The Politics of the Canoe

Popularly thought of as a recreational vehicle and one of the key ingredients of an ideal wilderness getaway, the canoe is also a political vessel. The Politics of the Canoe expands and enlarges the stories that we tell about the canoe's relationship to colonialism, nationalism, environmentalism, and resource politics.

About the author

Bruce Erickson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environment and Geography at the University of Manitoba. His work investigates the cultural politics of recreation and tourism within the context of settler colonialism in Canada and beyond. He is the author of Canoe Nation: Nature, Race and the Making of a National Icon.

Summary

A potent symbol and practice of Indigenous traditions, the canoe has also been adopted to assert conservation ideals, feminist empowerment, citizenship practices, and multicultural goals. Documenting these various uses, this book asserts that the canoe is not merely a matter of leisure and pleasure; it is folded into many facets of political life.

Product details

• Authors: Bruce Erickson
• Assisted by: Bruce Erickson (Editor), Sarah Wylie Krotz (Editor), Sarah Wylie Krotz (Editor)
• Publisher: University of Manitoba Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9780887559099
• ISBN: 978-0-88755-909-9
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 225 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 418 g
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Water sport, sailing; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous