Narratives of citizenship : indigenous and diasporic peoples unsettle the nation-state
Bibliographie
- Auteurs : Fleischmann Aloys N.M. ; Van Styvendale Nancy ; McCarroll Cody ;
- Editeurs : Edmonton University of Alberta Press ;
- Date d'édition : Cop. 2011
- ISBN : 978-0-88864-518-0, 0-88864-518-X
- Sujets : Diversité culturelle, Autochtones, Culture, Médias et culture
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XLV-358 p.), : Couv. ill., 23 cm
- Pays de publication : Canada
Notes
Egalement paru au format numérique. ; Bibliographie en fin de chapitres. Index
Résumé
'Examining various cultural products--music, cartoons, travel guides, ideographic treaties, film, and especially the literary arts--the contributors of these thirteen essays invite readers to conceptualize citizenship as a narrative construct, both in Canada and beyond. Focusing on indigenous and diasporic works, along with mass media depictions of Indigenous and diasporic peoples, this collection problematizes the juridical, political, and cultural ideal of universal citizenship. Readers are asked to envision the nation-state as a product of constant tension between coercive practices of exclusion and assimilation. Narratives of Citizenship is a vital contribution to the growing scholarship on narrative, nationalism, and globalization.'--Publisher's website