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  • Robert Lepage on the Toronto Stage

    Language, Identity, Nation

    by Jane Koustas ...
    A leader in theatre production for a global community, Robert Lepage - actor, cineaste, and director - revolutionized the Toronto theatre scene from the 1980s onwards by challenging conventional notions of language, identity, and national belonging. Exploring Lepage’s twenty-five-year history on the Toronto stage, Jane Koustas analyzes his importance in the Canadian and international theatre ... Read more

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  • Robert Lepage on the Toronto Stage

    Language, Identity, Nation

    by Jane Koustas ...
    A leader in theatre production for a global community, Robert Lepage - actor, cineaste, and director - revolutionized the Toronto theatre scene from the 1980s onwards by challenging conventional notions of language, identity, and national belonging. Exploring Lepage’s twenty-five-year history on the Toronto stage, Jane Koustas analyzes his importance in the Canadian and international theatre ... Read more

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  • Minority Languages, National Languages, and Official Language Policies

    In a context where linguistic and cultural diversity is characterized by ever-increasing complexity, adopting official multilingual policies to correct a country's ethno-linguistic, socio-economic, and symbolic imbalances presents many obstacles, but the greatest challenge is implementing them effectively. To what degree and in what ways have official multilingualism and multiculturalism policies ... Read more

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    In a context where linguistic and cultural diversity is characterized by ever-increasing complexity, adopting official multilingual policies to correct a country's ethno-linguistic, socio-economic, and symbolic imbalances presents many obstacles, but the greatest challenge is implementing them effectively. To what degree and in what ways have official multilingualism and multiculturalism policies ... Read more

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  • Landscapes and Landmarks of Canada

    Real, Imagined, (Re)Viewed

    Series series Cultural Studies
    The image of the “land” is an ongoing trope in conceptions of Canada—from the national anthem and the flag to the symbols on coins—the land and nature remain linked to the Canadian sense of belonging and to the image of the nation abroad. Linguistic landscapes reflect the multi-faceted identities and cultural richness of the nations. Earlier portrayals of the land focused on unspoiled landscape, ... Read more

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    Canadians in Paris

    by Jane Koustas ...
    Series series Perspectives on Translation
    While translation history in Canada is well documented, the history of the translation of Canadian fiction outside the nation remains obscure. Les Belles Étrangères examines the translation of Canadian English-language fiction in France. This book considers the history of this practice, the reasons for the move away from Quebec translators as well as the process and perils involved in this detour ... Read more

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    Canadian Film is a historical overview of film in both English and French Canada, from its early use to encourage immigration and, in Quebec, to promote traditional fidelities, to its struggles to project a uniquely Canadian identity and experience. All major modes of film are discussed—the documentary tradition from the NFBs wartime production to the award winners of the eighties, fictional film ... Read more

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