Equality, Democracy, Monogamy: Discourses of Canadian Nation Building in the 2010–2011 British Columbia Polygamy Reference
2013 ◽
Vol 28
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pp. 1-19
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Abstract This article examines how the 2010-2011 Reference re s 293, which considered the constitutionality of the polygamy prohibition, contributed to nation building discourses in Canada. A critical discourse analysis demonstrates that traditional views of monogamous marriage remain an important tenet of nation building in Canada. Discourses in the reference portrayed monogamous marriage as a central national institution and as a means of safeguarding women’s equality rights. These discourses, in turn, had racialized consequences for defining Canadian national identity.
2020 ◽
Vol 16
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pp. 175-189
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2006 ◽
Vol 5
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pp. 359-384
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2016 ◽
Vol 41
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pp. 299-326
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2021 ◽
Vol 14
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pp. 79-95
2014 ◽
Vol 13
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pp. 453-472
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