Desiring Canada: CBC Contests, Hockey Violence, and Other Stately Pleasures

by Patricia Cormack and James Cosgrave

Book Overview

What do Tim Hortons, Hockey Night in Canada, and Rick Mercer have in common? Each is a popular symbol of Canadian identity, seen across the country - and beyond - on television and in other forms of media. But whose definition of 'Canadian' do they represent? What does it mean to be Canadian? Do we create our own impressions of Canadian identity, or are they created for us? In Desiring Canada, Patricia Cormack and James F. Cosgrave delve into these...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442613912
• ISBN13: 9781442613911
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"