The Aesthetics of Reconciliation in Canada ...

SSHRC Awarded IDG 2011: Artistic practices form an essential component of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). While important scholarly contributions have already examined the political and social contexts of reconciliation and redress, our proposed project will be the first of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Martin, Keavy
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: University of Alberta Library 2011
Subjects:
Government
Aboriginal Research
Residential Schools
Performance
Literary Theory
Aboriginal Reconciliation
Politics
IDG
1876-2013
Canada
Insight Development Grant
Aboriginal Arts
Successful SSHRC
Truth and Reconciliation Commission
2011
Grant application
United States
Aesthetics
Arts and Culture
Cross Cultural Collaboration
TRC
First Nations
South Africa
Performance Studies
Inuvik
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.7939/r32r3p04d
https://ualberta.scholaris.ca/handle/123456789/30843
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Summary:SSHRC Awarded IDG 2011: Artistic practices form an essential component of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). While important scholarly contributions have already examined the political and social contexts of reconciliation and redress, our proposed project will be the first of its kind to examine the role that the arts play in the culture of reconciliation in Canada, from national TRC-hosted events in Inuvik, Halifax, Victoria, Montreal, and Edmonton, Saskatoon and Ottawa, to smaller festivals and grassroots performances in various regions of the country. In studying these events, we will ascertain how artistic performances contribute to—or perhaps even govern—the process of reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians. ...

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