Canada in the age of terror: the metaphysics of the cottage

This essay offers a wry analysis of the manner in which elements of Canada's rhetorical culture inflect its response to international affairs. Canada's public and private response to international conflicts in an 'Age of Terror' is examined as an instance of disengagement and iro...

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Published in:Javnost (Ljubljana, Slovenia) Slovenia), 2005-12, Vol.XII (4), p.61-72
Main Authors: Dorland, Michael, Charland, Maurice
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Canada
Communication
Cultural life
Cultural studies
Disengagement
International relations
Rhetoric
Sociolinguistics
Terrorism
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Summary:This essay offers a wry analysis of the manner in which elements of Canada's rhetorical culture inflect its response to international affairs. Canada's public and private response to international conflicts in an 'Age of Terror' is examined as an instance of disengagement and irony through the metaphor of the 'cottage.' Reprinted by permission of European Institute for Communication and Culture
ISSN:1318-3222