The Construction of Canadian Identity from Abroad

"The contributors to this volume take a compelling look at Canadian identity through the lenses of Canadians living abroad. These expats have a unique perspective on being Canadian, as their identity is conditioned not only by who they are but where they are. This volume is a must-read. Each chapter provides a glimpse into that looking glass, helping us understand how we see the world, see ourselves, and understand and come to terms with our identities."

-Michael K. Hawes, President and CEO, Fulbright Canada

Migration and the impact that immigrants have on Canada is and always has been central to a robust understanding of Canadian identity. However, despite claims that "the world needs more Canada," Canadians, their governments, and scholars pay much less attention to the estimated 3 million Canadian expatriates who live elsewhere. The Construction of Canadian Identity from Abroad features Canadian scholars who live and work outside Canada (or have recently returned to Canada) and who write and think deeply about identity construction. What happens when that Canadian is a scholar whose teaching, research and scholarship, professional development, and/or community engagement focuses directly on Canada? How does being abroad affect how we interpret Canada? In short, in what ways does "externality" affect how Canadian expat scholars intellectually approach, construct, and identify with Canada? This engaging volume is ideal for university students, scholars, government officials, and the general public.

Christopher Kirkey is Director of the Center for the Study of Canada and Institute on Quebec Studies at State University of New York College at Plattsburgh, USA, and serves as President of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS). He is a co-editor, with Michael K. Hawes and Andrew C. Holman, of Canada in 1968: A Year and Its Legacies (2021).

Richard Nimijeanis a member of the School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, and a Visiting Professor in the Department of English and American Studies at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. He is a co-editor, with David Carment, of Canada Among Nations 2020: Political Turmoil in a Tumultuous World (2021).

Auteur

Christopher Kirkey is Director of the Center for the Study of Canada and Institute on Quebec Studies at State University of New York College at Plattsburgh, USA, and serves as President of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS). He is a co-editor, with Michael K. Hawes and Andrew C. Holman, of Canada in 1968: A Year and Its Legacies (2021).

Richard Nimijean is a member of the School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, and a Visiting Professor in the Department of English and American Studies at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. He is a co-editor, with David Carment, of Canada Among Nations 2020: Political Turmoil in a Tumultuous World (2021).

Résumé

Migration and the impact that immigrants have on Canada is and always has been central to a robust understanding of Canadian identity. However, despite claims that the world needs more Canada, Canadians, their governments, and scholars pay much less attention to the estimated 3 million Canadian expatriates who live elsewhere. The Construction of Canadian Identity from Abroad features Canadian scholars who live and work outside Canada (or have recently returned to Canada) and who write and think deeply about identity construction. What happens when that Canadian is a scholar whose teaching, research and scholarship, professional development, and/or community engagement focuses directly on Canada? How does being abroad affect how we interpret Canada? In short, in what ways does externality affect how Canadian expat scholars intellectually approach, construct, and identify with Canada? This engaging volume is ideal for university students, scholars, government officials, and the general public.

Contenu
Foreword MICHAEL HAWES, CEO, Fulbright Canada
Introduction, Reflections from Abroad CHRISTOPHER KIRKEY AND RICHARD NIMIJEAN
Chapter 1. Stranger, Expat, Immigrant: The Challenges of Indifference and Authenticity as a Scholar in the United States IRENE BLOEMRAAD, University of California, Berkeley
Chapter 2. Visualization, Representation, and Identity: A Systemist Guide to Canadian Studies PATRICK JAMES, University of Southern California

Chapter 3. Still Canadian After All These Years: UK Curriculum Design in the Age of Brexit SUSAN BILLINGHAM, University of Nottingham

Chapter 4. Reading and Teaching Canadian Literature Abroad JASON BLAKE, Ljubljana University

Chapter 5. In the Folds of Canadian and Quebec Studies, or Suturing Professional and Personal Identity Across Borders and Time MILENA SANTORO, Georgetown University

Chapter 6. Reimagining Canada: Spatial Dislocation and the Canadian Identity. Or Thinking about Canada 6,000 Kilometres from Home RICHARD NIMIJEAN, Carleton University and Masaryk University

Chapter 7. Proving Canada: A Canadian Writer in the American Academy STEVEN HAYWARD, Colorado College

Chapter 8. In the National Interest: Teaching about Canada and the Environment CLAIRE CAMPBELL, Bucknell University

Chapter 9. Relativism, Doxa and Critical Objectivity: A Case Study of Expatriate Scholarship in the Field of Canadian Studies ANDREW IVES, Université de Caen Normandie

Chapter 10. Return: Race, Democracy, and the Boundaries of Belonging in North America DEBRA THOMPSON, McGill University

Chapter 11. Standing on Guard: The Construction of Canadian Identity CHRISTOPHER KIRKEY, SUNY Plattsburgh

Chapter 12. Critical Distance: Unsettling Canada From Abroad JULIE BURELLE, University of California, San Diego

Chapter 13. The Invisible Country - Teaching Canada Abroad DON SPARLING, Masaryk University

Chapter 14. Imaginations of a post national society; the challenge of representing Canada abroad - Examples from the Venice Biennale ANNE TREPANIER, Carleton University

Chapter 15. Constructing Canada from (Just) Next Door MUNROE EAGLES, University at Buffalo, SUNY

Chapter 16. Living and working in Mexico: a more nuanced understanding of Canada and Canadian foreign policy ANATHASIOS HRISTOULAS, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México

Chapter 17. Reflections from Near and Far: Borders and Cultural Minorities CHRISTINA KEPPIE, Western Washington University

Chapter 18. Exile, Fossilization, and the Burden of Authority: Rendering Canadian History from America ANDREW HOLMAN, Bridgewater State University