Esquisse de l'histoire de l'Alberta

Auteurs-es

  • Jennifer Tupper University of Alberta

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.25071/1916-4467.40877

Mots-clés :

vérité et réconciliation, murale de l'Histoire de l'Alberta, curriculum vécu du lieu

Résumé

Peint par Henry G. Glyde en 1951, la murale Histoire de l'Alberta est un élément emblématique de la salle de lecture de la bibliothèque Rutherford South de l'Université de l'Alberta depuis plus de 70 ans. Au cours de la dernière décennie, elle a suscité des critiques en raison de sa représentation problématique du passé de la province, menant à un dialogue public et un processus de consultation visant à déterminer son avenir. Cet article examine comment la peinture murale, en tant qu'art public, contribue à un curriculum vécu du colonialisme d’occupation à un moment où la Commission de vérité et réconciliation du Canada (2015) demande aux institutions de « soutenir, promouvoir et faciliter la vérité . . . [et démontrer] un engagement profond à établir de nouvelles relations fondées sur la reconnaissance et le respect mutuels qui forgeront un avenir meilleur » (p. 339). En s'inspirant sur les conceptions de la pédagogie publique, des théories de l'ignorance géographique des colons, de la relationnalité éthique et de la connaissance difficile, cet article interroge la production d'une conscience coloniale et son rôle dans la normalisation de l'expérience des colons tout en marginalisant, déformant ou rendant invisibles les perspectives et les expériences des peuples autochtones. Cet article examine également la nécessité de reconnaître l’ignorance des colons comme un facteur dans leur refus, ainsi que celui des institutions coloniales, de voir comment l’art public, tel que la murale Histoire de l’Alberta, perpétue des préjudices coloniaux et empêche un engagement approfondi avec les vérités historiques, dont certaines qui peuvent constituer des connaissances difficiles. En remettant en question les récits dominants de l'histoire canadienne qui font partie du curriculum vécu du lieu et de l'art public, et en les réimaginant à travers la lentille de la relationnalité éthique, cet article vise à confronter et à perturber les préjudices coloniaux et la conscience du colonialisme d’occupation.

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2025-06-20

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Tupper, J. (2025). Esquisse de l’histoire de l’Alberta. La Revue De l’association Canadienne Pour l’étude De Curriculum , 21(2), 100–118. https://doi.org/10.25071/1916-4467.40877

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