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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Canadian immigration"”.
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An Archaeological Analysis of Canadian Immigration Legislation: From Welfare State Liability to Neo-Liberal Subject
… study analyzes the three most recent pieces of Canadian immigration legislation: the Immigration Act of 1952, the Immigration Act of 1976, and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act of 2001 (herein referred to collectively as the documents). The intent is to contribute to the archaeology of …
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Imagining Canada, imagining the desirable immigrant : immigration spectacle as settler postcolonialism
Using early Canadian immigration promotion as a point of departure, this thesis examines one historical and one contemporary site of what it proposes to call immigration spectacle (following Anne McClintock). It argues that immigration spectacle is a social practice of settler postcolonialism …
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The Incipient denationalization of political membership and the disaggregation of the Canadian state’s monopoly on mobility
… underlying the contemporary condition of Canadian political membership. Through an examination of recent changes in Canadian immigration policy underwritten by the neoliberal reconfiguration of the state, the imperatives of ‘skills discourse’ and the exigencies of economic globalization, …
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CONTESTED HISTORIES AND IDENTITIES: ROMANI REFUGEES IN TORONTO
… institutions and discourses, including current Canadian immigration policies and media coverage, I propose that “identities” invoke historical narratives, whether individual or collective, and are used in diverse ways. This research on the Roma is also useful in understanding the experiences of …
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"We Heard Canada Was a Free Country": African American Migration in the Great Plains, 1890-1911
… use of family histories, newspaper articles, and immigration files show how black migrants searched for land and equality in Canada and attempted to build all black communities. Encouraged by the promises of Canadian immigration recruiters, black migrants left their homes and Jim Crowism in …
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The Portrayal of Central American Migrants in North American Media: A Critical Discourse Analysis
… by the United States’ border patrol with racist immigration policies, unlawful detention and other oppressive measures that render the United States unsuitable for resettlement. Using critical discourse analysis, the purpose of this study is to analyse how North American media discourses …
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“Diversity: Our Strength” : South and East Asian immigrants’ ethnic identity in the Greater Toronto Area
This Master’s thesis examines the history of Canadian immigration policies from the beginning of the 20th century until 2014, giving specific attention to the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). This Area is currently the most popular destination for immigrants in the country and population of immigrant …
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Last breath, first pulse: an experiment in modernization, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1823 - 1857
… work force. The later introduction of French-Canadians to the Lowell mills only served to create additional tension. Mill owners found themselves refereeing interminable arguments regarding different and divergent interpretations of social values and personal responsibilities. In the late …