Sebastian Koch (University Tübingen (PhD)): Publications

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University Tübingen

PhD, 2021

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Biculturalism, multiculturalism and indigeneity as a strategy of memoria. Canada and Australia defining themselves in times of threat
In Renate Dürr (ed.), Threatened knowledge: practices of knowing and ignoring from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century, Routledge. pp. 152-178. 2022.

Following newer research trends this chapter is underpinned by the thesis that the British Empire, by its gradual disengagement from its former dominions, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia, was seen as a threat by social actors in these respective societies. Concurrently, all these societies had to deal with a (growing) variety of ethnic and social groups. With the emphasis on developments in Canada and in Australia, Sebastian Koch studies two big celebrations of nationhood to question differen…Read more
Following newer research trends this chapter is underpinned by the thesis that the British Empire, by its gradual disengagement from its former dominions, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia, was seen as a threat by social actors in these respective societies. Concurrently, all these societies had to deal with a (growing) variety of ethnic and social groups. With the emphasis on developments in Canada and in Australia, Sebastian Koch studies two big celebrations of nationhood to question different ways of memoria and anti-memoria: the celebration of Canada’s 100 years’ anniversary of independence in 1967 and the 1967 Expo in Montreal. His analysis of memoria and anti-memoria as knowledge practices shows that indigenous knowledge was still threatened and precarious even if Canada proclaimed the idea of “unity in diversity” during its coming of age party in 1967. Nevertheless, Koch’s chapter shows that formerly marginalized groups used (their) precarious knowledge to win recognition, highlight injustices, and play their part in the development of “new” identity concepts.

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Sebastian Koch

Biculturalism, multiculturalism and indigeneity as a strategy of memoria. Canada and Australia defining themselves in times of threat In Renate Dürr (ed.), Threatened knowledge: practices of knowing and ignoring from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century, Routledge. pp. 152-178. 2022.

Biculturalism, multiculturalism and indigeneity as a strategy of memoria. Canada and Australia defining themselves in times of threat
In Renate Dürr (ed.), Threatened knowledge: practices of knowing and ignoring from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century, Routledge. pp. 152-178. 2022.