Quebecer geographers’ visions of the North
Northern Quebec is a complex geographical environment which is still relatively unknown. Quebec’s Plan Nord (2011) has brought a renewed interest in the region, despite the ups and downs of the project. Nevertheless, Quebec geographers have been interested in the North for several decades. Their work, pioneered by Louis-Edmond Hamelin, offers different readings of Northern Quebec and Canada. Their writings can be analyzed through an epistemological dimension or a sociopolitical angle. The aim of this research is to compare the different visions of four well-known authors: Louis-Edmond Hamelin, Christian Morissonneau, Jules Dufour, and Caroline Desbiens. They all seem to be part of a time continuum that spreads over half a century, although their writings on the North present a range of approaches and ideas. The results will offer a panorama of their writings on a massive piece of land in Quebec, and on a particularity: nordicity, which can be found at different levels across the province.