J. C. Villamere

Is Canada Even Real? (eBook, ePUB)

How a Nation Built on Hobos, Beavers, Weirdos, and Hip Hop Convinced the World to Beliebe

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This quirky ode to a quirky land is a humorous nostalgia trip and a fun Canadian history lesson couched in a hipster quiz book.

If you've ever wondered

• Why is the inuksuk more revered than Wheelchair Jimmy?
• Does the iconic beaver really represent us better than The Littlest Hobo?
• Is everyone going canoeing without me or is canoeing way less of a thing than it's made out to be?

then this book is for you.

Is Canada even real? It's a question that's being asked more and more, thanks to our waterproof, see-through, supposedly maple-scented currency and our improbably hot prime minister's assertion that Santa lives here.

In the age of Google Maps and #factcheck, how could the existence of Canada be questioned? And yet how could a nation that's the home of toboggans, Drake, and KD exist in the same realm as, say, Belgium or Niger?

Is Canada Even Real? examines the cultural factors behind the twenty-first-century monolithic myth of Canada, a nation that is lovable and real - if only in your imagination.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Dundurn Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781459738850
• Artikelnr.: 47255527

Autorenporträt

J.C. Villamere, who knew how to drive a Ski-Doo by age eight, reminds you that your country is wise and weird and you're in charge of keeping it that way.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Section One: HOBOS: Which Haunting Hobo Myths Are Real and Which Are
Imagined?
1. The Littlest Hobo: Our German Shepherd Guardian Angel TV Star
2. Sol: The Hobo Clown of Parlez-Moi/Your Nightmares
3. Wilf Carter: Maritime Cowboy and Hobo Balladeer
4. Hobo with a Shotgun: Vigilante Hobo Canuxploitation A-Go-Go
Section Two: BEAVERS: What's True and What's a Dam Lie?
5. The "Beaver Hour": CanCon Quota Gets a Ghetto Shot
6. Hinterland's Who's Who: Cool Flute Tune but Beaver Questions Remain
7. Cucumber: Moose + Beaver + Tree House = Zero Cukes
8. The Beaver: Tittering Pervs Force Mag's Name Change
Section Three: HIP HOP: Is Any of These Scenarios Legit?
9. Electric Circus: Let's Spandex-Dance on TV
10. Maestro Fresh-Wes: The Backbone of Canadian Hip Hop
11. Snow: All the "Informer" Info That's Fit to Print
12. "Wheelchair Jimmy": Started from Degrassi, Now He's Drizzy
Section Four: WEIRDOS: Which of These Were Actually Canadian Prime
Ministers?
13. Sir John A. MacDonald: Founder of the "Go Home, Dad, You're Drunk" Meme
14. William Lyon Mckenzie King: Inspired Spiritualist, Big, Big Fan of Dogs
15. Stephen Harper: Hockey Fan, Murdoch Mysteries Star
16. Justin Trudeau: #hair
Bonus Round: MASCOTS: Which of These Creations Were Brought to Fruition?
17. Hidy and Howdy: Twin Rodeo Polar Bears
18. Peter Puck: The Itchy & Scratchy of Hockey
19: Youppi!: The Ulitmate Free Agent
20: Bonhomme: Super A-Lister Snowman
Acknowledgements
Appendix
Sources
Image Credits
Index
About the Author