Recently added articles from Canadian Ethnic Studies Journal:
Some comments on this special issue/Quelques commentaires sur ce numero special.
Sep 22, 2007; ... This issue of Canadian Ethnic Studies/Etudes ethniques au Canada is a departure from previous issues in several ways. First, it is a special issue including articles and other materials which began as presentations at the nineteenth biennial conference of the Canadian Ethnic Studies ...
Ethnic inclusion and governance/Inclusion ethnique et gouvernance.(Reports on Two Plenary Sessions at the Nineteenth Biennial Conference of the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association, Winnipeg, September 27-30, 2007/Rapports de deux sessions plenieres a la dix-neuvieme conference bisannuelle de la societe canadienne d'etudes ethniques, Winnipeg, 27-30 septembre 2007)
Sep 22, 2007; ... INTRODUCTION The transition to democracy is a slow and fragile process. The development of practical and sound public policies that are applicable, acceptable, and inclusive are vital for the establishment of democratic systems. We believe that such policies should be led by ...
Ethnicity, civil society, and public policy: minority inclusion in democratic governance strategies/Ethnicite, societe civile et politique publique generale : l'inclusion de minorites dans les strategies de gouvernance democratique.(Reports on Two Plenary Sessions at the Nineteenth Biennial Conference of the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association, Winnipeg, September 27-30, 2007/Rapports de deux sessions plenieres a la dix-neuvieme conference bisannuelle de la societe canadienne d'etudes ethniques, Winnipeg, 27-30 septembre 2007)
Sep 22, 2007; ... INTRODUCTION The transition to democracy is a slow and fragile process. The development of practical and sound public policies that are applicable, acceptable, and inclusive are vital for the establishment of democratic systems. We believe that such policies should be led by ...
Democracy: development and ethnicity/Democratie : developpement et ethnicite.(Reports on Two Plenary Sessions at the Nineteenth Biennial Conference of the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association, Winnipeg, September 27-30, 2007/Rapports de deux sessions plenieres a la dix-neuvieme conference bisannuelle de la societe canadienne d'etudes ethniques, Winnipeg, 27-30 septembre 2007)
Sep 22, 2007; ... Let me begin with a brief comment about the history of democracies, their sustainability, and the drivers of their existence. Then I shall comment on some of the questions posed to the panel. I will end with some commentary about the role of social sciences in the development of ...
From deportation to apology: the case of Maher Arar and the Canadian state.
Sep 22, 2007; ... Abstract In 2002, Maher Arar, a dual Canadian and Syrian citizen, was detained and accused by American authorities of being a member of al Qa'ida. He was deported to Jordan and, ultimately, Syria, where he was imprisoned and subjected to torture for one year. In 2007, Canadian ...
Ethnic media under a multicultural policy: the case of the Korean media in British Columbia.
Sep 22, 2007; ... Abstract Vancouver is not only the second most diverse city in Canada, but it is also the site of major ethnic specialty services. It is home to one of the four multilingual television stations in Canada and more than one hundred ethnic media outlets. Together they serve ...
Discourses of "democratic racism" in the talk of South Asian Canadian women.
Sep 22, 2007; ... Abstract Despite societal norms of tolerance and diversity, covert "democratic" racism (Henry and Tator 2006) flourishes in Canada on individual and systemic levels. Democratic racism, an ideology that allows the coexistence of both egalitarian values and racist attitudes, ...
Echo-ing the spirit of the times: a Polish Canadian youth experiment in the 1970s.
Sep 22, 2007; ... Abstract The First National Polish Canadian Youth Convention was held in October, 1969, at York University in Toronto. A major result of this meeting was the creation of Echo as a socio-cultural "Canadian Publication of Polish Youth," which debuted in February, 1970, and lasted ...
L'evolution du traitement de l'islam et des cultures musulmanes dans les manuels scolaires quebecois de langue francaise du secondaire.
Sep 22, 2007; ... Resume La presente etude porte sur le traitement de l'islam et des musulmans dans 21 manuels scolaires de langue francaise du secondaire quebecois utilises durant l'annee scolaire 2003-2004. Trois themes specifiques ont ete etudies : l'islam et les cultures musulmanes, le monde ...
Covering multiculturalism: popular images and the politics of a nation as reflected on the covers of Maclean's and L'Actualite.
