Open AccessImmigration policy, public libraries and the social practice of exclusion in Canada
Author(s) -
MacDonald Susan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
proceedings of the american society for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1550-8390
pISSN - 0044-7870
DOI - 10.1002/meet.14504901242
Subject(s) - immigration , hegemony , state (computer science) , social exclusion , inclusion–exclusion principle , constitution , political science , sociology , inclusion (mineral) , identity (music) , public administration , public policy , immigration policy , gender studies , law , politics , physics , algorithm , computer science , acoustics
Canada's immigration policies have historically constituted a social practice of exclusion that privileges the hegemonic project of one social identity over that of another, namely the capitalist state over other social relations in society. Using critical discourse analysis, this doctoral dissertation project examines the ways in which the state's constitution of immigrant communities and their relationships with state institutions, such as the public library, represents one site where such hegemonic struggles unfold. This research addresses the question: As an institute of the state and product of public policy, what role has the public library played in constituting immigrants to Canada and in what ways have these practices contributed to the inclusion or exclusion of immigrants in Canadian society?