Creative Subversions: Whiteness, Indigeneity, and the National Imaginary - Couverture souple

Francis, Margot

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0774820268 ISBN 13 : 9780774820264

Editeur : University of British Columbia Press, 2012

Synopsis

In this richly illustrated book, Margot Francis explores how whiteness and Indigeneity are articulated through four icons of Canadian identity -- the beaver, the railway, the wilderness of Banff National Park, and "Indianness" -- and the contradictory and contested meanings they evoke. These seemingly benign, even kitschy, images, she argues, are haunted by ideas about race, masculinity, and sexuality that circulated during the formative years of Anglo-Canadian nationhood. Juxtaposing these nostalgic images with the work of contemporary Canadian artists, she investigates how everyday objects can be re-imagined to challenge ideas about history, memory, and national identity.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Margot Francis is an associate professor ofwomen's studies and sociology at Brock University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of British Columbia Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0774820268
• ISBN 13: 9780774820264
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 252
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible