Univerzitet u Beogradu, Filološki fakultet, Srpska asocijacija za kanadske studije eBooks, 2021
In the context of Canada's history, migrations have always played an exceptional role. From the t... more In the context of Canada's history, migrations have always played an exceptional role. From the times the first colonies were started in the north American continent to the present moment, Canada has been dependent on the workforce and know-how which come with the influx of migrants from Europe and elsewhere. The hardships of early colonists as much as the problems of modern-day immigrants mark the history of Canada and give it specificities which distinguish it from many countries with a longer history. The next step in its development, in view of the global climate change and the necessary search for new habitats, may be joining the space-race and sending emigrants in spaceships to discover and colonise new planets. In her short story "The Emigrants" (2015) Colette Langlois encompasses the whole history of Canadian migrations through a dual narrative spanning the period from 1885 to the projected 2070 and showing pioneering efforts of two relatives: an English farmer making his homestead in Red Jacket, Assiniboia East, and his distant cousin, an abandoned female astronaut living her last days on Mars. Both are illustrative of Promised Land narratives which mark the 19 th and the 21 st centuries, showing that Lyotard's concern for the postmodern condition of humanity characterized, among other things, by the lack of grand narratives, was short-lived. The aim of the paper is to explore these two metanarratives, the American Promised Land and outer space as a promised land, in order to show similarities
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