Capturing Women: The Manipulation of Cultural Imagery in Canada's Prairie West Volume 17

by Sarah Carter

Book Overview

Consisting of a series of stories, events, and episodes, the book highlights shifting patterns, attitudes, and perspectives toward women in the Prairies. One of Carter's overarching themes is that women are seldom in a position to invent or project their own images, identities, or ideas of themselves, nor are they free to fully author their own texts. Focusing on captivity narratives, a popular genre in the United States that has received little attention...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773516565
• ISBN13: 9780773516564
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"