On the Art of Being Canadian

Informationen zum Autor Sherrill Grace is a professor of English at the University of British Columbia. She was named an Officer of the Order of Canada and was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2013. Klappentext In On the Art of Being Canadian , Sherrill Grace traces how painters, writers, and filmmakers have shaped Canadian identity in three fields of representation that are staples in Canadian culture - the North, iconic national figures, and war. By telling stories in their chosen medium and genre about life here or about events and figures from the past, she shows that artists help us to understand the Canadian landscape and to create a shared history. Zusammenfassung Drawing on a wealth of artistic expression! this book explores how the arts and artists have shaped Canadian national identity. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: On Being Canadian1 Creating a Northern Nation2 Theatres of War: Battle Fronts and Home Fronts3 Inventing Iconic FiguresEpilogue: Listening for the Heartbeat of a CountryNotesBibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: Sherill Grace, Sherrill Grace, Sherrill E. Grace
• Publisher: University Of Washington Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2010
• EAN: 9780774815796
• ISBN: 978-0-7748-1579-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Brenda and David McLean Canadi; Brenda and David McLean Canadian Studies; Brenda and David McLean Canadian Studies Series; Brenda and David McLean Canadian Studies; Brenda and David McLean Canadi
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art