Challenging Frontiers: The Canadian West - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1552381404 ISBN 13 : 9781552381403

Editeur : University of Calgary Press, 2005

Synopsis

The frontier reality of confronting new conditions, adapting cultural inclinations, and dealing with a volatile environment in an effort to establish and nurture new communities is central to the western Canadian experience. It has shaped many aspects of our heritage, and it is within that context the essays assembled here strive to identify and critique the impact of the frontier on our region, culture, and society.

Challenging Frontiers is a multidisciplinary study using critical essays as well as creative writing to explore the conceptions of the "West," both past and present. Considering topics such as ranching, immigration, art and architecture, as well as globalization and the spread of technology, these articles inform the reader of the historical frontier and its mythology, while also challenging and reassessing conventional analysis.

With a comprehensive introduction to situate the geographic and cultural boundaries of the western frontier, this collection is a must for anyone interested in uncovering what it means to be a westerner and how the new frontier has influenced every part of our society.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Lorry Felske is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Culture at the University of Calgary. He has written numerous articles and acts as an historical consultant to many different groups and societies.

Beverly Rasporich has written many articles on Canadian arts and culture, Native art and literature, Canadian humour, ethnicity, and multiculturalism. She is author of Dance of the Sexes: Art and Gender in the Fiction of Alice Munro.

With Contributions By: Sarah Carter, Ann Davis, Janice Dickin, Marcia Jenneth Epstein, Lorry W. Felske, Max Foran, R. Douglas Francis, Madeline A. Kalbach, Emma LaRocque, Michael McMordie, Beverly Rasporich, Brian Rusted, Lloyd Sciban, Robert Seiler, Tamara Seiler, David Taras, and Aritha van Herk

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Calgary Press
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1552381404
• ISBN 13: 9781552381403
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 382
• Éditeur: Felske Lorry
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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