Forging an Identity in Bronze : Nation-Building Through Ottawa’s Memorial Landscape

Forging an Identity in Bronze : Nation-Building Through Ottawa’s Memorial Landscape

This article examines the physical changes to the memorials in Canada’s capital region, as well as the motives driving those additions and modifications. In recent years, Ottawa’s memorial landscape has changed in a number of profound ways. Memorials are just as much a reflection of who or what they...

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Hoofdauteur: Weeks, Eric
Formaat: Article ou chapitre numérique
Taal:Anglais
Gepubliceerd in: Études canadiennes / Canadian Studies 2016
Onderwerpen:
Canada
identité nationale
nation
commémoration
capitale
national identity
nation-building
memorial landscape
capital-city
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:eccs_496 https://doi.org/10.4000/eccs.496 urn:doi:10.4000/eccs.496 en https://journals.openedition.org/eccs/496 2016-01-21T01:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/ff7f All rights reserved Forging an Identity in Bronze : Nation-Building Through Ottawa’s Memorial Landscape Études canadiennes / Canadian Studies Association française des études canadiennes (AFEC) info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2429-4667 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/0153-1700 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/eccs Weeks, Eric Canada identité nationale nation commémoration capitale Canada national identity nation-building memorial landscape capital-city This article examines the physical changes to the memorials in Canada’s capital region, as well as the motives driving those additions and modifications. In recent years, Ottawa’s memorial landscape has changed in a number of profound ways. Memorials are just as much a reflection of who or what they commemorate as they are of the time in which they were built, as well as the ideologies and interests of the people who play a role in the development and design process. Moreover, a city’s memorials, particularly those in a national capital, are a part of the everyday environment and the broader cultural fabric. As such, this paper will question if Ottawa’s latest memorial additions have increasingly reflected the goals of Stephen Harper’s Conservative government. Cet article examine les changements apportés aux monuments commémoratifs dans la capitale du Canada et son environnement, ainsi que les raisons de ces ajouts et modifications. Au cours des dernières années, le paysage commémoratif d'Ottawa a changé de manière importante. Les monuments commémoratifs sont tout autant le reflet de ce qui est commémoré ou de ce qu'ils commémorent, que de l'époque à laquelle ils ont été construits. Ils reflètent tout autant les idéologies et les intérêts des personnes impliquées dans le processus de leur mise en place ou de leur conception. En outre, les monuments d'une ville, en particulier ceux d’une capitale nationale, font partie de l'environnement quotidien de celle-ci et d’un tissu culturel plus large. Dans cet article, nous nous demanderons si les dernières modifications ou additions au patrimoine commémoratif d'Ottawa ont pu refléter les politiques du gouvernement conservateur de Stephen Harper.
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topic Canada
identité nationale
nation
commémoration
capitale
Canada
national identity
nation-building
memorial landscape
capital-city
spellingShingle Canada
identité nationale
nation
commémoration
capitale
Canada
national identity
nation-building
memorial landscape
capital-city
Weeks, Eric
Forging an Identity in Bronze : Nation-Building Through Ottawa’s Memorial Landscape
description This article examines the physical changes to the memorials in Canada’s capital region, as well as the motives driving those additions and modifications. In recent years, Ottawa’s memorial landscape has changed in a number of profound ways. Memorials are just as much a reflection of who or what they commemorate as they are of the time in which they were built, as well as the ideologies and interests of the people who play a role in the development and design process. Moreover, a city’s memorials, particularly those in a national capital, are a part of the everyday environment and the broader cultural fabric. As such, this paper will question if Ottawa’s latest memorial additions have increasingly reflected the goals of Stephen Harper’s Conservative government.
author Weeks, Eric
author_facet Weeks, Eric
author_sort Weeks, Eric
title Forging an Identity in Bronze : Nation-Building Through Ottawa’s Memorial Landscape
title_short Forging an Identity in Bronze : Nation-Building Through Ottawa’s Memorial Landscape
title_full Forging an Identity in Bronze : Nation-Building Through Ottawa’s Memorial Landscape
title_fullStr Forging an Identity in Bronze : Nation-Building Through Ottawa’s Memorial Landscape
title_full_unstemmed Forging an Identity in Bronze : Nation-Building Through Ottawa’s Memorial Landscape
title_sort forging an identity in bronze : nation-building through ottawa’s memorial landscape
publisher Études canadiennes / Canadian Studies
publishDate 2016
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