At the beginning of her career in Quebec, Bujold represented a modern Quebecoise but as she embarks on a series of transnational migrations, her Quebecois-ness is muted.

[…] its bellowing cry of Ecky thump! sounded much friendlier than […]

Walls separated town and country through much of the early modern period. Walls not only protected towns, they also helped give them a sense of autonomy and identity.

Demonstrators hold a banner reading This is Brexshit during a protest near Britain's embassy in Berlin on July 2, 2016.