ABSTRACT

I would like to thank the following who offered their insightful comments in earlier drafts and in conversation: Ake Reinholdsson, Chantal Fleuret, Patricia Levy, Karl-Georg Degenhardt, Chandna Sethi, Fiona Stott. Ira Cohen, Drew Boyd, Serene Sim, Su Ching Teng, Mitchy Mekata, Taebok Lee, Mike Pedler, Myoung Sook, Nina Dankfort-Nevel, Xiaoxi Liu, Alex Chow and Nadia Boshyk.