Denis Blondin
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Denis Blondin is a Canadian (Quebec
) anthropologist and writer.
Blondin received a Master of Arts
from Université Laval
in 1975, during which he worked on ethnographic research on the lower north shore of the Saint Lawrence river
, in Mexico.
He was a professor of anthropology at the Collège François-Xavier-Garneau
from 1975 until 2006.
Blondin has worked on issues of racism
and the fisheries of Costa Rica
. As part of his research he examined the transmission of racism through educational texts in Quebec elementary and secondary education.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
) anthropologist and writer.
Blondin received a Master of Arts
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
from Université Laval
Université Laval
Laval University is the oldest centre of education in Canada and was the first institution in North America to offer higher education in French...
in 1975, during which he worked on ethnographic research on the lower north shore of the Saint Lawrence river
Saint Lawrence River
The Saint Lawrence is a large river flowing approximately from southwest to northeast in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. It is the primary drainage conveyor of the Great Lakes Basin...
, in Mexico.
He was a professor of anthropology at the Collège François-Xavier-Garneau
Collège François-Xavier-Garneau
Collège François-Xavier-Garneau is a CEGEP college in Quebec, Canada.-History:The college traces its origins to the merger of several institutions which became public ones in 1967, when the Quebec system of CEGEPs was created...
from 1975 until 2006.
Blondin has worked on issues of racism
Racism
Racism is the belief that inherent different traits in human racial groups justify discrimination. In the modern English language, the term "racism" is used predominantly as a pejorative epithet. It is applied especially to the practice or advocacy of racial discrimination of a pernicious nature...
and the fisheries of Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
. As part of his research he examined the transmission of racism through educational texts in Quebec elementary and secondary education.