The Handler article was unclear in the points it was trying to make, until the very end, where fortunately it came to some reasonable and accurate conclusions. The section on Quebec seemed to have a bit of a negative tone, and to be dancing around what it really wanted to say (calling Quebecois out that culture does not imply nation). Both sections, but the Quebec one especially, seemed to be making statements about the people under discussion without backing them up / citing research. The article concludes that tradition is always created/defined in the present, and that preservation attempts inevitably alter the culture. I just don't happen to think that either of these is a huge revelation.
Discussion Question: How quickly do you think tradition becomes / can become self-conscious?
Can you think of things you've done only a few times, but then classified as tradition? How did that change the experience and the motivation for doing it?
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