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Building Utopia: Performance And The Fantasy Of Urban Renewal In Contemporary Toronto, Laura Levin, Kim Solga
Building Utopia: Performance And The Fantasy Of Urban Renewal In Contemporary Toronto, Laura Levin, Kim Solga
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Toronto markets itself as a city in renewal, a “creative city” of the future full of arts and culture. Alongside the official pitch, a number of street-level underground initiatives reimagine Toronto's utopic future in a different way by means of site-specific performances.
Contested Histories And Identities: Romani Refugees In Toronto, Julianna Calder Butler
Contested Histories And Identities: Romani Refugees In Toronto, Julianna Calder Butler
Digitized Theses
This thesis examines the larger themes and processes involved in identity reconstructions, and the appropriation of labels and categories at various levels as part of a struggle by the Roma against their marginalization and persecution. Through a focus on several significant sites of negotiation and contestation where Romani actors encounter and interface with hegemonic 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 other refugees and minorities when …
Contested Histories And Identities: Romani Refugees In Toronto, Julianna Calder Butler
Contested Histories And Identities: Romani Refugees In Toronto, Julianna Calder Butler
Digitized Theses
This thesis examines the larger themes and processes involved in identity reconstructions, and the appropriation of labels and categories at various levels as part of a struggle by the Roma against their marginalization and persecution. Through a focus on several significant sites of negotiation and contestation where Romani actors encounter and interface with hegemonic 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 other refugees and minorities when …