Meaghan Beaton

The Centennial Cure

Commemoration, Identity, and Cultural Capital in Nova Scotia During Canada's 1967 Centennial Celebrations

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Produktbeschreibung

In The Centennial Cure, the second volume in the Studies in Atlantic Canada History series, Meaghan Elizabeth Beaton critically examines the intersection of state policy, cultural development, and commemoration in Nova Scotia during Canada’s centennial celebrations. Beaton’s engaging and insightful analysis of four case studies– the establishment of the Cape Breton Miners’ Museum, the construction of Halifax’s Centennial Swimming Pool, the Community Improvement Program, and the 1967 Nova Scotia Highland Games and Folk Festival–reveals the province’s attempts to reimagine and renew public spaces. Through these case studies Beaton illuminates the myriad ways in which Nova Scotians saw themselves, in the context of modernity and ethnic identity, during the post-war years. The successes and failures of these infrastructure and cultural projects, intended to foster and develop cultural capital, reflected the socio-economic realities and dreams of local communities. The Centennial Cure shifts our focus away from the dominant studies on Expo’67 to provide a nuanced and tension filled account of how Canada’s 1967 centennial celebrations were experienced in other parts of Canada.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. April 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9781487501518
• ISBN-10: 148750151X
• Artikelnr.: 47882480

Autorenporträt

Meaghan Beaton is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Canadian History in the Department of History, and a faculty member with the Canadian-American Studies Program, at Western Washington University.

Inhaltsangabe

Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Canada’s 1967 Centennial, Commemoration, and Region
Chapter One: "It was deliberate - a planned effort, not a natural
development of history": Producing Nova Scotia’s Celebrations for Canada’s
1967 Centennial
Chapter Two: "A true Scot would have sworn he was in Scotland": The 1967
Nova
Scotia Highland Games and Folk Festival
Chapter Three: "I sold it as an industry as much as anything else": The
Cape Breton
Miners’ Museum
Chapter Four: "Worthy of the Great Nova Scotia Traditions of the Sea":
Halifax’s
Aquarium and Centennial Swimming Pool
Chapter Five: "The Centennial Cure": The Community Improvement Program
Conclusion: Canada’s 1967 Centennial Commemorative Legacy
Bibliography
Index