Resisting a postcolonial construction of historical trauma and healing: Critical discourse analysis of public apologies in Canada

The contemporary discourse around historical trauma and healing is site for debate and resistance in public spheres. Guided by critical scholars in language and power as well as post-and settler colonialism, this study analyzes texts and contexts of two public apologies in Canada – Chinese head tax,...

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Published in:	Critical sociology Vol. 48; no. 7-8; pp. 1253 - 1274
Main Authors:	Lee, Eunjung, Johnstone, Marjorie
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London, England SAGE Publications 01.11.2022 Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects:	Apologies Boarding schools Children Colonialism Critical discourse analysis Critical theory Discourse analysis Fiction Healing Indigenous peoples Injuries Memorial Day Memory Postcolonialism Public schools Resistance Taxation Trauma Victims Canada Historical trauma critical discourse analysis (CDA) Chinese head tax public apologies and residential schools for Indigenous children
ISSN:	0896-9205, 1569-1632
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