HISC45H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Doukhobor, Traditional Food, Domestic Worker
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Even with the icelandic group, they too were looked down upon even if they were white. Role of women: sharing the culture, sense of identity (through clothes); conflict between women and ethnic male elites: clothing as ethnic markings of difference. Hybrid ethnic culture: a mix of the old and the new: cultural values, traditional food, holiday traditions. Ethnic clothing is not just a backwater of a theme but rather convey a lot of meanings: how people are adapting, fashion, and conflicts between women and their leaders. First exposure to modern consumer goods (i. e. sewing machines) which became symbols of more affluence such as more money, etc. Leif erikson discovered north america: wearing viking armor symbolized strength and sat well with canadians. They were originally portrayed very positively for being able to properly assimilate until they were causing trouble by using naked protests. O(cid:373)e jour(cid:374)alists (cid:272)alled these (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374), (cid:862)(cid:374)atural attuned(cid:863) (cid:894)mother nature(cid:895)
