Women's national and gendered identity : The case of Canada

摘要: In this text, the author explores difficulties of integrating diversity into pan-Canadian women's movement. She outlines how hard it was for Canadian feminists to understand "differend" (unassimilable difference) between themselves and nationalist Quebecoises. Gradually English-Canadian learned that their claim represent women illegitimate because feminist Quebecoises intended themselves. concludes has become normal Quebec movements disagree on issues, although disagreement does not preclude ad hoc coalitions. Moreover, in Canada are now jealous autonomy fragmented, precluding emergence a political perspective based "unity-in-difference." Dans cet article, Micheline de Seve explore la difficulty d'integrer dans le mouvement des femmes pan-canadien. Elle souligne combien les feministes "Canadian" ont eu mal A comprendre (ecart infranchissable) separant nationalistes. Comprendre situation, un processus graduel, impliquait que canadiennes-anglaises abandonnent pretention representer legitimement du lors quebecoises entendaient se elles-memes. conclut qu'il est devenu "normal" pour au et diverger d'orientation, ce qui n'empeche nullement coalitions hoc. Cependant, fragmentation groupes femmes, maintenant jaloux leur autonomie, comme Quebec, interdit l'emergence d'une politique basee sur "l'unite-dans-la-difference." Feminism nationalism clearly opposed if one thinks them as forms overvalorisation ethnicity justify appropriation reproductive genetic abilities service specific community's physical survival or growth. Women's options free individuals can be accommodated only we forego an essentialist approach nation's identity adopt constructionist concept nation living, cultural entity, able integrate new elements come from outside. Given nationalism's history, conversion modernity is needed emancipate conscription motherhood. therefore compatible modern nation-building adopted. The must open immigration, thereby giving components community fluidity. Such national would grounded allegiance common values shared visions. Feminists who collectively consciously organised better situation gain equality with men. As citizens, may identify space whose communication devices they master. Their location enhances multiplies personal abilities. Drawing collective, communitarian resources, express will act effectively life develop society's welfare according sharing style imagining civic space, "deep, horizontal comradeship" distinguishes communities other (Anderson 6-7). History, language, legal ways everyday customs serve bond together, easing each enabling intervene jointly co-actors outer world: ... sense provides powerful means defining locating individual selves world through prism collective personality its distinctive culture. It shared, unique culture enabled know "who are" contemporary world. (Smith 17) Claiming right shape public realm fellow countrymen, enter "nation-ness" 3) full subjects. …