Reconstructions of Canadian Identity
Towards Diversity and Inclusion
Vander Tavares, Maria JoĂŁo Maciel Jorge, Vander Tavares, Maria JoĂŁo Maciel Jorge
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Reconstructions of Canadian Identity
Towards Diversity and Inclusion
Vander Tavares, Maria JoĂŁo Maciel Jorge, Vander Tavares, Maria JoĂŁo Maciel Jorge
Ă propos de ce livre
Re-envisioning multiculturalism in Canada
In 1971, Canada became the first nation in the world to officially declare its bilingual and multicultural policies. Reconstructions of Canadian Identity examines what has changed over the past fifty years, highlighting the lived experiences of marginalized Canadians and offering insights into the critical work that lies ahead.
Editors Vander Tavares and Maria JoĂŁo Maciel Jorge bring together a wide range of disciplines and perspectives to investigate inclusion and exclusion within the processes, discourses, and practices that forge and frame Canadian identity. Chapters analyze ways current multicultural policies continue to benefit the dominant groups and (further) harm minoritized ones.
Exposing the pitfalls of established notions of Canadian identity, this volume moves traditionally othered identitiesâimmigrant, racialized, hybridized, Indigenous, and womenâto the forefront. In doing so, it reveals how these identities negotiate and claim legitimacy, arguing for a reconceptualization from the margins that truly fosters diversity and inclusion. Illustrating both the shortcomings of and possibilities for a more inclusive multiculturalism in Canada, Reconstructions of Canadian Identity invites readers to reflect on what it means to be Canadian in the twenty-first century.