Globalization on the Line

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"Exceptional for the outstanding quality and internal coherence of the articles included throughout, Globalization on the Line is a timely and consistent critique of the all too-facile"global multiculturalism" that has dominated academic discourse since Gloria Anzaldúa's publication of Borderlands. T he contributors question the validity of "theorizing from the border" when in fact the border, as a place, remains largely unstudied and unknown. [U]nusual for its dual focus on both the U.S.-Canada and the U.S.-Mexico borders, Globalization on the Line will be not only necessary reading in cultural studies courses but it will shape our discussions in the field in the years to come." --Silvia Spitta, author ofBetween Two Waters: Narratives of Transculturation in Latin America

"In this collection Sadowski-Smith has brought together an exciting range of essays by scholars, artists, and activists on culture and globalization. The strength of this collection is in the essays; it is not so much a "new take" on globalization and culture as it is a close look at a variety of cultural practices in which the effects of globalization are especially visible." --Priscilla Wald, author of Constituting Americans: Cultural Anxiety and Narrative Form

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Artists, activists, and scholars from American studies, anthropology, Chicano studies, English, folklore, and history reflect on the cultural effects of globalization at the US-Mexico and US-Canadian borders. They explore cultural practices in border areas, such as cross-border shopping, migration, and transnational media spectatorship, and discuss a variety of border crossers and residents including Mexican migrants in the US Southwest, indigenous peoples in the lake Ontario region, undocumented Chinese immigrants at the US- Canada border, and squatter communities in Baja California. B&w photos of art installations are included. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)