Landscapes and Landmarks of Canada: Real, Imagined, (Re)Viewed (Cultural Studies) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1771122013 ISBN 13: 9781771122016

Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2017

Synopsis

The image of the “land” is an ongoing trope in conceptions of Canada―from the national anthem and the flag to the symbols on coins―the land and nature remain linked to the Canadian sense of belonging and to the image of the nation abroad. Linguistic landscapes reflect the multi-faceted identities and cultural richness of the nations. Earlier portrayals of the land focused on unspoiled landscape, depicted in the paintings of the Group of Seven, for example. Contemporary notions of identity, belonging, and citizenship are established, contested, and legitimized within sites and institutions of public culture, heritage, and representation that reflect integration with the land, transforming landscape into landmarks. The Highway of Heroes originating at Canadian Forces Base Trenton in Ontario and Grosse Île and the Irish Memorial National Historic Site in Québec are examples of landmarks that transform landscape into a built environment that endeavours to respect the land while using it as a site to commemorate, celebrate, and promote Canadian identity. Similarly in literature and the arts, the creation of the built environment and the interaction among those who share it is a recurrent theme.

This collection includes essays by Canadian and international scholars whose engagement with the theme stems from their disciplinary perspectives as well as from their personal and professional experience―rooted, at least partially, in their own sense of national identity and in their relationship to Canada.

About this title

About the Author:

Maeve Conrick is a professor and principal of the UCD College of Arts and Celtic Studies, University College Dublin. She has published extensively in books, journals, and edited collections in applied linguistics and sociolinguistics, with particular reference to French and English. She is a former president of the Association for Canadian Studies in Ireland and recipient of the Prix du Québec.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1771122013
• ISBN 13: 9781771122016
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 245
• Editor: Conrick Maeve, Eagles Munroe, Koustas Jane, Ní Chasaide Caitríona