Hockey: Challenging Canada's Game - Au-Delà Du Sport National

For Canadians, hockey is the game. Shared experiences and memories--lacing up for the first time, shinny on an outdoor rink, Sidney Crosby's historic goal, or the one scored by Maurice Richard--make hockey more than just a game.
While the relationship between hockey and national identity has been studied, where does the game fit into our understanding of multiple, diverse Canadian identities today? This interdisciplinary book considers hockey, both as professional and amateur sport, and both in historical and contemporary context, in relation to larger themes in Canadian Studies, including gender, race/ethnicity, ability, sexuality, geography, and reflects upon all aspects of hockey in Canadian life: play, fandom, sports broadcasting, and community activism.
This interdisciplinary scholarly collection is an extension of the "Hockey in Canada: More Than Just a Game" exhibition presented by the Canadian Museum of History.
Includes one chapter in French.

Author: Jenny Ellison
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Published: 03/27/2018
Pages: 300
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.92d
ISBN: 9780776625997

About the Author
Ellison, Jenny: - Jenny Ellison is a curator of the exhibition on hockey in Canada for the Canadian Museum of History and Curator of Sport and Leisure at the Canadian Museum of History. She is the co-editor of Obesity in Canada: Historical and Critical Perspectives (University of Toronto Press).Anderson, Jennifer: - Jennifer Anderson is a historian and Curator of the exhibition on hockey in Canada at the Canadian Museum of History and has written on the history of Canadian-Russian relations.