… nation. First, we will try to define a nation, in terms of the Quebec nation according to those who recognize it. We will also define terms related to the nation, such as nationalism and national identity. Then, we will look at the romanticism underlying the idea of the nation. This idea is interesting when applied to the Quebec nation, which only emerged during the Quiet Revolution of the …

… nexus, the pitfalls of national identity will be identified. Exclusion, romanticized history, limited membership and restricted identity are widespread strategies of nations in order to turn the multitude into a synthetic homogeneity. Although it seems clear that the geography of nation-states themselves must be challenged, this façade of unity is maintained. The last section demonstrates …

Tags: Canada, citizenship, geography, identity, Quebec

… Nation
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Rachel Ariey-Jouglard, Political Science
A Prosperous Uncertainty: The Canada Border Services Agency, risk management, and the not-so new political imagination of spatially-bound identity
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Christopher Alderson, Political Economy
Discussant: Benjamin Christensen, Sociology

 
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… Nation
Rachel Ariey-Jouglard, Political Science
A Prosperous Uncertainty: The Canada Border Services Agency, risk management, and the not-so new political imagination of spatially-bound identity
Christopher Alderson, Political Economy
Discussant: Benjamin Christensen, Sociology

3:00-4:30PM Left Side of the Story: Labour, Welfare, and Workplace

Networks of Struggle: …

… the lack of care for sweatshop workers by the producers in no way diminishes the basic obligations that are due.