CANA 1F91 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Canadian Identity, Canadian Nationalism, Imagined Community
27 Sep 2017
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Key terms: nation, state, nationalism, banal nationalism, cancon. To be or not to be (canadian) : what canadians want does not happen naturally, highly structured and organized practice, canadian national identity can be mandated or it can be encouraged. Is being canadian pleasurable (do we enjoy being canadians) It"s a mystery as to how national identities come to be or if they even exist. National anthem: a way of celebrating national values, as times change so do the stories and narratives that identify us, ex: o canada lyric change bill, c-210. Instructs us how to relate to the land and others in the country. Coins are banal objects: everyday sings of canada, unconscious, when they want it to be conscious there are special occasions, ex: canada 150 coins, what vision is more pleasurable, canadian nationalism (canada day) or banal nationalism (tim hortons) The state of pleasure in canada & the state and pleasure in canada.
