Indigenous and Transcultural Narratives in Québec : Ways of Belonging

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Author/collaborator
Title
Indigenous and Transcultural Narratives in Québec : Ways of Belonging
Abstract
The author focuses on modes of cultural belonging in Quebec. She looks at recent literary memoir, autobiographical fiction, and documentary testimony through four in-depth case studies of cultural creators, one Indigenous and three non-Indigenous. The author discusses multicultural and ethnically diverse society in Quebec, examining current tensions, challenges, and opportunities. Works studied range from Abla Farhoud’s first novel “Le Bonheur à la queue glissante” published in 1998 to Anita Aloisios 2022 documentary film Calliari QC. Topics include the desire for freedom to self-ascribe and enact cultural identity, self-reinvention through fiction, expressions of Indigeneity in Naomi Fontaine, the term “Québécois,” especially after Bill 21, and the thorny question of integration of immigrants, discussed in relation to Akos Verboczy’s Rhapsodie québécoise. Societal factors are discussed relating to the cultural renaissance of Indigenous writing, Farhoud’s Libano-Québécois context, and language laws in Quebec, including the foundational Bill 101 and the more recent Bill 96.
Place
Cham, Switzerland
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Date
2023
# of Pages
xi-229p.
Language
en
ISBN
978-3-031-45936-8
Citation
Cooke, Dervila. Indigenous and Transcultural Narratives in Québec : Ways of Belonging. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
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