Mexican Immigration to Montreal and the Spousal Sponsorship, Through Latin Canadian Cinema: A Silent Love (2004)

Authors

  • Oswaldo Adolfo Lara Orozco National Autonomous University of Mexico image/svg+xml Author

Keywords:

Mexican Immigration to Canada, Sponsorship in Canada, Canadian Multiculturalism Policies, Quebec Interculturalism Policies, Latin Canadian Cinema

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to compare the policies on welcoming immigrants in Canada with the experience of Gladys —a Mexican immigrant settled in Quebec—, in the film A Silent Love (2004). This article relates to the interculturality and the spousal sponsorship policies in Canada and Quebec. It presents the plot of the movie A Silent Love, also an analysis of federal Multiculturalism in that country and the Interculturalism in Quebec. Additionally, it shows an overview of Mexican immigration to Canada and a comparative analysis between Spousal Sponsorship in Quebec and the film A Silent Love.

Author Biography

  • Oswaldo Adolfo Lara Orozco, National Autonomous University of Mexico

    Maestro en Estudios México-Estados Unidos por la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), México. Actualmente es Candidato a Doctor en Ciencias Políticas y Sociales en la misma casa de estudios. Líneas de investigación: cine latino-canadiense; cine sobre inmigración canadiense; cine indígena canadiense documental y ficción; modelos de gestión del pluralismo en Canadá: multiculturalismo e interculturalismo; inmigración a Canadá.

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Published

2022-10-13

Issue

No. 14 (2022)

Section

Migraciones latinoamericanas, redes y narrativas a través del arte y el Internet

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