The Eye of the Master: Figures of the Qu饕馗ois Colonial Imaginary Volume 262 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780228016373)

In the Qu饕馗ois political vision of the twentieth century, sovereignty became synonymous with mastery. French Canadians sometimes claimed solidarity with racialized and Indigenous peoples, yet they saw their liberation as a matter of taking their rightful place in the seat of the oppressors. The idea of mastery has prevented the Qu饕馗ois from seeing that their liberation is bound up with that of other groups oppressed by colonial powers. The Eye of the Master confronts the missed opportunities for a decolonial version of ind駱endance in Quebec by examining the quest for mastery that has been at the root of every version of independence offered to the people of Quebec since the mid-twentieth century. Exploring political discourse, popular culture, and the family photo album, Dalie Giroux revisits the mythology of being "masters in our own house" and identifies the obstacles blocking a more comprehensive version of liberation based on solidarity. Drawing from the living forces of Indigenous thought and anti-racist, ecological, and feminist movements, Giroux envisions life without conquest, domination, exploitation, and surveillance. Making the case for a different future, beginning in the here and now, The Eye of the Master offers a major new intervention in contemporary political thought to Canadian readers and all those who imagine a different North America.

Author: Dalie Giroux
ISBN-10: 0228016371
ISBN-13: 9780228016373
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/15/2023
Pages: 184
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.06h x 6.06w x 0.63d