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33 produkter
Discrepant Parallels
Cultural Implications of the Canada-US Border
Häftad, 2015
457 kr
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The 49th parallel has long held a symbolic importance to Canadian cultural nationalists as a strong, though permeable, border. But in contemporary Canadian culture, the border has multiple meanings, and imbalances of cultural power occur both across the Canada-US border as well as within Canada. …
Reading between the Borderlines
Cultural Production and Consumption across the 49th Parallel
E-bok, 2018
623 kr
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Is Superman Canadian? Who decides, and what is at stake in such a question? How is the Underground Railroad commemorated differently in Canada and the United States, and can those differences be bridged? How can we acknowledge properly the Canadian labour behind Hollywood filmmaking, and what would …
Reading between the Borderlines
Cultural Production and Consumption across the 49th Parallel
E-bok, 2018
623 kr
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Is Superman Canadian? Who decides, and what is at stake in such a question? How is the Underground Railroad commemorated differently in Canada and the United States, and can those differences be bridged? How can we acknowledge properly the Canadian labour behind Hollywood filmmaking, and what would …
Discrepant Parallels
Cultural Implications of the Canada-US Border
E-bok, 2015
385 kr
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The 49th parallel has long held a symbolic importance to Canadian cultural nationalists as a strong, though permeable, border. But in contemporary Canadian culture, the border has multiple meanings, and imbalances of cultural power occur both across the Canada-US border as well as within Canada. …
Discrepant Parallels
Cultural Implications of the Canada-US Border
E-bok, 2015
373 kr
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The 49th parallel has long held a symbolic importance to Canadian cultural nationalists as a strong, though permeable, border. But in contemporary Canadian culture, the border has multiple meanings, and imbalances of cultural power occur both across the Canada-US border as well as within Canada. …
Prizing Literature
The Celebration and Circulation of National Culture
Inbunden, 2011
623 kr
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When Canadian authors win prestigious literary prizes, from the Governor General's Literary Award to the Man Booker Prize, they are celebrated not only for their achievements, but also for contributing to this country's cultural capital. Discussions about culture, national identity, and citizenship …
Prizing Literature
The Celebration & Circulation of National Culture
E-bok, 2016
806 kr
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When Canadian authors win prestigious literary prizes, from the Governor General's Literary Award to the Man Booker Prize, they are celebrated not only for their achievements, but also for contributing to this country's cultural capital. Discussions about culture, national identity, and citizenship …
Prizing Literature
The Celebration and Circulation of National Culture
E-bok, 2011
806 kr
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When Canadian authors win prestigious literary prizes, from the Governor General's Literary Award to the Man Booker Prize, they are celebrated not only for their achievements, but also for contributing to this country's cultural capital. Discussions about culture, national identity, and citizenship …
Race, Nation and Cultural Power in Film Adaptation
Inbunden, 2023
2095 kr
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Examines race and nation in postcolonial, settler-colonial, and Indigenous film adaptationAdvances adaptation studies by offering a nuanced critique of the injunction against fidelity criticism16 case studies of film adaptations across 7 chapters, detailing different modes of postcolonial, …
Race, Nation and Cultural Power in Film Adaptation
Häftad, 2025
548 kr
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In Race, Nation and Cultural Power in Film Adaptation, Roberts undertakes the first full-length study of postcolonial, settler-colonial and Indigenous film adaptation, encompassing literary and cinematic texts from Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, Indian, British, and US cultures. A necessary …
Parallel Encounters
Culture at the Canada-US Border
Av Gillian Roberts, David Stirrup
Häftad, 2013
435 kr
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The essays collected in offer close analysis of an array of cultural representations of the Canada-US border, in both site-specificity and in the ways in which they reveal and conceal cultural similarities and differences. Contributors focus on a range of regional sites along the border and examine …
Caught Dead in Philadelphia
(An Amanda Pepper Mystery)
E-bok, 2011
182 kr
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The debut of Philly Prep English teacher and accidental sleuth, Amanda Pepper, (and of C.K. Mackenzie, homicide detective) won the World Mystery Convention''s "Anthony" for best first mystery.When the body of a colleague is found dead in Amanda''s living room, she has to clear herself of …
Philly Stakes (An Amanda Pepper Mystery)
E-bok, 2012
184 kr
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Book two in the Amanda Pepper mystery series.Amanda Pepper, an English teacher at school for Philadelphia''s filthy rich, is determined to teach the kids a lesson about the true spirit of Christmas. She intends to have them cook and serve a meal to the homeless, but unfortunately a powerful parent …
I'd Rather Be In Philadelphia
(An Amanda Pepper Mystery)
E-bok, 2012
188 kr
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Book three in the Anthony Award-winning mystery series featuring Amanda Pepper, the resourceful English teacher at Philly Prep. Available for the first time in ebook format!Amanda is sorting books for a school fundraiser, when she comes across a book for battered women that contains a special and …
With Friends Like These… (An Amanda Pepper Mystery)