Sep 22, 2007; ... Abstract How have images of immigration and mutticulturalism been depicted on Canadian magazine covers and what do they say about the national politics of immigration and multiculturalism? A discursive and visual analysis of the covers and articles in Maclean's (from January, ...
Race and belonging: a review of recently issued National Film Board DVDs.
Sep 22, 2007; ... Race is a Four-Letter Word. Written and directed by Sobaz Benjamin. Produced by Annette Clarke. National Film Board of Canada, 2006.55 mins, 19 secs, Language: English. Full Screen, $59.95. Closed captioned--decoder required. Dolby sound. This film is a collage of ...
Monia Mazigh. Hope and Despair: My Struggle to Free My Husband, Maher Arar.
Sep 22, 2007; ... Monia Mazigh. Hope and Despair: My Struggle to Free My Husband, Maher Arar. Translated by Patricia Claxton and Fred A. Reed. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 2008. 272 pp. Foreward. Epilogue. $34.99 hc. Most Canadians will recognize the picture of Maher Arar on the cover of Hope ...
Smaro Kamboureli and Roy Miki, eds.: Trans.Can.Lit: Resituating the Study of Canadian Literature.
Sep 22, 2007; ... Smaro Kamboureli and Roy Miki, eds. Trans.Can.Lit: Resituating the Study of Canadian Literature. Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2007. 233 pp. Notes. Index. Works cited. $36.95 sc. Those not in the habit of reading book titles carefully might be attracted to this ...
Jerry White, Dan Beavon, and Nicholas Spence, eds.: Aboriginal Well-Being: Canada's Continuing Challenge.
Sep 22, 2007; ... Jerry White, Dan Beavon, and Nicholas Spence, eds. Aboriginal Well-Being: Canada's Continuing Challenge. Toronto: Thompson Educational Publishing, 2007. 246 pp. $36.95 sc. The volume is one of a series of publications produced by the Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium which ...
Will Kymlicka. Multicultural Odysseys: Navigating the New International Politics of Diversity.
Sep 22, 2007; ... Will Kymlicka. Multicultural Odysseys: Navigating the New International Politics of Diversity. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. 374 pp. Bibliography. Index. $39.95 hc. Canada is a pioneer in multicultural policy, and Canadian political philosopher Will Kymlicka is an ...
Robert J. C. Stead. Dry Water.
Sep 22, 2007; ... Robert J. C. Stead. Dry Water. Edited and with an introduction by Neil Querengesser and Jean Horton. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press, 2008. 338 pp. Introduction. Notes. Variant readings. $38.00 sc. Robert J. C. Stead's novel Dry Water is new and old at the same time. Between ...
Birna Bjarnadottir and Finnbogi Gunmundsson, eds.: My Parents: Memoirs of New World Icelanders.
Sep 22, 2007; ... Birna Bjarnadottir and Finnbogi Gunmundsson, eds. My Parents: Memoirs of New World Icelanders. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 2007. 124 pp. Notes. $22.95 sc. In 1956, Finnbogi Gunmundsson, who served as the first chair of Icelandic Language and Literature at the ...
John J. Friesen. Building Communities: The Changing Face of Manitoba Mennonites.
Sep 22, 2007; ... John J. Friesen. Building Communities: The Changing Face of Manitoba Mennonites. Winnipeg: CMU Press, 2007. 230 pp. Illustrations. Maps. Notes. Bibliography. Index. $32.50 sc. In this large format book John J. Friesen, a historian who for many years taught at Mennonite colleges ...
Randy Boyagoda. Governor of the Northern Province.
Sep 22, 2007; ... Randy Boyagoda. Governor of the Northern Province. Toronto: Viking Canada, 2006. 208 pp. $32.00 sc. Randy Boyagoda's comic novel, which appeared on the 2006 Giller Prize long-list, is an intelligent and timely satire. It is highly literary, filled with allusions and jokes about ...
Jiwu Wang. "His Dominion" and the "Yellow Peril": Protestant Missions to Chinese Immigrants in Canada, 1859-1967.
Sep 22, 2007; ... Jiwu Wang. "His Dominion" and the "Yellow Peril": Protestant Missions to Chinese Immigrants in Canada, 1859-1967. Waterloo, ON: Wilfred Laurier University Press, 2006. x, 190pp. $65.00 hc. This is one of the major studies on the history of Protestant missions to the Chinese in ...