A Space for Race: Decoding Racism, Multiculturalism, and Post-Colonialism in the Quest for Belonging in Canada and Beyond [Paperback]

This book explores the impact of unquestioned racial assumptions in the Canadian narrative that have constructed an insider/outsider culture. From that baseline, authors then develop an analytic designed to move beyond racialized othering to a society of genuine inclusivity and universal belonging.A Space for Raceengages in a critical examination of some of the major discourses related to original/settler/immigrant and, particularly, racialized belonging. In the course of this examination, the book explores the various themes of racism, multiculturalism, and post-colonialism and the ongoing tensions, challenges, and inconsistencies around race relations embedded within policy and practice in Canada. It traces the history of race relations and ensuing tensions from encounter to modern day and offers a broad, yet nuanced historical sketch of Indigenous and racialized ethnic groups that make up the Canadian landscape. The text also offers rich case examples to draw the reader's attention to the lived experiences of the Other. As a whole, it engages with history in a particular way that challenges the historical records that has informed our imaginings.IntroductionOn the Merits of Belonging and Un-BelongingKathy's StoryWendy's StoryChapter 1: Race, Racism, and Antiracism in CanadaHistory of Racism in Western Culture and Canadian ImmigrationCanadian ContextNew Immigrants and RefugeesMuslim and Arab CanadiansAnti-RacismChapter 2: What's Post About Colonialism?Canada and Colonization in Historical PerspectiveFirst Nations and Colonization in CanadaBroad Limitations of the Indian ActCriminalization of Indigenous CultureReserve Lands: An Exercise in Containment and ControlEducation as an Assimilationist ToolColonial Reproductions: The Methods of ReinventionCanadian PoliciesAcademia and the Colonial Mission of EnlightenmentWestern Feminist Discourse as a Colonial MarkerConclusionChapter 3: Belonging and Dial#8