Reframing Nationhood Analysis

The Canadian North, a rugged landscape often glamorized as a land of adventure and promise, hides a dark history. From the early day’s of the gold rush, when the land was first colonised, to the attempted cultural assimilation of the indigenous peoples through residential schools, the people native to the area are still in a struggle of identity and culture, and the resulting effects such as high suicide rates, poverty and drug abuse,. It is through this lens that I will examine the work of Ted Harrison, a prolific English artist who spent the majority of his life living in the Yukon and painting the contemporary society that he saw around him. There is no doubt that his work was highly intertwined with the indigenous culture, and as such his identity brings up questions regarding the appropriation of native american culture. To that end, this essay will look at the context of his biography, the subject matter of his work, and compare it to contemporary Native American artists in order to clarify the nature of his art.

What would have happen if america never went through any problems? Now you may be thinking america has always been great. Well that’s not the case. We wouldn’t have become a more stronger independent country if we never had to solve problems. During the time of the early 1800s many different events were happening to contribute to America's situation of nationalism and sectionalism.

As Canada is influenced by European art, people in Canada are in search of art style that can call their own. After 1900, various groups of people such as a group of seven, Automatistes, and Regina Five emerge to create a unique art style that can call as Canadian art. Although the Carr and Humphrey are not in these famous groups, they are famous in their own way and leave a mark in Canadian art history. By examining the life of the artists: Carr and Humphrey, we can know why they choose their subject matter, what influence them whether people or philosophical ideas, how the social and political context that influence the type of artist are making and how do their artwork reflect upon Canadian and its identity. By discussing the artist’s life,

In “Not your Homeland” by Edwidge Danticat she argues that in post 9/11 America, Haitian immigrants were mistreated because of the attack done on the twin towers by immigrants. The Haitians that entered America to seeking for a better life were looked at as terrorist. Danticat describes her experiences with meeting the Haitian refugees and how they were treated like criminals for entering America, along with their living conditions in the detention centers. She even talks about an emotional experience she had when her Haitian uncle, who was legally able to enter America, had to request to stay in a temporary Asylum because he was not able to return to Haiti, and if he did he would have been killed. (598-601) As Danticat had reported the mistreatment

Henri Eveleigh’s Let’s Go Canada poster is one of the most prominent pieces of Canadian wartime propaganda. The purpose of the piece was to encourage involvement in Canada’s first independent war effort. Analyzed critically, the poster symbolizes the overwhelming Canadian sentiment of independent nationalism, provides an opportunity for Canadians to achieve a sense of personal pride and glorification in a time of trouble, but however is incredibly exclusionary of the Canadian population, both in terms of sex and ethnicity—especially in an era which called for the unification of the Canadian population.

Culture has a significant place in any nation’s history. Canada is a diverse country and it is considered as a mosaic due to its diverse identity, culture and heritage. During 1500-1800, there were many dramatic changes occurred in this mystical land, which left a huge impact on the forth coming Canadian generations. Before any interaction with varied cultures, Canada belonged to the Aboriginal people, who were living in Canada since thousands of years. The Aboriginal people were had a strong tribal system and Inuit, Micmac, and Beothuk groups were the most primitive groups. There were many factors which effect the Canadian culture over centuries such as environmental, social, economic, technological, political, religious, artistic, and educational

Rudy Wiebe’s The Temptations of Big Bear reveals an elided aspect of Canadian history by examining the political conflicts between European colonists and the Plains Cree. In doing so, it also reveals a fundamental clash between cultures in relation to ways of thinking and value systems. Through the use of image patterns, particularly geometrical imagery, colour imagery and images of the natural world, Wiebe's novel shows that indigenous cultures follow cyclical patterns of life in contrast to colonial linear patterns favoured by the European colonists; Cree cultures embrace the diversity and ambiguity of colour, whereas Anglo-European colonial cultures restrict themselves to rigid forms of black and white; and Cree cultures maintain a deep

Having earned a master's degree in indigenous art and a bachelor's in fine arts, Nicholas Galanin is able to “navigate the politics of cultural representation, with contemporary and traditional approaches.”

When conducting the interview with Dylan, I got the impression that the influence of nationalism that once gripped millions of Canadians seemed to be loosened. Nationalizing myths like the anthem failed to attract her towards the country. Canadian history is, in Dylan’s eyes, rife with holes, and the narrative of a “great, noble Canada” is lost to her as propaganda masking the darker moments in Canadian history. Her own personal experiences exposed her to the nation’s attitude of indifference towards the French language and culture. This stems from a lack of understanding of an entire portion of Canadians. This divide is further exacerbated due to Canada’s physical size, with vast swaths of land characterized by radically different natural features. Even so, Canada’s affinity towards nature roots her to the country, and she cites nature as the defining identity of Canada. Through examining her views on Canadian nature, language, culture, history and myth, the interview was able to highlight just how important they were to her and the effect they had in developing a nationalistic attitude.

On April 18th, I went a piano recital performed by Armen Sarkisian. The recital was held in Ford-Crawford Hall, and started at eight-thirty. Sarkisian played six songs for the recital: four Sonatas, including “Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, K.247,” “Sonata in A Major, K.24,” “Sonata in D Minor, K.213,” and “Sonata in D Major, K.479,” written by Domenico Scarlatti, “Fantasie in C Major, Op.17” by Robert Schumann, and “Sonata No.1, Op.22” by Alberto Ginastera.

Hello, I am Susana Stripling and I am talking about the issues associated with rising neo-nationalistic policies. Some background on the issue, nationalism is the strong belief in the interests of a particular nation state being of a higher importance than other nation states. Nationalism is associated with strong patriotic feelings, increases in armaments, a feeling of superiority over other nations, political independence, as well as the severing of ties and communications with other nations. Neo-nationalism is the re-emergence of nationalism except under different global and transnational conditions. Globalism is the complete opposite of nationalism. Globalism is when you put the entire world’s policies and attitudes and values above that of your own particular nation. It’s working together as a group. Transnational organizations are groups that are involved in international relations. It’s

I see nationalism in many places. For example, people have written songs about their country, like Grammy-award winning best country song “I’m Proud To Be An American”. There are movies like Rocky IV, or Cool Runnings, where the main protagonist is competing for his or her country. There are many people around the world that celebrate their country during the Olympics or their country’s “Day”. For example, America has the Fourth Of July, Canada has Canada Day. There is an American football team named the Patriots, and their logo is a man’s head with a star and the standard American flag colors. People even paint themselves their nation’s colors to show their nationality. There are people that even go as far as fighting for their country in

What does each of the three sources presented above communicate about the role of individuals in nationalism?

This paper gives an insight into the lives of the Aboriginal people of Canada that have been marginalized from the mainstream Canadian society. A Postcolonial study of the Native Cree Canadian Playwright Tomson Highway’s The Rez Sisters

Nationalism claims that a person’s identity is obtained from their nation. This ideology dictates that citizens share a “common language, shared cultural traditions, and sometimes religion.” Its presence allowed citizens to acquire an identity during a time of growing frustration towards the changing social order and political borders that reforms (political and intellectual) and revolutions left behind. Despite the variability of reforms and revolutions, nationalism has remained static and can serve as a basis for political movements and ideologies that are on opposite sides of the spectrum, e.g. nationalism has served as a basis for both Conservatism and Liberalism. Consequently, I claim that, despite the term being static, it is flexible in its use, i.e., it can be applied to different movements across time. On this basis, I ultimately claim that nationalism as an