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Esther Delisle

エスター・ドゥリール

Esutā Dorīru

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1954 （Quebec City）
Nationality
Canada
Languages
French, English
Residence History
Quebec City → Jerusalem → Montreal

Career

Occupations
historian, author
Active Years
1980-
Influenced By
Lionel Groulx

Education

Université Laval
political science
Degree: BA
Country: Canada
BA and MA in political science
Université Laval
political science
Degree: PhD
Country: Canada
PhD
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Period: 3年間の留学
Country: Israel
Studied for three years

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Traitor and the Jew: Anti-Semitism and the Delirium of Extremist Right-Wing Nationalism in French Canada from 1929-1939

1993 History

Book based on her doctoral thesis examining antisemitism and support for fascism among Quebec nationalists in the 1930s, critical of Lionel Groulx.

antisemitismextremist nationalismfascism
Adaptations
  • [documentary film] Je me souviens / Eric R. Scott (2002)

Myths, Memories and Lies: Quebec's Intelligentsia and the Fascist Temptation, 1939-1960

1998 History

Account of Quebec elites supporting Vichy France and fascist temptations.

fascismVichy regimenationalism

Le Quatuor d'Asbestos

2004

Bibliography

  • The Traitor and the Jew: Anti-Semitism and the Delirium of Extremist Right-Wing Nationalism in French Canada from 1929-1939
  • Myths, Memories & Lies: Quebec's Intelligentsia and the Fascist Temptation, 1939-1960
  • Le Quatuor d'Asbestos

Style & Themes

Literary Style
academicpolemical
Recurring Motifs
antisemitismfascist temptations among Quebec intellectuals

Legacy

Controversial historian who critiqued antisemitism and far-right nationalism in Quebec history, known for the Delisle–Richler controversy.

In Popular Culture

  • Featured in the documentary film Je me souviens