Interculturalidade, cotidiano e representação: reflexões a partir da experiência canadense

Abstract

Interculturality, daily life and representation: Considerations based on Canadian experience. This paper’s aim is to contribute on the overall understanding of the possible effectiveness of public policies related to the visibility and social inclusion of different ethnic groups, based on Canadian experience. The analysis is centered on the role played by the media, particularly cinema. Theoretically, cultural productions are conceived as complex processes that can’t be separated from the power relationships of a given society, and their impact on the public goes beyond immediate reception and act as very important symbolic references of contemporary societies. In order to fulfill the proposed goal the following movie pictures are analyzed: Claude Godbout’s Generation 101; Athom Egoyan’s Adoration; and Deepa Mehta’ s Heaven on Earth.

Cet article veut contribuer pour la comprehension de l’ éff icacité des politiques publiques autour de l’interculturalité en prennant comme exemple les actions destinées a promouvoir l’inclusion sociale des differents groupes ethniques et leur representation dans les medias, dans ce cas, le cinema. En termes théoriques on apperçoit la production des medias comme un processus complexe que ne peut pas être serparé des rapports de pouvoir qui existent dans les societés et, aussi, que leur impact sur le public va au délà de la reception par le public; elle offre des plus importantes réferences symboliques pour les individus et groupes.