Quebec Identity

Author : Jocelyn Maclure
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 077352598X

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Quebec Identity by Jocelyn Maclure Pdf

In Quebec Identity Jocelyn Maclure provides a critical reflection on the ways in which Quebec's identity has been articulated since the 1960s' Quiet Revolution. He shows how neither the melancholic nationalism of the Montreal school, Hubert Aquin, Pierre Vallières, Fernand Dumont and their followers, nor the individualist antinationalism of Pierre Trudeau and his followers provide identity stories and political projects adequate for contemporary Quebec. In articulating an alternative narrative Maclure reframes the debate, detaching the question of Quebec's identity from the question of sovereignty versus federalism and linking it closely to Quebec's cultural diversity and to the consolidation of its democratic sphere. In so doing, he rethinks the conditions of authenticity, leaves space for First Nations' self-determination and takes account of globalization. This edition has been expanded for English-Canadians with additional references as well as a glossary of names, institutions, and concepts.

Author : William Dodge
Publisher : Lester Publishing
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : 1895555116

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Boundaries of Identity by William Dodge Pdf

Author : L. Oakes,J. Warren
Publisher : Springer
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2007-01-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780230625495

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Language, Citizenship and Identity in Quebec by L. Oakes,J. Warren Pdf

Globalization is calling for new conceptualizations of belonging within culturally diverse communities. Quebec, driven by the pressures of maintaining Francophone identity and accommodating migrant groups, provides a fascinating case study of how to foster a sense of belonging.

Author : Raquel Fletcher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Identity politics
ISBN : 1773900560

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Who Belongs in Quebec? by Raquel Fletcher Pdf

"A young Canadian journalist based in Quebec City traces the identity politics debate in contemporary Quebec."--

Author : Ian A. Morrison
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780774861793

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Moments of Crisis by Ian A. Morrison Pdf

In the past two decades, Québec has been racked by a series of controversies in which the religiosity of migrants and minorities has been represented as a threat to the province’s once staunchly Catholic, and now resolutely secular, identity. In Moments of Crises, Ian Morrison locates these debates within a longer history of crises within – and transformations of – Québécois identity, from the Conquest of New France in 1760 to contemporary times. He argues that rather than seeking to overcome these crises by reconsolidating national identity, Québec should look on them as opportunities to forge alternative conceptions of community, identity, and belonging.

Author : Scott MacKenzie
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0719063965

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Screening Québec by Scott MacKenzie Pdf

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Author : Kaia Smith
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 11 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783668633360

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Nationalism and Identity in Quebec by Kaia Smith Pdf

Academic Paper from the year 2010 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict Studies, Security, grade: 1:1, , language: English, abstract: Looking across the globe at the many different nationalistic conflicts, one can see that the case of Quebec is very distinctive. In this struggle, the Québécois have received a significant amount of control of their region and have done so without violence. The nationalism of Quebec within Canada can be explained by historical, political and economic factors, and although Canada has avoided violence by successfully enacting preemptive remedies to conflict, there are a few lingering problems in relation to the Canadian minority of Quebec that must be dealt with in order to ensure the continuation of non-violence. The divergence of Canadian and Québécois interests dates back to the times of North American settlement in the 1700s and, in its beginnings, was predominantly based on a deepening gap in the economy. As a portion of the population that was predominantly English-speaking came to reap a majority of economic benefits, the other portion that was mostly French-speaking were behind a deepening line of class division that led to resentment, which they could most easily direct at the most recognizable difference between the groups: language. [...]

Author : Jocelyn Létourneau
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2004-07-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780773572010

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History for the Future by Jocelyn Létourneau Pdf

In A History for the Future Jocelyn Létourneau, a leader of the new wave of Quebec intellectuals, examines the hotly debated topics of history and memory in Quebec and Canada. Rather than focus on the past itself, he considers the challenge of turning the past into a narrative that contributes to building a better society, thereby establishing a liberating legacy for that society's heirs. As relatively new societies whose memories and histories are built on European foundations, the interrelated narratives of Quebec and Canadian history provide a rich body of material for such a far-reaching reflection. By investigating the role Quebec's historical narrative plays for contemporary Quebecers, Létourneau shows how interpretations of the past affect a society's future.

Author : Michel Venne
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2001-04-16
Category : History
ISBN : 1550287346

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Vive Quebec! by Michel Venne Pdf

Published in 2001, this collection brings together the province's leading writers and thinkers in a lively and challenging debate about Quebec nationalism. This collection of articles from leading Quebec intellectuals debates such topics as the federal government's clarity bill, the prospects for another referendum, and Quebec's place in Canada. Included are leading writers, politicians and thinkers spanning a wide range of viewpoints including Charles Taylor, Gregory Baum, Jean Charest and Lucien Bouchard. Vive Quebec! is a vital introduction to the issues of concern in contemporary Quebec society.

