Title Canoe nation : nature, race, and the making of a Canadian icon / Bruce Erickson

Published Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2013

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 232 pages) : illustrations Contents Preface: Canoeing matters -- Introduction: Canoes and the nature of Canada -- Pedagogical canoes: "Forced intimacy," suffering, and remembering National history -- I fish, therefore I am: Recreational canoeing and wilderness travel at the turn of the century -- Regimes of whiteness: Wilderness and the production of abstract space for Seton to Grey Owl -- Recreational nationalism: Canoeing as political activism -- Conclusion: Future politics and the production of the nation Summary More than an ancient means of transportation and trade, the canoe has come to be a symbol of Canada itself. In Canoe Nation, Bruce Erickson chronicles the story of the canoe in the Canadian imagination. He argues that the canoe's sentimental power has come about through a set of narratives that attempt to legitimize a particular vision of Canada and explores how the canoe went from being an industrial-economic vehicle to a purely recreational vessel. From Alexander Mackenzie to Grey Owl to Pierre Elliott Trudeau, the canoe has been overvalued as a connection to the "nature" of Canada. Examining voyageur re-enactments, turn-of-the-century sportsman stories, and the subsequent "greening" of the canoe, this book shows how this symbol authenticates Canada's reputation as a tolerant, environmentalist nation, even when there is abundant evidence to the contrary. Ultimately, the stories we tell about the canoe need to be understood as moments in the ever-contested field of cultural politics Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Subject Canoes and canoeing -- Canada -- History Canoes and canoeing -- Social aspects -- Canada -- History Canoes and canoeing -- Political aspects -- Canada -- History Nature -- Social aspects -- Canada -- History National characteristics, Canadian -- History SPORTS & RECREATION -- Canoeing. Canoes and canoeing Canoes and canoeing -- Social aspects National characteristics, Canadian Nature -- Social aspects Canada Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author EBOUND Canada, manufacturer ISBN 9780774822480 0774822481 9780774822503 0774822503

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