Hockey, Pq - Canada''s Game in Quebec''s Popular Culture

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

List of contents

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

About the author

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

Summary

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

Product details

• Authors: Amy Ransom, Amy J. Ransom
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.06.2014
• EAN: 9781442648135
• ISBN: 978-1-4426-4813-5
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology