Amy Ransom

Hockey, PQ

Canada's Game in Quebec's Popular Culture

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Produktbeschreibung

Hockey, PQ explores how Canada's national sport has been used to signify a specific Québécois identity.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 417g
• ISBN-13: 9781442616196
• ISBN-10: 1442616199
• Artikelnr.: 40114355

Autorenporträt

Amy J. Ransom is an associate professor of French at Central Michigan University.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Introduction: Hockey as Nationalist Marker in Quebec Film, But Which
Nationalism?
Chapter One: From Canadiens to Québécois: Maurice Richard as National Hero
Chapter Two: "The Nordiques Have Disappeared!": Hockey, Science Fiction and
Nationalist Fantasies in Quebec
Chapter Three: Plus ça change...: The Hockey-Themed Television Series
Lance et compte as a Reflection of Quebec Society
Chapter Four: Real Men Play Hockey: Sport, Masculinity & National Identity
in the Les Boys Films
Chapter Five: Rock and Roll, Skate and Slide: Hockey Music as an Expression
of National Identity in Quebec
Conclusion: Hockey is Quebec
Notes
Works Cited