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The Imagined Communities of Quebec's science fiction and fantasy: Esther Rochon's Cycle de Vrenalik.(Critical essay)
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West Virginia University Philological Papers
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September 22, 2006
- Author:
- Ransom, Amy J.
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In Imagined Communities (1983, 1991) Benedict Anderson argues that national identity represents the product of a collective imagination rather than a real phenomenon. The evolving image of the "nation" of Quebec clearly illustrates this concept. From the arrival of the first French explorers, colonial officials, patriots, politicians, clerics, essayists, and historians have all worked to shape what this territory would be--a North American New France, a subject British colony, a leader in the creation of Canada's confederation, a semi-autonomous province, or a sovereign state. Also participating in the ongoing debate over the questions "What is Quebec and is it a nation?" have ...