E-bok, 2012
188 kr
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By the Anthony Award-winning author of I''d Rather Be in Philadelphia, another Amanda Pepper mystery.Well-known Broadway playwright and TV producer Lyle Zacharias is throwing himself a lavish birthday party in his hometown of Philadelphia. Guests include his current wife, ex-wives, friends, former …
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
(An Amanda Pepper Mystery)
E-bok, 2012
184 kr
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Amanda Pepper''s friend Sasha has a photography assignment in Atlantic City, and she invites her broke schoolteacher friend to come along for a free mini-vacation. But the two quickly discover there''s more to lose than money at the shore when Sasha finds a stranger bludgeoned to death in her bed. …
Mummer's Curse (An Amanda Pepper Mystery)
E-bok, 2012
188 kr
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In her new novel starring Philadelphia schoolteacher Amanda Pepper, Gillian Roberts once again mixes mystery and mirth. This time Roberts explores Philadelphia''s unique flesh and blood "historical monument"-- the Mummers, who live (and perhaps are willing to die) for a few hours of glory every New …
Bluest Blood in Philadelphia
(An Amanda Pepper Mystery)
E-bok, 2012
188 kr
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The ultra-elegant fund-raiser in a fabled Main Line mansion benefits Philly Prep''s Library, and gives Amanda a chance to play Cinderella for a night. The first clue that all might not go well is the host''s figure hanging in effigy outside the estate, put there by the Moral Ecologists who have a …
Adam and Evil (An Amanda Pepper Mystery)
E-bok, 2013
182 kr
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Available for the first time in ebook format, this special edition includes a new introduction from author Gillian Roberts and an exclusive interview with Amanda Pepper herself!When a high school senior shows signs of mental illness, Amanda attempts to get him help, but she''s rebuffed by his …
Helen Hath No Fury (An Amanda Pepper Mystery)
E-bok, 2013
188 kr
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In the stately nineteenth-century homes on Philadelphia’s Delancey Street, the wilder passions scarcely ruffle the peace. Murder is unthinkable, particularly a murder involving an upscale book discussion group, of which schoolteacher Amanda Pepper is a devoted member. Nevertheless, on the day after …
Claire and Present Danger
(An Amanda Pepper Mystery)
E-bok, 2013
188 kr
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In the City of Brotherly Love, nobody knows a thing about Emmie Cade, a young widow who “appeared from nowhere,” and in the blink of an eye was engaged to Leo Fairchild, a middle-aged bachelor with a fortune. However, as her marriage date approaches, Emmie''s mother-in-law to be, the ailing, …
Till the End of Tom (An Amanda Pepper Mystery)
E-bok, 2013
188 kr
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Traditionally, Old Philadelphians keep a low profile. They associate with one another and leave life as discreetly as they have lived it. So Philly Prep English teacher Amanda Pepper, who thinks her only current problems are keeping her well-meaning family from hijacking her wedding, is …
Hole in Juan (An Amanda Pepper Mystery)
E-bok, 2013
188 kr
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No matter the season, the Philadelphia private school where Amanda Pepper teaches English is never a center of tranquility. But with Halloween and the annual Mischief Night party only days away, the hope is that nothing more than old-fashioned vandalism and pranks will take place.No such luck. …
All's Well That Ends (An Amanda Pepper Mystery)
E-bok, 2013
188 kr
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Amanda''s friend Sasha''s stepmother has just committed suicide—although, according to Sasha, Phoebe Ennis would never have killed herself, especially not while having a drink and wearing a red silk blouse and red sandals with four-inch heels. Amanda isn''t persuaded, but reluctantly agrees to help …
You Can Write a Mystery
E-bok, 2014
168 kr
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Have you ever thought about writing a mystery, and gave up the idea because you didn’t know where to begin? Now is your chance to write the mystery of your dreams. You Can Write a Mystery, written by Gillian Roberts, author of the Anthony Award-winning Amanda Pepper series, will help you start your …
Amanda Pepper Mysteries: Bundle 1
E-bok, 2015
188 kr
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The first three novels in the award-winning Amanda Pepper mystery series are now available in one volume!CAUGHT DEAD IN PHILADELPHIAThe debut of Philly Prep English teacher and accidental sleuth, Amanda Pepper, (and of C.K. Mackenzie, homicide detective) won the World Mystery Convention''s …
Amanda Pepper Mysteries: Bundle 2
E-bok, 2015
188 kr
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Books four through six in the award-winning Amanda Pepper mystery series are now available in one volume! This collection includes:WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESEWell-known Broadway playwright and TV producer Lyle Zacharias is throwing himself a lavish birthday party in his hometown of Philadelphia. Guests …
Amanda Pepper Mysteries: Bundle 3
E-bok, 2015
184 kr
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Books seven through nine in the award-winning Amanda Pepper mystery series are now available in one volume! This collection includes:THE MUMMER''S CURSEIn her new novel starring Philadelphia schoolteacher Amanda Pepper, Gillian Roberts once again mixes mystery and mirth. This time Roberts explores …
Reading Between the Borderlines
Cultural Production and Consumption Across the 49th Parallel
Inbunden, 2018
1626 kr
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Is Superman Canadian? Who decides, and what is at stake in such a question? How is the Underground Railroad commemorated differently in Canada and the United States, and can those differences be bridged? How can we acknowledge properly the Canadian labour behind Hollywood filmmaking, and what would …
