Current ResearchMy research examines the role of women and gender in community organization and community development through the theoretical lens of cultural reproduction. Through an exploration of narratives, this project reveals the significant role women have played in the preservation of culture, traditions, language, and foodways in the Acadian community of Pomquet, Nova Scotia. Further, it reveals how identities in this community developed independently and in the absence of Acadian nationalism which permeated Acadian communities across the Maritime Provinces beginning in the late 1880s.
This study reveals new understandings of the roles women held in Acadian communities that is contrary to the larger male-dominant dialogue that emerged from the Acadian nationalist movement. The nationalist movement presented an ideological and mythologized representations of women that were not necessarily representative of cultures and traditions at the community level. Approaching Acadian identities from this perspective highlights the true positionality of women within Acadian communities. |
When examining Acadian identities it is essential to consider the impact Canadian policy has had in shaping the rights of linguistic minorities in Canada. - Katie K MacLeod
American Anthropological Association Annual General Meeting, 2019 |
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