WGS160Y1 Lecture Notes - Dionne Brand, Maple Leaf, Masculinity
Document Summary
Oct. 31: nation, nationalism and national identity, women, the state and nation- building, masculinist protection. Masculinity and femininity is constructed as part of the nation. A collection of people who have come to believe that they have been shaped by a common past and our destined to share a common future pg. 222 believe themselves to be similar or connected by a common identity pg. The political and bureaucratic institutions, practices and policies that govern a given terriotory and population pg. 151. Maple leaf, hockey- these symbols create connections across people, familiar sometimes leave people out, ex. What vision of canadian gets represented, who is included or not included. Theme from readings: challenge commonness as the goal of nationalism. Assimilation to canadian culture, immigrants coming to canada and changing to fit in with the canadian culture. The chinese exclusion act- banned chinese immigration from 1923 to 1947. Key theme from readings: race and nation building.
