WGS160Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Dionne Brand, Miscegenation, Essentialism
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Nation: people who have something in common (past/future), connected by a common identity. State: apparatus, practices that govern territory and people, political institutions. Images of commonness are widely diffused (many can recognize them) but they are seldom agreed upon. Readings challenge homogeneity as the goal of nations. Ignores the deliberate policies enforced to keep canada a white nation (ex. College street car is you ride from one end to the other you travel through canada"s diversity. Militaristic notion of we stand on guard for thee .
