LOSS, MEMORY AND CULTURAL IDENTITY IN THE DOMINION OF NEWFOUNDLAND
Newfoundland and Labrador reluctantly joined the Canadian Confederation in 1949. It is not well known that a process of renewing and strengthening its place within Canada noted the profound impact of loss in its history, suggesting that unresolved and insufficiently addressed issues of loss lie at t...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:00869327635c4e32bb6c31855b5851d0 2023-05-15T17:19:55+02:00 LOSS, MEMORY AND CULTURAL IDENTITY IN THE DOMINION OF NEWFOUNDLAND Juan José Varela Tembra 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/00869327635c4e32bb6c31855b5851d0 EN SQ eng alb Association-Institute for English Language and American Studies https://anglisticum.org.mk/index.php/IJLLIS/article/view/2013 https://doaj.org/toc/1857-8179 https://doaj.org/toc/1857-8187 1857-8179 1857-8187 https://doaj.org/article/00869327635c4e32bb6c31855b5851d0 Anglisticum, Vol 8, Iss Special Issue, Pp 280-284 (2019) cultural loss and memory elizabeth goudie woman of labrador goose bay second world war etc Social Sciences H Arts in general NX1-820 article 2019 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-30T20:47:11Z Newfoundland and Labrador reluctantly joined the Canadian Confederation in 1949. It is not well known that a process of renewing and strengthening its place within Canada noted the profound impact of loss in its history, suggesting that unresolved and insufficiently addressed issues of loss lie at the heart of some of its most profound struggles as citizens of Newfoundland and Labrador. This paper brings together ideas and concepts focused on issues of cultural loss and memory within the context of Newfoundland and Labrador in the twenty century. These ideas and concepts revolved around issues of Englishness versus Canadianness same as Dominionship versus Provinceship. Parallelisms that could be counterparted by those outstanding such as: wildlife, and natural resources; migration and diaspora; languages and dialects; communities and resettlement; wars and tragedies; architecture and heritage; cultural representation and identities; nationhood and governance; marginalization and difference; faith and spirituality; and, home, place, and displacement. As an illustrative example, the work by Elizabeth Goudie Woman of Labrador will be considered. A memoir in which in eighty years, the author witnessed radical changes to Labrador, such as the construction of an airport at Goose Bay during the Second World War. Where once there had been pride and contentment in a harmonious relationship with the land, displacement and despair came as the wilderness was overtaken by military and industrial projects. One of her greatest triumphs was her steady pride in Labrador, her “country,” and her ideal of peace among neighbors. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Newfoundland Canada |
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Newfoundland and Labrador reluctantly joined the Canadian Confederation in 1949. It is not well known that a process of renewing and strengthening its place within Canada noted the profound impact of loss in its history, suggesting that unresolved and insufficiently addressed issues of loss lie at the heart of some of its most profound struggles as citizens of Newfoundland and Labrador. This paper brings together ideas and concepts focused on issues of cultural loss and memory within the context of Newfoundland and Labrador in the twenty century. These ideas and concepts revolved around issues of Englishness versus Canadianness same as Dominionship versus Provinceship. Parallelisms that could be counterparted by those outstanding such as: wildlife, and natural resources; migration and diaspora; languages and dialects; communities and resettlement; wars and tragedies; architecture and heritage; cultural representation and identities; nationhood and governance; marginalization and difference; faith and spirituality; and, home, place, and displacement. As an illustrative example, the work by Elizabeth Goudie Woman of Labrador will be considered. A memoir in which in eighty years, the author witnessed radical changes to Labrador, such as the construction of an airport at Goose Bay during the Second World War. Where once there had been pride and contentment in a harmonious relationship with the land, displacement and despair came as the wilderness was overtaken by military and industrial projects. One of her greatest triumphs was her steady pride in Labrador, her “country,” and her ideal of peace among neighbors. |
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LOSS, MEMORY AND CULTURAL IDENTITY IN THE DOMINION OF NEWFOUNDLAND |
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LOSS, MEMORY AND CULTURAL IDENTITY IN THE DOMINION OF NEWFOUNDLAND |
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