Elise Cotter is completing her MA in Media Studies at Concordia University. Her research focuses on the formulation and branding of “Canadian identity.” She is a Research Assistant for the Media History Research Centre and for the CINEMAexpo67 project. She works at Concordia’s MILIEUX Institute as well as being its MHRC Student Representative. Before her masters, Cotter worked at Historica Canada, the largest independent organization devoted to enhancing awareness of Canadian history and citizenship.