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Great Big Sea, Empire, and the Art of the Protest Song

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Jesse Conlang

It’s Canada Day, which is an extremely weird “national” holiday. Sure, most of English Canada is waving flags celebrating “Canada’s Birthday!” It’s hardly important what that means specifically, but the anthropomorphication of a nation state is key. Technically, it commemorates … Continue reading →

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Protest Songs of the 2015 Election, Reviewed

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Jesse Conlang

Now that the votes have been counted, the victory champagne and consolation whiskey sipped, and the school gymnasiums returned to their regular functions, it’s time to get some serious analysis on one of the most important issues of the 2015 … Continue reading →

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