Cultural Grammars of Nation, Diaspora, and Indigeneity in Canada (TransCanada)

4e de couv.: Cultural Grammars of Nation, Diaspora, and Indigeneity in Canada considers how the terms of critical debate in literary and cultural studies in Canada have shifted with respect to race, nation, and difference. In asking how Indigenous and diasporic interventions have remapped these debates, the contributors argue that a new "cultural grammar" is at work and attempt to sketch out some of the ways it operates. The essays reference pivotal moments in Canadian literary and cultural history and speak to ongoing debates about Canadian nationalism, postcolonalism, migrancy, and transnationalism. Topics covered include the Asian race riots in Vancouver in 1907, the cultural memory of internment and dispersal of Japanese Canadians in the 1940s, the politics of migrant labour and the "domestic labour scheme" in the 1960s, and the trial of Robert Pickton in Vancouver in 2007. The contributors are particularly interested in how diaspora and indigeneity continue to contribute to this critical reconfiguration and in how conversations about diaspora and indigeneity in the Canadian context have themselves been transformed. 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Critical Approaches in Canadian Indigenous Contexts—A Collaborative Interlogue 52 Breaking the Framework of Representational Violence: Testimonial Publics, Memorial Arts, and a Critique of Postcolonial Violence (the Pickton Trial) 74 “Grammars of Exchange”: The “Oriental Woman” in the Global Market 92 II: PAST PARTICIPLES 106 Unhomely Moves: A.M. Klein, Jewish Diasporic Difference, Racialization, and Coercive Whiteness 108 Asian Canadian Critical Practice as Commemoration 128 Diasporic Longings: (Re)Figurations of Home and Homelessness in Richard Wagamese’s Work 144 Afro-Caribbean Writing in Canada and the Politics of Migrant Labour Mobility 162 III: FUTURE IMPERFECT 178 Racialized Diasporas, Entangled Postmemories, and Kyo Maclear’s The Letter Opener 180 Underwater Signposts: Richard Fung’s Islands and Enabling Nostalgia 200 “Phoenicia ≠ Lebanon”: Transsexual Poetics as Poetics of the Body within and across the Nation 216 Word Warriors: Indigenous Political Consciousness in Prison 238 Works Cited 254 Contributors 274 Index 278 A 278 B 278 C 279 D 279 E 279 F 279 G 280 H 280 I 280 J 280 K 280 L 280 M 281 N 281 O 281 P 281 Q 282 R 282 S 282 T 282 U 283 V 283 W 283 Z 283 Introduction / Christine Kim And Sophie Mccall -- Diaspora And Nation In Métis Writing / Sophie Mccall -- Canadian Indian Literary Nationalism? Critical Approaches In Canadian Indigenous Contexts -- A Collaborative Interlogue / Kristina Fagan [and Others] -- Breaking The Framework Of Representational Violence: Testimonial Publics, Memorial Arts, And A Critique Of Postcolonial Violence (the Pickton Trial) / Julia Emberley -- Grammars Of Exchange: The Oriental Woman In The Global Market / Belén Martín-lucas -- Unhomely Moves: A.m. Klein, Jewish Diasporic Difference, Racialization, And Coercive Whiteness / Melina Baum Singer -- Asian Canadian Critical Practice As Commemoration / Christopher Lee -- Diasporic Longings: (re)figurations Of Home And Homelessness In Richard Wagamese's Work / Renate Eigenbrod -- Afro-caribbean Writing In Canada And The Politics Of Migrant Labour Mobility / Jody Mason -- Racialized Diasporas, Entangled Postmemories, And Kyo Maclear's The Letter Opener / Christine Kim -- Underwater Signposts: Richard Fung's Islands And Enabling Nostalgia / Lily Cho -- Phoenicia [not Equal To] Lebanon: Transsexual Poetics As Poetics Of The Body Within And Across The Nation / Alessandra Capperdoni -- Word Warriors: Indigenous Political Consciousness In Prison / Deena Rymhs. Christine Kim, Sophie Mccall, And Melina Baum Singer, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 245-264) And Index. Also Issued In Electronic Format. The essays reference pivotal moments in Canadian literary and cultural history and speak to ongoing debates about Canadian nationalism, postcolonalism, migrancy, and transnationalism. Topics covered include the Asian race riots in Vancouver in 1907, the cultural memory of internment and dispersal of Japanese Canadians in the 1940s, the politics of migrant labour and the "domestic labour scheme" in the 1960s, and the trial of Robert Pickton in Vancouver in 2007. The contributors are particularly interested in how diaspora and indigeneity continue to contribute to this critical reconfiguration and in how conversations about diaspora and indigeneity in the Canadian context have themselves been transformed. Cultural Grammars is an attempt to address both the interconnections and the schisms between these multiply fractured critical terms as well as the larger conceptual shifts that have occurred in response to national and postnational arguments."--pub. desc 5 “Grammars of Exchange”: The “Oriental Woman” in the Global Market Belén Martín-Lucas Belén Martín-Lucas, addressing the contemporary politics of the international book market, analyses the “Orientalist marketing tactics” that package the work of “ethnic” writers from Canada in ways that raise their economic value while devaluing their political ones.