An interdisciplinary course that examines the social, economic, and political forces and events that have shaped the Italian Canadian experience. Topics include initial and subsequent settlement patterns including suburbanization, identity formation, education, mobility, work, media, multiculturalism, transnationalism, and political participation and representation. The course interrogates the complexities of the social and cultural interactions of Italian Canadians in the context of the changing demography of Canada. Challenges and opportunities will be examined, with respect to issues such as migration, community-building, belonging, and discrimination. Students will also gain a critical understanding of how racialized communities resist racism. Specific topics may include social construction, phenotyping, power, privilege, intersectionality, Indigeneity, Blackness, Asianness, whiteness, decolonization, diaspora, relationality, anti-racism, solidarity, allyship, and coalitions.
An interdisciplinary course that examines the social, economic, and political forces and events that have shaped the Italian Canadian experience. Topics include initial and subsequent settlement patterns including suburbanization, identity formation, education, mobility, work, media, multiculturalism, transnationalism, and political participation and representation. The course interrogates the complexities of the social and cultural interactions of Italian Canadians in the context of the changing demography of Canada. Challenges and opportunities will be examined, with respect to issues such as migration, community-building, belonging, and discrimination. Students will also gain a critical understanding of how racialized communities resist racism. Specific topics may include social construction, phenotyping, power, privilege, intersectionality, Indigeneity, Blackness, Asianness, whiteness, decolonization, diaspora, relationality, anti-racism, solidarity, allyship, and coalitions.
