Public Space and Quebec’s Experience in Canada. Contribution to the Anthropology of a Heterogeneous Citizenship
The aim of this paper is to reveal the anthropological elements of a citizenship located in the decolonization process of minoritized nations. Research by Schwimmer (2000, 2003), Negt (2007) and Breaugh (2008) is used to analyse a case study in Quebec. This case outlines a heterogeneous citizenship through the genealogy of a locality in Gaspésie and the form of a public space where the subject’s experience has emerged. This paper focuses on the political bond created locally, as well as on the political and cognitive activity of the elite contributing to the construction of the local public space. From a critical perspective, this paper exposes limits and opportunities of such a citizenship, as well as elements contributing to the transformation of the colonial structure.