Border Crossing Book Project

This project builds on ongoing research within the project ((Border-Crossing Books) which focused on the ways in which book cultures explicitly intersect with national identities in the twenty-first century.
This project began by examining the circulation and reception of national literatures in the US, UK, and Australia from 2000–2020; this project will also be expanded to consider Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, China, Ghana, and India.
The student’s research will contribute to the project, expanding its scope to focus on the production, dissemination, and reception of Canadian books nationally and transnationally. Examining these dynamics in the 21st century will contextualize our contemporary book publishing landscape and pave the way for future research and developments.
Objectives include
•Analyzing frameworks in the Canadian publishing industry and events in the publishing life cycle that affect the national and transnational production, circulation, and reception of books published in Canada
•Identifying Canadian legislation and policy that affect the national and transnational production, circulation, and reception of books published in Canada
• Identifying alterations to Canadian books when they migrate to different countries and formats
• Analyzing the reception of Canadian books that are transnational, or border-crossing

Faculty Supervisor:

Suzanne Norman

Student:

Partner:

Portland State University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Information and Communications Technology; New and Digital Media; Technology

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program: