Includes some text in French.

"... collection of articles which were originally presented at the 12th Biennial International Conference of the Association of Canadian Studies in Cork, Ireland." - Cf. preface

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This book is about the other, that conceptual reality we increasingly encounter in our daily lives as the global village manifests itself in Canada and beyond. The other presents values and lifestyles different from our own, requiring a sharpening of our perception of self and of those around us.

The collection of essays in 'Intercultural Dialogue: Canada and the Other' takes a hard look at how these perceptions are revealed through intercultural dialogue in the literary, political and sociological aspects of Canadian society. The dilemma of the other, or alterity, is addressed through the eyes of the immigrant, through francophone writers, through minority people struggling with loyalty in a federal society, through statistics, through sport and through a bold presentation of an alternative political model.

Beyond simply recognizing and neutralizing the alterity in our lives, we are challenged to celebrate it, to consider otherness a meeting point of different cultures, and to embrace multiculturalism as an opportunity for personal and cultural growth." (Book Cover)

CONTENTS:

Introduction

Chapter 1. Agonistic Democracy and Canada's Linguistic Duality / Marie-Joie Brady

Chapter 2. Canada as Represented in Austin Clarke's Thematics and Writing: Not a Melting Pot but a Meeting Point of Different Cultures / Marcienne Rocard

Chapter 3. Exile and Alterity in the Works of Dominique Blondeau and Marie-Célie Agnant / Raija H. Koski

Chapter 4. La lettre errante ou la parole vaine dans 'Les Lettres chinoises' de Ying Chen / Marie-Pierre Andron

Chapter 5. Représentations de l'Autre dans 'La conjuration des bâtards' de Francine Noël : Vers une créolisation globale / Anne-Claire Nash

Chapter 6. Le dialogue interculturel du discours sportif : l'Autre en traduction chez Jacques Poulin / Carlo Lavoie

Chapter 7. Identity and Trust in a Multinational Federation: The Case of Canada / Réjean Pelletier

Chapter 8. Demographic Trends and the Linguistic Composition of Canada and Quebec: An Analysis of Recent Evidence / Maeve Conrick

Chapter 9. Promoting Cultural Understanding between Mexico and Canada: The Literary Text as the Basis for Cultural Contact / Donna Marie Kabalen de Bichara

Contributors

Index