Rethinking the Great White North : race, nature, and the historical geographies of whiteness in Canada /

Rethinking the Great White North : race, nature, and the historical geographies of whiteness in Canada /

"Canada's claim to a distinct national identity is bound to the idea of a Great White North. Images of snow, wilderness, and emptiness in our most cherished narratives seem innocent, yet this path-breaking volume shows they contain the seeds of contemporary racism. Rethinking the Great Whi...

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Other Authors: Baldwin, Andrew, 1970-, Cameron, Laura, 1966-, Kobayashi, Audrey Lynn, 1951-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Racism > Canada.
White people > Race identity > Canada.
Indigenous peoples > Canada, Northern > Social conditions.
Canada > Race relations.
Canada > Historical geography.
Canada, Northern > Historical geography.
Canada, Northern > Social conditions.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Identity and knowledge. "A phantasy in white in a world that is dead" : grey owl and the whiteness of surrogacy / Bruce Erickson
  • Indigenous knowledge and the history of science, race, and colonial authority in northern Canada / Stephen Bocking
  • Cap Rouge remembered? Whiteness, scenery, and memory in Cape Breton Highlands National Park / Catriona Sandilands.

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