Reconstructions of Canadian identity : towards diversity and inclusion / edited by Vander Tavares and Maria João Maciel Jorge.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tavares, Vander, 1988- editor.

Maciel Jorge, Maria João, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multiculturalism--Canada.

Multiculturalism.

National characteristics, Canadian.

Canada--Race relations.

Canada.

Canada--Ethnic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (401 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Winnipeg, Manitoba : University of Manitoba Press, [2024]

Summary:

In 1971, Canada became the first nation in the world to officially declare its bilingual and multicultural policies. This incisive collection examines what has changed over the past fifty years, highlighting the lived experiences of minoritized Canadians and offering insights into the critical work that lies ahead.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Introduction: Rethinking National Identity in Multicultural Canada

Part 1: Multiculturalism from Historical and Indigenous Perspectives

Introduction

1 Fifty Years of Multiculturalism: A Riddle, a Mystery, an Enigma

2 Refusing Minoritization: Indigenous People and the Politics of Multiculturalism

3 Toward an Emotional Geography of Language for Rethinking Canadian Identity in a Transnational World

Part 2: Redefining Identities in Educational Contexts

4 Canadian Identity from a Multicultural Perspective: Foregrounding Immigrant and Indigenous Voices in an ESL Course

5 Reconstruction of Canadian Identity in Second Language Education: Creating an Inclusive Classroom for English Language Learners

6 Les enjeux du plurilinguisme en milieu scolaire francophone minoritaire: Inclusion et construction identitaire polymorphe

Part 3: Beyond Marked Identities in Literature

7 The Case for Literary Extroversion and Human Consciousness Expansion in Canadian Literature: Writing, Identity, and Belonging beyond the Anglo-Saxon Ethic and Aesthetic

8 Confronting Exclusion in English Canadian Literature: Portuguese Canadian Hybrid and Hyphenated Voices and Identities

Part 4: Elevating Transcultural Identities in National Spaces

9 A Transcultural Reconstruction of Identity and Inclusion: The Cambodian Canadian Experience

10 The Conundrum of Reconstructing Canada’s Identity without Reconciliation

11 “Que Soy Yo?”: Identity and Belonging among Central Americans in Canada

Part 5: Belonging in Foreign Spaces

12 Reimagin(in)g Neighbourhood and Belonging: Youth Citizenship in Practice

13 Suppression for the Sake of Survival: Multisectoral Rural Voices on Belonging and Anti-Racism

14 Diversifying Unity and Unifying Diversity: Christian Hospitality in Multicultural Presbyterian Churches in Toronto

15 Yiddish in Canada: A Study of the Rise and Fall of a Unique Form of Cultural and Linguistic Diversity

Part 6: Rethinking “Canadian Identity” from Socio-Cultural Perspectives of Inclusion

16 “But Some Are More Equal than Others”: On Black Canadians’ Sense of Belonging and Truncated Citizenship

17 Canadian Multiculturalism in the Neo-Liberal Era: Discourses of Race, Asianness, and Assimilation in Maclean’s “Too Asian?”

18 Intercultural Mediation: A Necessity for Identity Reconstruction Observed in Contemporary Quebec

Part 7: Gendered, Racialized, and Transnational Identities Reconstructing “Canadian Identity”

19 Self-Employment among Immigrant and Migrant Women and Reconstruction of Canadian Identity from Intersecting Marginal Positions

20 Migration and the Paradox of Canadian Bilingualism: The Experience of Sub-Saharan African Francophone Immigrants in the Minoritized Francophone Community of the GTA

Contributors

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

1-77284-070-X

OCLC:

1430660935