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CL204-Full-Issue.Pdf Canadian Literature / Littérature canadienne A Quarterly of Criticism and Review Number 204, Spring 20 10, 50th Anniversary Interventions Published by The University of British Columbia, Vancouver Editor: Margery Fee Associate Editors: Laura Moss (Reviews), Glenn Deer (Reviews), Larissa Lai (Poetry), Réjean Beaudoin (Francophone Writing), Judy Brown (Reviews) Past Editors: George Woodcock (1959–1977), W.H. New (1977–1995), Eva-Marie Kröller (1995–2003), Laurie Ricou (2003–2007) Editorial Board Heinz Antor University of Cologne Alison Calder University of Manitoba Kristina Fagan University of Saskatchewan Janice Fiamengo University of Ottawa Carole Gerson Simon Fraser University Helen Gilbert University of London Susan Gingell University of Saskatchewan Faye Hammill University of Strathclyde Paul Hjartarson University of Alberta Coral Ann Howells University of Reading Smaro Kamboureli University of Guelph Jon Kertzer University of Calgary Ric Knowles University of Guelph Louise Ladouceur University of Alberta Patricia Merivale University of British Columbia Judit Molnár University of Debrecen Maureen Moynagh St. Francis Xavier University Reingard Nischik University of Constance Ian Rae King’s University College Julie Rak University of Alberta Roxanne Rimstead Université de Sherbrooke Sherry Simon Concordia University Patricia Smart Carleton University David Staines University of Ottawa Cynthia Sugars University of Ottawa Neil ten Kortenaar University of Toronto Marie Vautier University of Victoria Gillian Whitlock University of Queensland David Williams University of Manitoba Mark Williams Victoria University, New Zealand Editorial Margery Fee Past, Present, and Future 6 Articles Ching Selao Les mots/ maux de l’exil/ ex-île. Les romans de Marie-Célie Agnant 11 Michel Nareau La nation à l’épreuve d’un récit métis. Ouvrir le Québec par le biais hispano-américain dans l’œuvre de Francine Noël 27 Articles, continued Bart Vautour From Transnational Politics to National Modernist Poetics: Spanish Civil War Poetry in New Frontier 44 Josée Vincent and Eli MacLaren Book Policies and Copyright in Canada and Quebec: Defending National Cultures 63 Sarah Krotz Shadows of Indian Title: The Territorial Underpinnings of “The Height of Land” 85 Poems Paul William Zits 9 Jesse Patrick Ferguson 61 Marie Carrière 26 M.W. Field 83 Sharanpal Ruprai 43 Patricia Young 102 Interventions Laura Moss 103 Ian Rae 134 Herb Wyile 108 Larissa Lai 137 Carrie Dawson 110 Christl Verduyn 140 Alison Calder 113 Lily Cho 142 Rita Wong 115 Christopher Lee 144 Susie O’Brien 118 Roxanne Rimstead 146 Sophie McCall 121 Winfried Siemerling 150 Deena Rymhs 123 Marie Vautier 152 Daniel Coleman 124 Lorraine York 156 Susan Gingell 127 Linda Hutcheon 157 Deanna Reder 131 John Clement Ball 160 Books in Review Forthcoming book reviews are available at http://www.canlit.ca Authors Reviewed Neil Aitken 167 Laurent Chabin 174 William Anselmi 169 Ann Charney 175 Kevin Bales 182 Marie Clements 176 Fiona Beckett 170 Gregory M. Cook 169 Jonathan Bennett 189 Becky Cornell 182 Joseph Boyden 172 David Elias 189 Ami Sands Brodoff 175 Deborah Ellis 182 Alice Burdick 167 Maureen FitzGerald 186 Louise Forsyth 178 Eleanor Ty 194 Daniel Francis 179 M.G. Vassanji 194 Pierre Gariépy 174 Christl Verduyn 194 Terry Gifford 170 Luise von Flotow 196 Helen Humphreys 181 David Watmough 186 Anosh Irani 176 Nathan Whitlock 197 Mark Anthony Jarman 192 Rachel Zolf 167 Phil Jenkins 187 Kevin Kerr 176 Reviewers John Lorinc 182 Ranbir K. Banwait 194 Christine Lowther 179 Jenny Bingold 196 Anand Mahadevan 192 Gordon Bölling 172 Ami McKay 176 Julie Cairnie 197 Donald W. McLeod 186 Caitlin Charman 191 George Murray 167 Paul Denham 181 Reingard M. Nischik 196 Mark Diotte 179 Sheree-Lee Olson 191 Neta Gordon 189 Christopher Plummer 184 Crystal Hurdle 167 Scott Rayter 186 Suzanne James 182 Tony Rees 187 Emily Johansen 192 Linda Rogers 169 Jessica Langston 175 Sarah Schulman 189 Vanessa Lent 169 Anita Sinner 179 Andrew Lesk 186 Patricia Jean Smith 191 Marlene Moser 176 Mary Soderstrom 175 Samuel Pane 187 Gaétan Soucy 181 Susan Rudy 178 Fred Stenson 172 Lisa Szabo 170 Paul S. 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