Author : Linda Susan Kahn
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Education
ISBN : 0824071387

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Schooling, Jobs, and Cultural Identity by Linda Susan Kahn Pdf

Anthropologist Kahn tests the cultural-ecological theory of minority education, that the school performance of minorities will change to reflect changes in socio-economic, cultural, and political subordination. The data is from a neighborhood in Montreal in the early 1980s, and focuses on French-spe

Author : Mary J. Green
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2001-03-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780773568877

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Women and Narrative Identity by Mary J. Green Pdf

In Women and Narrative Identity Green demonstrates that the "national text" has at times functioned to constrain women's literary expression, while in other cases it has empowered the feminine voice, endowing it with a unique identitary power. She shows that writers such as Laure Conan, Germaine Guèvremont, Gabrielle Roy, Anne Hébert, and Marie-Claire Blais have been recognized as important because they have been widely perceived as speaking to and about the people of Quebec. The Quebec identity narrative has offered women writers a framework within which they are able not only to make their voices heard but to tell a story of feminine dispossession and desire that often questions central cultural values. Green shows that while women writers in Europe and America have subtly altered the form of the novel, in Quebec women have, in rewriting the narratives of Quebec identity, also redefined the terms of the nation itself.

Author : Philip Resnick
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2005-04-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442608580

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The European Roots of Canadian Identity by Philip Resnick Pdf

What makes Canada a different kind of society from the United States? In this book-length essay, Philip Resnick argues that, in more ways than one, Canada has been profoundly marked by its European origins. This is most apparent where the European historical underpinnings both of English-speaking and French-speaking Canada are concerned, but it is no less true when one examines Canada's multiple national identities, robust social programs, increasingly secular values and multilateral outlook on international affairs today. As the war in Iraq brought home, and the 2004 federal election reinforced, Canada is a more European-type society than is our neighbour to the south. This does not come without its own complexities or problems. On the contrary, there are significant parallels between the ambiguous versions of national identity that one finds in Canada and what one finds on the European continent. There are parallels, too, between the elements of self-doubt that characterize Canadians overall when they think about their country and those of Europeans caught up in their own, often fractious, attempts to forge a more integrated Europe. The author argues that Canada needs Europe as an effective counter-weight to the influence of the United States. He further argues that, at a deeper existential level, Canadians need relevant European references to better understand what makes them the kind of North Americans that they are.

Author : Diane Gerin-Lajoie
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781442617186

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Negotiating Identities by Diane Gerin-Lajoie Pdf

As members of an official linguistic minority in Canada, Anglophone teachers living and working in Quebec have a distinct experience of the relationship between language and identity. In Negotiating Identities, Diane Gérin-Lajoie uses a critical sociological framework to explore the life stories of Anglophone teachers and illustrate the social practices which connect them with their linguistic, cultural, and professional identities. Exploring the complexity of identity as a lived experience, Negotiating Identities demonstrates the strength of language as a political force in these educators’ lives both in the classroom and outside it. Through comparisons with the other official linguistic minority in Canada, the Francophones, and particularly with Franco-Ontarians, this book tells the stories of Quebec’s Anglophone teachers in their own words, providing a unique account of how these individuals make sense of their lives as residents of Quebec.

Author : Leen D'Haenens
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Canada
ISBN : 9780776604893

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Images of Canadianness by Leen D'Haenens Pdf

Images of Canadianness offers backgrounds and explanations for a series of relevant--if relatively new--features of Canada, from political, cultural, and economic angles. Each of its four sections contains articles written by Canadian and European experts that offer original perspectives on a variety of issues: voting patterns in English-speaking Canada and Quebec; the vitality of French-language communities outside Quebec; the Belgian and Dutch immigration waves to Canada and the resulting Dutch-language immigrant press; major transitions taking place in Nunavut; the media as a tool for self-government for Canada's First Peoples; attempts by Canadian Indians to negotiate their position in society; the Canada-US relationship; Canada's trade with the EU; and Canada's cultural policy in the light of the information highway.

Author : Ailsa Henderson
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9780773560475

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Hierarchies of Belonging by Ailsa Henderson Pdf

Nationalism has long been a potent political force in Scotland and Quebec. Hierarchies of Belonging explores the construction of national identity and nationalism and its effect on how citizens of Scotland and Quebec understand their relationship to the nation and the state.