Ken Wilson’s singular experience of walking alongside the decidedly pedestrian-unfriendly Regina Bypass, all while situating the highway within the ongoing history of settler colonialism in southern Saskatchewan, Canada. In conversation with Andrew Stuck, they discuss his new book Walking the Bypass – notes on place from the side of the road.
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Walking the Bypass – notes on places from the side of the road
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