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Book SynopsisThe image of the "land" is an ongoing trope in conceptions of Canadaâfrom the national anthem and the flag to the symbols on coinsâthe 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 Ãle 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 experienceârooted, at least partially, in their own sense of national identity and in their relationship to Canada.
Table of Contents1. Canada: Islands, Landscapes, and Landmarks | Stephen Royle 2. Science at Service of Sublime Landscapes: Scientific Ecology and the Preservation of Canadaâs Wilderness Landmarks in 1970s Quebec | Olivier Craig-Dupont 3. Patriotisms of the People: Understanding the Highway of Heroes as a Canadian National Landmark | Tracey Raney 4. Material Differences: Ethnic Identity and the Power of Things in Greater Sudbury | Tim Nieguth 5. âOur Home and Native Landâ: Invocations of the Land in the 2011 Canadian Federal Election | Shauna Wilton 6. Memorializing an Imagined Past: Evangeline and the Acadian Deportation | Jane Moss 7. Environmental Exposure: two fils âde légitime défenseâ : Richard Desjardins and Robert Monderie : Lâerreur boréale/Forest Alert (1999) and Trou story/The Hole Story (2011) | Rachel Killick 8. Postcolonial Territorial Landmarks within Canadaâs Multiculturalism: The Virile Myth | Ãdith-Anne Pageot 9. The Migrant Experience in the Works of Gabrielle Roy | Julie Rodgers 10. The Irish Language Alive in Canada | Margaret Moriarty 11. From the Narrow Ground to the Northern Land: Space and Time in Thomas D'Arcy McGee's Nationalism | David Wilson 12. Contesting Historical Space: The Campaign to Have Grosse Ãle Designated a National Historic Site with the Irish Dimension as Its Main Theme | Pà draig Breandà n à Laighin 13. The Green Fields of Canada - Forgotten! A Reappraisal of Irish traditional Music History in Canada | Gearóid à hAllmhurà in 14. Linguistic Variation as a Factor of Identity in a Francophone Space | Isabelle Lemée 15. Tolerance and Territories: Attitudes of Canadians toward Bilingual Linguistic Landscapes at Federal, Provincial and Municipal Levels | Declan Webb 16. The Contemporary Powwow in Eastern Canada: A Practice of Gathering | Dalie Giroux and Amélie-Anne Mailhot
