In the article about the Canadian hockey player problem in American collegiate sport during the 1950s to 1980s, Andrew C. Holman discusses the problems with basing a countries sense of identity on sports, in this case hockey. During the discussed period both Canadians and Americans based some portion of how they identify themselves in their culture on Hockey. Canadians saw the ‘Americanization’ of hockey as a direct attack on Canadian identity, meanwhile Americans where disturbed at the ‘Canadianization’
This remark by Ella Soper and Nicholas Bradley in their‘Introduction’ to Greening the 'Maple': Canadian Ecocriticism in Context (2015) definitely sets a ground to explore the 'context' that was there in Canadian literature long before the advent of ecocriticism and discuss both the continuities and ruptures in Canadian studies that reveal "nature" to be a seminal yet shifting and unstable concept and site of investigation. Ecology, the relation between individuals and the physical environment also
Annotated Bibliography The Group of Seven Brian, J. (2007). Beyond wilderness the Group of Seven, Canadian identity and contemporary art. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. John O'Brian and Peter White were the editors of "Beyond Wilderness." The information found in this source reports on different contemporary Canadian artists that investigated landscape art in the twentieth century while moving beyond the legacy of the Group of Seven. The 7 chapters of this book mention details on the
Canadian identity and presence in the realm of the film industry has experienced significant struggles. The most significant of obstacles is the geographical and language ties to the United States, the greatest economic investor in English-market movies. Because of this struggle, Canadians have sought to, and continue to seek, financial investments for production and distribution of Canadian films in order to become viable competitors in the arena of movie-making. One such institution, Telefilm Canada
there are flaws regarding Canadian national identity’s association with nature. Looking at those who play a crucial part in forging this identity such as government institutions, corporate businesses and individuals it will become clear that there are inconsistencies regarding this association. The 1920s and the impact of prohibitionists, the reduction of British control over Canada through the 1930s, and a reinvigoration of the connection between nature and national identity to avoid overt Americanisation
the world. While international literature is important, Canadian students should prioritize literature native to their country; as this allows students to become familiar with the local literature. Moreover, this is important as it will allow Ontario students to become inspired by Canadian culture, encouraging them to promote along with establishing more Canadian writing. Due to Canada's proximity to the United States of America, Canadians are often swamped by the surrounding American culture. Unfortunately
should put more emphasis on Canadian literature. This essay will prove that graduating students in Ontario should focus more on Canadian writings in a Grade 12 English course to become more familiar with their own literature. By studying literary works of Canadian authors, students are able to become more familiar with their own cultural background; relate
Canada that exists today derives from the historical events that have occurred in the past. This history has shown that Canadians continue to build their identity based on the experiences of racial discrimination and cultural divides of the past. A specific group of immigrants that contributed to the Canadian identity were the Chinese, which were the main contributors to the Canadian Pacific Railway, a significant part of Canada as this railway created the connection between the East and West Coast
Firstly, Canadian aboriginal people suffered unfair treatment until now. From the lecture of First Nations, residential school was the nightmare of aboriginal people; even until now, there are still some aboriginal people are not being well treated. (Slides from First
Professor: Joel Hartse Course: LLED 200 Semester: September 2014 Name: Seohui Park (Sophie) 71578141 Final Essay Support on Current Bilingual Language Policy in Canada Personal bilingualism is different from official bilingualism. Whereas it can’t be said that all Canadians are bilingual, Canada is one of the countries that has adopted the official bilingual language policy. The reason why it has two official languages goes back to its history of being colonized by two cultural subjects; the English