Narrating Citizenship and Belonging in Anglophone Canadian Literature
This book examines how concepts of citizenship have been negotiated in Anglophone Canadian literature since the 1970s. Katja Sarkowsky argues that literary texts conceptualize citizenship as political “co-actorship” and as cultural “co-authorship” (Boele
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Narrating Citizenship and Belonging in Anglophone Canadian Literature
Narrating Citizenship and Belonging in Anglophone Canadian Literature
Katja Sarkowsky
Narrating Citizenship and Belonging in Anglophone Canadian Literature
Katja Sarkowsky Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Münster, Germany
ISBN 978-3-319-96934-3 ISBN 978-3-319-96935-0 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96935-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018949898 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover credit: Dougal Waters/Getty This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
For Marcus In memory of Marret Sarkowski (1933–2016)
Preface and Acknowledgements
This book has been in the making for some time. I would like to express my gratitude to the colleagues and friends who over the years have taken the time to discuss with me issues concerning citizenship and belonging and who have offered invaluable feedback, constructive criticism, and the support and encouragement so desperately needed for any book-length project. Numerous conferences as well as colloquia in Aarhus, Augsburg, Erlangen, Frankfurt, Jerusalem, Muenster, Munich, Stockholm and Vancouver have offered me the opportunity to discuss my ideas and early versions of some of the subchapters. The University of Ottawa’s Institute of Canadian and Aboriginal Studies has generously offered me office space and library privileges to conduct my research twice, and through its—now unfortunately discontinued—Faculty Enrichment and Faculty Research programs, the Canadian government has sponsored two of my research trips to Toronto, Ottawa, and Va
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