Instructions:
Choose 2 questions from the following topic list and write 2 essays of approximately 750 words. Be sure that you present the concepts in your own words and that you include current information.
Your word-processed assignments should follow APA format for preparing your paper and citing sources; however, do not write an abstract. USE MORE THAN JUST THE READINGS FROM THE COURSE TO SUPPORT INFORMATION.
Following is the list of potential topics for this assignment:
1. Give an example of a group of people who has been represented as inferior in the history of Canada and discuss the ways in which this form of representation may influence the identity formation of individuals who are identified as part of that group. When discussing your example, consider why identity formation is complex and why strict definitions of culture may become constraining for individuals.
2. What is the difference between individual rights and group rights? Why does a tension exist between these two kinds of rights in liberalism (illustrate with an example)? How does Kymlicka justify the liberal defense of minority rights?
3. What specific policies constitute Canadian multiculturalism policy? Do some research of your own on this policy, and give an example of an instance of how it has been applied. Do you think the policy in your example supports or undermines national Canadian unity? Why or why not?
4. In what political circumstances was the policy of multiculturalism established in Canada? How has it been justified and supported? Why do some critics say that Canadian multiculturalism policy is actually ethnocentric and perpetuates a national attitude of white superiority?
5. In some of the readings for this unit, stereotypical representations of racialized minorities are said to converge with representations of ethnic cultures as strongly patriarchal, and because of this, these minorities are sometimes labeled as backward and inferior. How can we access a more realistic representation of the way traditional practices interact with womens rights? Is it possible to have gender equality and multiculturalism at the same time?
These are the readings for this first unit of the course which a selection of them will need to be used as references in addition to further research outside of the list of readings. I have also attached the full articles of the resources that are not as easily accessed online, listed below.
Angelini, P. U., & Broderick, M. (2012). Race and ethnicity: The obvious diversity. In P. U. Angelini (Ed.), Our society: Human diversity in Canada (pp. 93125). Toronto: Nelson.
Appiah, K. A. (1994). Identity, authenticity, survival: Multicultural societies and social reproduction. In A. Gutman (Ed.), Multiculturalism: Examining the politics of recognition (pp. 149163). Princeton: Princeton University Press.
CBC Television. Hot Type. (2004, September 14). True Canadians: Multiculturalism in Canada debated [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/true-canadians-multiculturalism-in-canada-debated
Havers, G. (2012). The medium diversifies the message: How media portray diversity. In P. U. Angelini (Ed.), Our society: Human diversity in Canada (pp. 313339). Toronto: Nelson.
Kymlicka, W. (2010). The current state of multiculturalism in Canada and research themes in Canadian multiculturalism 20082010. Report prepared for Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Retrieved from http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/multi-state/section1.asp
Phillips, A. (2007). Multiculturalism without culture. In Multiculturalism without culture (pp. 1141) Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Snchez-Flores, M. J. (2010). Human difference and the multicultural dilemma. In Cosmopolitan liberalism: Expanding the boundaries of the individual (pp. 127150). New York: Palgrave.
Sen, A. (2006). Making sense of identity. In Identity and violence: The illusion of destiny (pp. 1839). New York: Norton.
Thobani, S. (2007). Multiculturalism and the liberalizing nation. In Exalted subjects: Studies in the making of race and nation in Canada (pp. 143175). Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
I think it would be great to have at least 10 sources for each essay.
I just want to add that my grade range is usually between an A or B. This is also the first time I have ever used a service like this so I am looking forward seeing the final product.
