ANTB20H3 Lecture : Identity Politics as a Response to Globalization (4th February)
Document Summary
Culture and identity politics as a response to globalization. Identity politics: having a culture", possessing a history". Hybridity and mixing purification (creation of distinct identities) Multiculturalism" as a driving force behind the construction of culture in. Canada: why was it adopted, what gets left out, inequalities that exist certain cultures that need to be addressed, who are we" as canadians, aside from eh , hockey, etc, important, dependent on context! marks a distinction a value assumption. ^globalization lead to the intensification of these types of changes. A shift of anglo-saxon migration to non-white" migration. Importance given to what it means to be a canadian": canadians faced with the new influx of migrants. forces them to think about themselves as well as others: claim of identity! Multiculturalism: different cultural groups must" get along, we must tolerate" each other, we must get along with each other, limits and boundaries still exist though.
