CANA 1F91 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Protectionism, Participaction, Cultural Genocide

• School: Brock University
• Department: Canadian Studies
• Course: CANA 1F91
• Professor: Maureen Connolly

Document Summary

Contesting and containing canada lecture 2 notes- january 17, 2017. How much of canada"s persistent identity crisis is tied up in the problem of ressentiment. What is the historical legacy of associating canada with empty space. The idea that a nation can be constructed through the technology that connects it. Suggests that technology can connect or bind large pieces of land together. An example is the canadian railroad connecting the country from one end to the other. Communication media can combine the land by sending messages quickly and easily. Imagine ourselves as a collection of a whole (cbc, state supported content) Acts as a glue to connect and hold people together. The problem is that it assumes that because there are shared glue that everyone can relate to it, but everyone"s reactions and dialogue can be different. We"re canadian because we are connected through technology but what is missing is what is being delivered through that technology.