About David Stirrup David Stirrup is a senior lecturer in American literature at the University of Kent. He is the principal investigator of the Leverhulme Trust–funded Culture and the Canada–US Border international research network. Books by David Stirrup Parallel Encounters Culture at the Canada-US Border edited by David Stirrup & Gillian Roberts Parallel Encounters Culture at the Canada-US Border edited by David Stirrup & Gillian Roberts