Overcoming the neutral zone trap : hockey's agents of change / Cheryl A. MacDonald & Jonathon R.J. Edwards, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

MacDonald, Cheryl A., editor.

Edwards, Jonathon R. J., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hockey--Social aspects--Canada.

Hockey.

Hockey--Social aspects--United States.

Hockey--Social aspects.

Canada.

United States.

Physical Description:

xix, 277 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Edmonton, Alberta : University of Alberta Press, [2021]

Summary:

"This engaging interdisciplinary collection seeks to shed light on narratives and research that challenge hockey's norms, push its boundaries, and provide new ways of conceptualizing its role in North American culture. The volume's editors use the metaphor of the neutral zone trap to explore how traditional ideologies and practices within the sport have contributed to exclusion and the misperception of various ways of existing in its community. The book includes both personal and scholarly accounts of agents of change--people, ideas, and events--that confront the challenges associated with making hockey a more progressive space. By peeling back assumptions and common understandings of hockey culture, Overcoming the Neutral Zone Trap opens up critical discussions of previously underexplored topics as they relate to the women's game, Indigenous participation, viable career pathways, masculine identities, hockey parents, mental health, and social media. Fans and experts alike will find much in these pages to deepen their understanding of hockey's social implications. Contributors: Angie Abdou, Kieran Block, Cam Braes, William Bridel, Judy Davidson, Jonathon R.J. Edwards, Catherine Houston, Colin D. Howell, Chelsey H. Leahy, Roger G. LeBlanc, Cheryl A. MacDonald, Fred Mason, Brock McGillis, Vicky Paraschak, Brett Pardy, Ann Pegoraro, Kyle A. Rich, Tavis Smith, Noah Underwood"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: I. Challenging Hockey's Norms

1. The Forgotten Canadian League

The Voices of U SPORTS Men's Hockey Players and the Legitimacy of University Hockey in Canada / Jonathon R.J. Edwards

2. Karl Subban & Me

The Parents Take on Hockey Culture / Angie Abdou

3. "I want justice and more"

Loreto, Carcillo, and Dominant Narratives of Hockey Culture on Twitter / Ann Pegoraro

4. Hockey Talks

Mental Health Faces off against the "Green Lantern" Mentality / Brett Pardy

5. "We have to work for it. For everything. Absolutely everything"

An Examination of the Gendered Structure of Ice Hockey in U SPORTS / Chelsey Leahy

6. #BeBoldForChange

The 2017 US Women's National Hockey Team Player Boycott, Twitter, and (Neo)Liberal Feminism / Judy Davidson

7. Desirable Disability

My Journey from Upright Hockey to Sledge Hockey, and Back Again / Cheryl A. Macdonald

8. Skating toward Reconciliation

A Survivance History of Indigenous Peoples in Hockey in Canada / Vicky Paraschak

III. Masculinity and Sexuality

9. Uncovering the Conspiracy of Silence of Gay Hockey Players in the NHL / Roger G. Leblanc

10. "I never thought I'd get here, I thought I'd be dead"

An In-Depth Interview with an Openly Gay Former Professional Ice Hockey Player / Brock Mcgillis

11. "What do you mean you don't play hockey... you a queer or somethin'?"

Reflections on Life as a Non-Hockey Playing Canadian Boy / William Bridel

12. The Tragedy of the Enforcer in Lynn Coady's The Antagonist and Jeff Lemire's Roughneck / Fred Mason.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Overcoming the neutral zone trap.

ISBN:

9781772125795

1772125792

OCLC:

1232227591