Canada and United States Border And Borderlandsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Bridges and Barriers: The Lake Superior Borderlands

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Burkhart²

2013

Journal of Borderlands Studies

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This paper investigates the Canada-U.S. borderlands relationship along the two geographic corridors as bounded by Lake Superior: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario-Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and Thunder Bay, Ontario-Duluth, Minnesota. Borderland communities-driven by their shared cultural characteristics (ethnicity, language, religion)-are said to challenge the border as a dividing device and undermine the very essence of international borders. Moreover, borderlands regions are dynamic and overlapping, providing the first point of contact and interaction between nations. Our results depict inherent differences between these particular border regions, with each illustrating characteristics that both connect and divide. Despite the passage of time and both countries' determined efforts to make the passage safe and less demanding, the peoples in these border regions perceive a continuing frustration with crossing the border and connecting to the people on the other side of the border.

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Section: The Canada and United States Border And Borderlandsmentioning

confidence: 99%