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OverviewIf the canoe is a symbol of Canada, what kind of Canada does it symbolize? Inheriting a Canoe Paddle looks at how the canoe has come to symbolize love of Canada for non-aboriginal Canadians and provides a critique of this identification's unintended consequences for First Nations. Written with an engaging, personal style, it is both a scholarly examination and a personal reflection, delving into representations of canoes and canoeing in museum displays, historical re-enactments, travel narratives, the history of wilderness expeditions, artwork, film, and popular literature. Misao Dean opens the book with the story of inheriting her father's canoe paddle and goes on to explore the canoe paddle as a national symbol - integral to historical tales of exploration and trade, central to Pierre Trudeau's patriotism, and unique to Canadians wanting to distance themselves from British and American national myths. Throughout, Inheriting a Canoe Paddle emphasizes the importance of self-consciously evaluating the meaning we give to canoes as objects and to canoeing as an activity. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Misao DeanPublisher: University of Toronto Press Imprint: University of Toronto Press Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.360kg ISBN: 9781442612877ISBN 10: 1442612878 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 25 February 2013 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: Inheriting a Canoe Paddle Chapter One: Paddling the Uncanny Canoe Chapter Two: Canada is a Canoe Route Chapter Three: The Anglo-Saxon Idea of Pleasure Chapter Four: The Centennial Voyageur Canoe Pageant Chapter Five: Reading/Writing the Wilderness Canoe Trip Chapter Six: Return to Eden Chapter Seven: Recapitulation: The Canadian Canoe Museum Chapter Eight: De-colonising the Canoe Notes Works CitedReviews'Inheriting a Canoe Paddle is a wonderful book that I will be recommending to many - the extensive recreational paddling community should be excited by its content and personally challenging theme. I enjoyed Misao Dean's fresh, thoughtful treatment of new topics relating to Canadian identity and canoe literature analysis in this major contribution to research.'--Robert Henderson, McMaster University Author InformationMisao Dean is a professor in the Department of English at the University of Victoria. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |