GEO 793 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Tele Atlas, Essentialism, Mixed Economy
10 Dec 2015
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November 11, 2015: the quotidian, the calendrical, the monumental. Urban ethnic collectivities" appropriation of particular places in the plural city. Italian neighborhoods in the city: college street"s little italy, st. clair avenue west"s corso italia, woodbridge. 1930s development of a commercial and residential italian identity. 2001 new immigrant groups predominate in little italy. The italian population has diminished throughout the years and the percentage of new groups has increased. It encompasses the everyday level of individual and collective behaviour through which italian-canadians make claims and seek acknowledgement of their presence in particular neighborhoods. Examples include: the evening ritual walk (passeggiata, ethnic personalization of space. It encompasses the ritual marking of italian ethnic presence performed in urban space. Examples include: the good friday religious procession, the gathering together during international soccer tournaments, the chin international picnic. It encompasses the foundation of monuments and institutions to assert the permanence of italians in the city.
