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"What do Tim Hortons, Hockey Night in Canada, and Rick Mercer have in common? Each is a popular symbol of Canadian identity, seen across the country - and beyond - on television and in other forms of media. But whose definition of 'Canadian' do they represent? What does it mean to be Canadian? Do we create our own impressions of Canadian identity, or are they created for us? In Desiring Canada, Patricia Cormack and James F. Cosgrave delve into these questions, exploring the connections between popular culture, media, and the Canadian state. Taking as their examples the popular CBC contests,…
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1 edition- Other · English · 2013University of Toronto Press · 257 pages · 9781442645653
PleasureIn popular cultureGroup identityCanadian National characteristicsPopular cultureNational characteristics, canadianPopular culture, canadaMass media, canada