12 – Interview
Write a loose set of questions for an interview you will conduct with someone who knows this topic relatively well.
Time: 20 min.
Mandatory variables
Landmark relevance Historical Revisionism
Cultural Appropriation Language Politics
Personality of the Name Lack of Importance of the Person
History IS/ IS Not So Important Level of Knowledge about Toponym/History
Q1 How old are you?
Q2 What is your Mother Tongue?
Q3 Can you identify the picture of XYZ?
Q4 Would you believe that XYZ did such and such?
Q5 What can you tell me about the person, the period and politics of Montreal in 18??
Q6 Is this landmark name relevant to Modern-Day Montreal?
Q7 Is the landmark in the right neighborhood?
Q8 Which side of the language divide do you identify to?
Q9 Would you say that this Toponymy is cultural appropriation?
Q10 How important is it that THIS person be remembered, and not others?