Red mitten nationalism : sport, commercialism, and settler colonialism in Canada / Estée Fresco.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fresco, Estée, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indigenous peoples.

Indigenous peoples--Canada.

Nationalism and sports.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2022]

Summary:

Unacknowledged truths about the history and persistence of Settler colonialism in Canada haunt the commercial features of this country's sporting events. Red Mitten Nationalism investigates contemporary Canadian patriotism by exploring how understandings of Canadian identity are shaped at the intersection of sport, nationalism, and commercialism.

Contents:

Cover

RED MITTEN NATIONALISM

Title

Copyright

Contents

Figures

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

List of People

Introduction: Impassioned Objects and Seething Absences

1 Commercializing French-Canadian Identity, Indigenous Cultures, and Nationalism in the 1976 Montreal Olympics

2 Commercializing English-Canadian Identity, Indigenous Cultures, and Oil in the 1978 Edmonton Commonwealth Games

3 Commercializing Western Canadian Identity, Indigenous Cultures, and National Unity in the 1988 Calgary Olympics

4 Commercializing Indigenous Cultures and Lumber in the 1994 Victoria Commonwealth Games

5 Commercializing Reconciliation and Indigenous Cultures in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics

Conclusion: Red Mitten Nationalism and a History That Is Still Alive

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Fresco, Estée Red Mitten Nationalism

ISBN:

9780228015154

0228015154

9780228015147

0228015146

OCLC:

1336054525