Hockey, PQ : : Canada's Game in Quebec's Popular Culture / / Amy Ransom.

A wide-ranging study that examines everything from the blockbuster movie franchise Les Boys to the sovereigntist hip hop group Loco Locass, Hockey, PQ explores how Canada's national sport has been used to signify a specific Québécois identity. Amy J. Ransom analyzes how Québécois writers, filmm...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
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Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2018]
©2014
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (280 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Permissions
  • 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, and 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
  • Index