Esther Delisle

Esther Delisle (1954 with Quebec -), Essay writer, Political economist and Historian Canadian (Québécois). It carried out research on the Antisémitisme with the Quebec of the Années 1930, in particular in connection with the theses of the Chanoine Groulx.

Biographical elements

It made its doctoral and post-doctoral studies with the Université Laval and the Université McGill.

Work discussed on the anti-semitism and the extreme line in Quebec

Very discussed, its thesis of Doctorate entitled the Traitor and the Jew (title of publication in volume) caused a vast media debate in 1993 before even as it is not officially sanctioned by the university. Information initially was relayed by the magazine the topicality .

Delisle published a black list of supposed “fascistic Québécois” which would have been written by the American Consul of Quebec. In addition to Lionel Groulx, this list includes Olivar Asselin, Victor Barbeau, Hermas Bastien, Paul Bouchard, Rene Chaloult, Oscar Drouin, Paul Gouin and Philippe Hamel.

In the wake of this business, the essay writer also required that the subway station Lionel-Groulx be re-elected not to leave a heritage Antisémite at the town of Montreal.

Its analyzes on the person of Groulx were moderated, even very criticized. Indeed, several Québécois historians consider that the character ultra Nationaliste of the famous canon was only one aspect of its complex personality. The association of Groulx to Fascism was somewhat hasty and not very moderate. Thus, Irving Abella, Pierre Anctil, Gerard Bouchard, Gary Caldwell, Luc Chartrand, Rene Durocher, Jacques Langlais and Jean-François Nadeau addressed counterparts to Esther Delisle.

Through its research, Delisle also showed the influence which the newspaper had the Duty on the Extreme-right-hand side of the time. She concludes from it that the leader " fasciste" Adrien Arcand did not have almost any support at the elites Nationaliste S.

Work of Esther Delisle and those of Mason Wade were used during the Nineties by the writer Mordechai Richler, which nourished a Polémique on the Tabou S of the Québécois company.

Works published

Anti-semitism and nationalism of extreme-right-hand side in the province of Quebec 1929-1939 , Thesis (pH. D.), Political science, Laval University, to dir. Jacques Zylberberg, 1992.
the traitor and the Jew: Lionel Groulx, the Duty, and is delirious it of the nationalism of extreme right-hand side in the province of Quebec (1929-1939) , Outremont, the Spark, 1992. English transl.: anti-semitism and extremist right-wing nationalism in French Canada from 1929 to 1939, foreword of Ramsay Cook, Westmount, Robertson Davies publishing, " Food for Thought" , 1993.
Myths, memory & dregs. Quebec' S intelligentsia and the fascist temptation (1939-1960) , Westmount, Robertson Davies multi-media, 1998; French version: Myths, memory and lies: the intelligentsia of Quebec in front of fascistic temptation (1939-1960) , translated from English by Madeleine Hébert, Westmount, Editions Multi-media Robert Davies, 1998.
Tests on the fascistic impregnation in Quebec , postface of Pierre K. Malouf, " The Delisle" effect; , Montreal, Éditions Varied, " History and société" , 2002.
(and Pierre K. Malouf), the Quartet of Asbestos: around the strike of asbestos , Montreal, Éditions Varied, " History and société" , 2004.

References

Gerard Bouchard, " Retort in Esther Delisle - In connection with both chanoines" , in the Duty , May 1st, 2003.
Luc Chartrand, " The myth of Quebec fasciste" , in Topicality , vol. 22, NO3, March 1st, 1997.
Francine Dubé, " Exposing Quebec' S Secret" , in National Post , April 27th, 2002.
Gerald Leblanc, " The canon and Juifs" , in the Press , March 30th, 2003.
Jean-François Nadeau, " Esther Delisle and the abbot Lionel Groulx: an incomplete research and partiale" , in the Press , June 3rd, 1993.
Sarah Scott, " The Lonely Passion off Esther Delisle" , in Elm Street , April 1998.

External bond

File " Esther Delisle. Racisme" , several articles to consult
Gary Caldwell, " The Delisle-Richler controversy. The speech on the anti-semitism in Quebec and néo-liberal orthodoxy in Canada" , The Agora, June 1994, flight 1, No 9
Dufresne, " Intellectual honesty Mrs Esther Delisle" , Letter with the newspaper the Duty, August 28th, 1998, Agora
Pascal Lapointe, " Esther Delisle: that by which the scandal arrive" , With the wire of the events, 1992
Martin Masses, " Report of the fascistic Impregnation in Quebec d' Esther Delisle" , The free Inhabitant of Quebec, 2003

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