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Canadian Literature / Littérature canadienne A Quarterly of Criticism and Review Number 216, Spring 213 Published by The University of British Columbia, Vancouver Editor: Margery Fee Associate Editors: Judy Brown (Reviews), Joël Castonguay-Bélanger (Francophone Writing), Glenn Deer (Poetry), Iain Higgins (Poetry), Laura Moss (Reviews), Deena Rymhs (Reviews) Assistant Editor: Tiffany Johnstone (Reviews) Past Editors: George Woodcock (1959-1977), W. H. New (1977-1995), Eva-Marie Kröller (1995-23), Laurie Ricou (23-27) Editorial Board Heinz Antor University of Cologne Kristina Fagan Bidwell University of Saskatchewan Alison Calder University of Manitoba Carrie Dawson Dalhousie University Cecily Devereux University of Alberta 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 Lucie Hotte University of Ottawa 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 Linda Morra Bishop’s University Lianne Moyes Université de Montréal 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 Herb Wyile Acadia University Editorial Margery Fee Tourism in Saskatchewan 6 Articles Sam McKegney “pain, pleasure, shame. Shame.”: Masculine Embodiment, Kinship, and Indigenous Reterritorialization 12 Articles, continued Ryan Melsom A (Queer) Souvenir of Canada: Douglas Coupland’s Transformative National Symbols 35 Shaun Hanna “I diverge / you diverge / we diverge”: Scale, Occupation, and an Introduction to Stephen Collis’ The Barricades Project 51 Herb Wyile “I questioned authority and the question won”: Transnational Muscle Cars and the Neoliberal Order 67 Nathalie Dolbec Les contours du descriptif dans Volkswagen Blues de Jacques Poulin 85 Andrew Lesk Underground, Unseen, Unknown: Negotiating Toronto in Maggie Helwig’s Girls Fall Down 101 Sarah Waisvisz and Brenda Carr Vellino The Steveston Noh Project: The Gull as Intercultural Redress Theatre 118 Poems Nathaniel G. Moore 11 Coleena Fanjoy 84 Laisha Rosnau 34 Hendrik Slegtenhorst 100 andrea bennett 50 Patricia Young 117 Souvankham George Elliott Clarke 138 Thammavongsa 66 Books in Review Forthcoming book reviews are available at canlit.ca/reviews Authors Reviewed Tim Bowling 151 Nelly Arcan 142 Bonnie Bowman 152 Todd Babiak 143 Dionne Brand 186 Jonathan Ball 145 Denise Brassard 154 Tim Beiser 146 Jacquie Buncel 155 Gregory Betts 145 Karine Cellard 156 Michel Biron 148 Ron Charach 155 bill bissett 148 Kevin Chong 157 George Bowering 150 Michael Christie 158 Ivan E. Coyote 142 Robert Earl Stewart 184 David Davidar 158 Meaghan Strimas 163 Patrick deWitt 160 France Théoret 154 Réjean Ducharme 161 Vern Thiessen 178 Louise Dupré 154 Carey Toane 184 Kate Eichhorn 163 Ann Towell 186 Daniela Elza 164 Victor-Laurent Tremblay 190 Gary Geddes 166 Karen X. Tulchinsky 142 Paula Ruth Gilbert 168 Élise Turcotte 193 R. W. Gray 171 Gerry Turcotte 195 Jo Hammond 164 Ursula Vaira 164 Maura Hanrahan 187 Guy Vanderhaeghe 160 Doug Harris 176 Mary Vingoe 178 Brian Henderson 166 Latha Viswanathan 172 Marlyn Horsdal 172 Luise von Flotow 168 Bruce Hunter 151 Rachel Wyatt 152 Betty Keller 164 Onjana Yawnghwe 164 Catherine Leclerc 173 Paul Yee 171 Jen Sookfong Lee 157 Ludmila Zeman 146 Daniel MacIvor 178 Alexi Zentner 181 Catherine Mavrikakis 179 Steven Zultanski 145 Suzette Mayr 181 Jim McGugan 146 Reviewers rob mclennan 175 Gordon Bölling 181 Jacques Michon 183 Daniel Burgoyne 195 Peter Morin 164 Heidi Butler 187 Elise Moser 172 Alessandra Capperdoni 150 Erín Moure 175 Pilar Cuder-Domínguez 186 Leigh Nash 184 Amélie Dorais 154 Lillian Necakov 184 Sarah Dowling 163 Ken Norris 166 Timothy Dugdale 160 Natasha Nuhanovic 184 Ilana Finkleman 155 Donna Bailey Nurse 186 Rick Gooding 192 Catherine Owen 164 Neta Gordon 142 Carl Peters 148 Margo Gouley 152 Christian Petersen 151 Matthew Hall 175 Craig Francis Power 187 Jennifer Hardwick 143 Meredith Quartermain 163 Weldon Hunter 148 Sina Queyras 188 Christoph Irmscher 158 Christine Ramsay 143 Krzysztof Jarosz 193 Al Rempel 164 Jim Johnstone 184 David Adams Richards 143 Maia Joseph 188 Hélène Rioux 161 Catherine Khordoc 173 Stan Rogal 175 Sam Knowles 171 Lori Saint-Martin 190 Olivier Lapointe 183 Miléna Santoro 168 Valérie Lebrun 179 Robert J. Sawyer 192 Marie Lo 157 Marko Sijan 176 Denyse Lynde 178 Andrea Spalding 146 Joel Martineau 151 Hannah McGregor 172 Dania Sheldon 161 Nicole Nolette 168 Reece Steinberg 164 Christine Otis 148 Benoît Trudel 190 Megan Ruttan 145 Marilyse Turgeon-Solis 156 Judith Saltman 146 Louise Young 166 M. Sean Saunders 176 Opinions and Notes Katherine Shwetz Suits: The Role of the Intellectual in Henry Kreisel’s The Rich Man 197 Canadian Literature, a peer-reviewed journal, welcomes original, unpublished submissions of articles, interviews, and other commentaries relating to writers and writing in Canada and of previously unpublished poems by Canadian writers. The journal does not publish fiction. Articles of approximately 65 words (including Notes and Works Cited), double-spaced, in 12-point font size, should be submitted online to canlitsubmit.ca. Submissions must be in Rich Text Format (.rtf) or Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx). Submissions should include a brief biographical note (5 words) and an abstract (15 words). Articles should follow MLA guidelines for bibliographic format as outlined at canlitsubmit.ca/submissions/help. Littérature canadienne, une revue évaluée par les pairs, accueille la sou- mission d’articles, d’entrevues, et d’autres commentaires originaux et non publiés sur les écrivains et l’écriture au Canada, ainsi que de la poésie canadienne pour publication initiale. La revue ne publie pas de fiction. Veuillez soumettre les articles—d’environ 65 mots (notes et références bibliographiques comprises), à double interligne, taille de la police 12— en ligne à canlitsubmit.ca. Les soumissions doivent être en format de texte enrichi (.rtf) ou Microsoft Word (.doc ou .docx). Les soumissions doivent comprendre une brève note biographique (5 mots) et un résumé (15 mots). 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