Visibly Canadian
Imaging Collective Identities in the Canadas, 1820-1910
Description
Spectacular, scientific, and educational cultural practices were used to establish and define public identities in the British colonies of nineteenth-century Canada. In Visibly Canadian, Karen Stanworth argues that visual representations were the era's primary mode of expressing identity, and shows how the citizenry of Quebec and Ontario was - or was not - represented in the visual culture of the time.
Reviews
“Visibly Canadian provides an innovative approach to the use and analysis of sources and challenges readers to consider seriously the role of visual culture in constructing our understanding of the past. The author’s inclusion of methodological notes in w
“A thoughtful book. Stanworth writes for an academic readership, but her careful research and insightful analysis held my attention. ” Charlotte Gray, Canada’s History
“An intriguing study of the visual culture produced by inhabitants of Québec and Ontario in the decades surrounding Confederation. ” Quebec Studies
“In Visibly Canadian Stanworth makes a powerful argument for why visual culture matters, and how historians can enrich our understanding of the past by paying attention to images of all kinds. ” Gillian Poulter, Department of History and Classics, Acadia University