CANA 1F91 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Beechey Island, King William Island, Ellesmere Island

• School: Brock University
• Department: Canadian Studies
• Course: CANA 1F91
• Professor: Briande Ruiter

Document Summary

Cana 1f91 lecture 1, term 2 january 8. Discuss ways that the canadian government have tried to exercise sovereignty in the arctic. What is the north? a destiny : francis the north is an idea, not a location: a myth, a promise, (spiritual, representing a great deal of economic potential) The north embodies anxieties (hostile, untamed, exotic) and desires. The north as the other" (characterized as what the south is not) Many different agendas, ideas and images attached to the north: artists, writers, etc. to mask the north what they think varies. Some explorers view it differently hospitable/dangerous vs. wealth of. Promote the belief that canadians were descended from a northern. The northmen of the new world race of europeans: distinct identity for canadians. Distinguish canada from the united states: if climate has not had the effect of moulding races how is it that.