Postcolonial Perspectives on Early Modern Canada: Champlain's Voyages de la Nouvelle France (1632)

摘要: The early modern dimension of francophone postcolonialism has yet to be fully explored. This paper adds historical depth postcolonial studies by applying post-colonial theory an seventeenth-century French colonial text: Samuel de Champlain’s Voyages la Nouvelle France (1632). A reading reveals the ambivalence latent in a text traditionally seen as straightforward narrative coming civilization Americas. After evaluating applicability works such , discussion focuses on episode from which, eve battle against Iroquois, Champlain dream predicting defeat enemy his Huron allies. As author had previously dismissed, with sceptical superiority, Amerindian faith portentous dreams, this apparent shift cultural allegiance raises interesting questions. Postcolonialism’s insights into power relations can shed new light complex relationship allies and identity issues faced colonizers ‘white settler’ colonies. traces transformation Frenchman Canada incipient French-Canadian, ultimately tests limits taking perspective modern.