“You Don’t Know Me”: Polite Racism, Cultural Capital, and Afro-Caribbean Identity in Multicultural Canada

Authors
Karine Coen-Sanchez
Publication year
2025
Publication date
2025-08-08
Source
Doctoral dissertation, University of Ottawa (2025).
Region
Canada
Topics
Other

Key findings

This University of Ottawa dissertation investigates how first- and second-generation Haitian and Jamaican people in Canada form identity and mobilize cultural and social capital. It examines the effects of subtle racial exclusion in education and work, and considers the implications for more inclusive institutions.

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Abstract or summary

This University of Ottawa dissertation investigates how first- and second-generation Haitian and Jamaican people in Canada form identity and mobilize cultural and social capital. It examines the effects of subtle racial exclusion in education and work, and considers the implications for more inclusive institutions.