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There is a spectre haunting Irish Studies in Canada: the spectre of comparison. All the powers of Canadian and Irish scholarship sometimes seem to be, if not exactly in a holy alliance to exorcise this spectre, then at least a bit reluctant to fully accept its presence and its value in moving Irish Studies forward. Two recent books illustrate this quandary. Both propose to engage with Quebec as some sort of analogue for Ireland, and thus offer the possibility of moving past the well-hewn scho... |
