The Black, continental African presence and the nation-immigration dialectic in Canada

Bibliographic Data

ID3010640
AuthorsJoseph Mensah (0000-0002-2501-528X, York University, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume20
Issue4-5
Pages279-298
Publication date2014-09-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Identities (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1350-4630 • E-ISSN: 1363-0296
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13504630.2014.997200
OpenAlexW2024658088
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited31

How is the Canadian national identity constructed? What are the relationships between the national identity and the immigration policy of Canada? And how has the Black presence in Canada influenced Canada's national identity formation and immigration policy? This paper examines the extent to which Black, continental Africans are implicated in the nation-immigration dialectic of Canada. It sets various conceptions Black African identities in Canada against notions of Canadian national identity, using the dialectical principles of negation and sublation. As the number of Black Africans continues to grow, it is important to understand the interplay between the social construction of ‘blackness’ and the national identity formation of Canada

Dialectic · Epistemology · Immigration · Political science · Sociology · Canadian Identity and History · Cultural Identity and Heritage · Gender Studies · Law · Migration, Identity, and Health · Philosophy

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