From Dominion Day to Canada Day, 1946-1982: History, Heritage and National Identity

• 영문명: From Dominion Day to Canada Day, 1946-1982: History, Heritage and National Identity
• 발행기관: 한국캐나다학회
• 저자명: Raymond B. Blake
• 간행물 정보: 『Asia-Pacific Journal of Canadian Studies (APJCS)』Vol.17 No.2, 1~31쪽, 전체 31쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 지역학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2011.12.31

영문 초록

The more than twenty attempts in the Canadian Parliament from 1946 to 1982 to change the official name of Canada’s birthday from Dominion Day to Canada Day shows that change did not come rapidly to national symbols after the Second World War. The struggle over the name change was not a contest between those who wanted to keep Canada British and those who wanted Canada to have its own unique Canadian identity, but rather a debate over the role that Canada’s history and heritage should play in shaping national symbols. This paper also contends that the place that Canada’s British heritage played in Canada’s national identity became a partisan political issue as the federal government began to remove lingering symbols of the British heritage to meet the growing separatist movement in Quebec. In other words, Canada’s national identity was being manipulated and manufactured in the pursuit of national unity.

키워드

National identity politics and celebrations Dominion Day Canada Day