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Amériques transculturelles - Transcultural Americas

edited by Afef Benessaieh

Publisher
University of Ottawa Press
Initial publish date
Jul 2010
Category
General, Minority Studies
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9782760318434
    Publish Date
    Jul 2010
    List Price
    $14.99
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9782760307216
    Publish Date
    Mar 2010
    List Price
    $29.95

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Transculturality is a new way of viewing culture that sees cultures not as separate islands that are easily differentiated from one another, but as connected and interacting webs of meaning and practice. The Americas in particular offer many examples of transcultural identities that do not fit easily into one national or ethnic mold: Chicanos, Franco-Ontarians, Creoles, and second and third generation immigrants. From Quebec to Argentina, this volume explores these identities which create themselves in a space between sameness and difference.

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Contributor Notes

Afef Benessaieh est professeure d’études internationales à la Télé-université (TÉLUQ) de l’Université du Québec à Montréal. Elle a dirigé le collectif Canada and the Americas (Antares, 2008). --Afef Benessaieh is professor of International Studies at the Télé-université (TÉLUQ) of the University of Quebec in Montreal. She is the editor of Canada and the Americas (Antares, 2008).

Editorial Reviews

"This collection opens new avenues of exploration for Canadian sociologists, particularly for those less familiar with postmodern approaches to diversity." -- Canadian Journal of Sociology