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Stripping Autonomy: Coloniality and the Production of Territory vis-à-vis Canada's Exotic Dancer Visa Program

Publication Date

2014-January-01

Document Type

Senior Capstone Projects

Authors

Larson, Victoria

Department or Program

Earth Science and Geography Department

Document Type

Senior Capstone Project

Access Level

Vassar Only

Abstract

This paper traces the making and unmaking of a unique former temporary visa program in Canada: the Exotic Dancer Visa Program. Using theories of territory and colonialism, I imaginatively analyze the construction of the Canadian state and migrant exotic dancer...

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