Factsheet on Historicizing Whiteness

Julia B

Factsheet

Description

This factsheet, using multiple academic works, provides a snapshot of the topic of historicizing whiteness and the ways in which race operated in Quebec in the 19th century. Using Scott Corrie’s piece, How French Canadians Became White Folks, or Doing Things with Race in Quebec, this factsheet explains how French Canadians were historically described as “not quite white” and how race prevails in society today.

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References

  • Cornellier, Bruno. "The Struggle of Others: Pierre Valliéres, Quebecois Settler Nationalism, and the N-Word Today.” Discourse 39.1 (Winter 2017): 31-66.

  • Magan, R. (Director), Farrell, D. (Producer), Rooke, S. (Producer), & Thompson, C. (Producer). (2020). Death Or Canada [Film]. Toronto, Ontario: ACME Pictures. https://tilefilms.ie/productions/death-or-canada/

  • Scott, C. (2016). “How French Canadians became White Folks, or Doing Things with Race in Quebec.” Ethnic and Racial Studies 39, no. 7, pp. 1280-1297. DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2015.1103880

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