CDNS 2210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Canadian Literature, Northrop Frye, Colonial Mentality

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Think about the relationship between canadian culture and the landscape. De ne environmental determinism and the garrison thesis. Small towns and garrisons (safe place) - small city meant to sustain itself and protected by troops (canadians have relationship with land, land is harsh, dif cult to attract citizens to settle) Switch to british rule - end of 7 year war, france gave most of land to the british, france leaves much of the culture in new france e. g. language and religion. Colonial mentality - both can/usa run by colonialism, canada is an obstacle to the european countries. Structuralism - social conditions - canada as uni ed. Environmental determinism is a key idea where unique cultures emerge through interaction with the land and space that surrounds them. Colonial mentality : canada is emerged from or exists within a colonial society, layers of colonialism. Garrison mentality : a small fort, scared of outsiders. Survivalism - atwood and fry discuss survivalism.

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