Introduction: Making Exceptions, Taking Refuge: Canadian and American Border Crossings.

Using this current political moment (and some of its previous iterations) as points of departure, this issue of the Canadian Review of American Studies, titled "Making Exceptions, Taking Refuge: Canadian and American Border Crossings" examines Americans' well-established imaginative perceptions of C...

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Publicado en:Canadian Review of American Studies Vol. 56; no. 1; pp. 1 - 14
Autor principal: Andrews, Jennifer
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Publicado: University of Toronto Press Apr2026
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        Using this current political moment (and some of its previous iterations) as points of departure, this issue of the Canadian Review of American Studies, titled "Making Exceptions, Taking Refuge: Canadian and American Border Crossings" examines Americans' well-established imaginative perceptions of Canada and how Canadians have borrowed from, refashioned, resisted, and cultivated those portraits to serve our own goals. The articles in this special issue probe how the United States and Canada each embrace distinct versions of exceptionalism by focusing on the potency and limitations of such narratives. The authors consider how transcultural and comparative analyses can helpfully navigate a better understanding of Canada–US border relations and what this dynamic contributes to the creation and reinforcement of distinct but connected national identities.
        À partir de la période politique actuelle (et de certaines de ses itérations antérieures), le présent numéro du Canadian Review of American Studies, intitulé «Making Exceptions, Taking Refuge: Canadian and American Border Crossings» (Faire des exceptions, trouver refuge : les mouvements transfrontaliers canadiens et américains) examinent les perceptions imaginatives bien établies des Américains vis-à-vis du Canada et la manière dont les Canadiens ont emprunté, refaçonné, cultivé ces portraits et y ont résisté au profit de leurs propres objectifs. Les articles de ce numéro spécial s'attardent sur la puissance et aux limites de ces récits pour explorer les versions différentes de l'exceptionnalisme qu'adoptent les États-Unis et le Canada. Les auteurs réfléchissent à l'apport des analyses transculturelles et comparatives pour mieux comprendre les relations frontalières canado-américaines et la contribution de cette dynamique à la création et au renforcement d'identités nationales distinctes, mais reliées.
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