BOOK LAUNCH | Eric Fillion- Distant Stage: Quebec, Brazil, and the Making of Canada’s Cultural Diplomacy

DETAILS AND REGISTRATION:

Join Eric Fillion for the launch of his new book Distant Stage: Quebec, Brazil, and the Making of Canada’s Cultural Diplomacy. The launch will be held at:

Broom Factory

305 Rideau Street

Kingston ON K7K 3A9

For more details: https://www.queensu.ca/history/news-and-events/events/book-launch-for-distant-stage-quebec-brazil-and-the-making-of-canadas-cultural-diplomacy

Eric Fillion is adjunct professor and Buchanan Postdoctoral Fellow in Canadian history at Queen’s University.

about the book

Distant Stage examines the neglected histories of Canada-Brazil relations and the role played by culture in Canada’s pursuit of an international identity. The efforts of French-Canadian artists, intellectuals, and diplomats are at the heart of both. Eric Fillion demonstrates how music and the visual arts gave state and non-state actors new connections to the idea of nation, which in turn informed their sense of place in the world. Tracing the origins of Canadian cultural diplomacy to South America, the book underscores the significance of race and religion in the country’s international history, showing how Brazil served as a distant stage where Canadian identity politics and aspirations could play out.