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Literature and Painting In Quebec
This unique study explores how Quebec's landscapes have been represented in both literature and visual art throughout the centuries, from the writing of early explorers such as Cartier and Champlain to work by prominent contemporary authors and artists from the province. William J. Berg traces recurrent images and themes within these creations through the most significant periods in the development of a Quebecois identity that was threatened initially by the wilderness and indigenous populations, and later by the dominance of British and American influences. Focusing on the interplay between nature and culture in landscape representation, Literature and Painting in Quebec contends that both have reflected and fashioned the meaning of French-Canadian nationhood. As such, Literature and Painting in Quebec presents a new perspective to approach the notion of national identity, a quest that few groups have engaged in more persistently than the Quebecois.
Horrible Mothers
For too long the main narratives of motherhood have been oppressive and exclusionary, frequently ignoring issues of female identity—especially regarding those not conforming to traditional female stereotypes. Horrible Mothers offers a variety of perspectives for analyzing representations of the mother in francophone literature and film at the turn of the twenty-first century in North America, including Québec, Ontario, New England, and California. Contributors reexamine the “horrible mother” paradigm within a broad range of sociocultural contexts from different locations to broaden the understanding of mothering beyond traditional ideology. The selections draw from long-established sc...
The Beanpot
This definitive history of Boston's treasured Beanpot Hockey Tournament commemorates the 50th anniversary of the intercollegiate competition between Boston College, Boston University, Harvard University, and Northeastern University.
In Defence of Principles
Since 9/11 and the onset of the "war on terror," the principal challenge confronting liberal democracies has been to balance freedom with security and individual with collective rights. This book sheds new light on the evolution of human rights norms in liberal democracies by charting the activism of four Canadian NGOs on issues of refugee rights, hate speech, and the death penalty, including their use of difficult, often controversial legal cases as platforms to assert human rights principles and shape judicial policy-making. The struggles of these NGOs reveal not only the fragility but also the resilience of ideas about rights in liberal democracies.
Struggle for the Land
Landmark work illustrates the history of North American indigenous resistance and the struggle for land rights.
Frenchie
Les amateurs de sports québécois se souviennent de Claude Raymond comme commentateur des matchs des Expos à la télévision et à la radio, un rôle qu’il a joué pendant près de 30 ans. Mais c’est d’abord son parcours comme lanceur de relève pendant 17 années dans des ligues professionnelles de baseball (dont 12 dans les majeures) que l’histoire retiendra de lui. Dès son arrivée en 1955, à 17 ans, à un premier camp de recrues en Géorgie jusqu’à son dernier match avec les Expos en 1971, Frenchie – comme on l’appelait au sud de la frontière – s’est avéré un des plus solides releveurs de sa génération, se taillant même une place dans l’équipe d’Étoiles...
Mémoires d’un micro
Avec les deux tomes de Il était une fois les Expos, Jacques Doucet et Marc Robitaille ont livré la première histoire complète des Expos de Montréal, racontée de la genèse du club jusqu’au départ de la concession pour Washington. Au moment de mettre en chantier ce monumental ouvrage, Jacques Doucet avait fait le choix de se tenir en retrait du récit. Aujourd’hui, avec ces Mémoires d’un micro, il se fait plaisir – et à nous aussi – en relatant les moments marquants de son demi-siècle de journalisme sportif, particulièrement ses 36 années passées dans l’entourage des Expos. Par mille anecdotes savoureuses, ce gentleman des ondes nous fait pénétrer dans les coulisses...
Self-Employed Workers Organize
Based on case studies of different types of self-employment in Canda.
Félix et le trésor de Morgaä
Convaincu que son père, disparu en mer deux ans plus tôt, est toujours vivant, Félix part à sa recherche en compagnie de Tom, un vieux marin à la retraite. Quack, un perroquet unijambiste, et Ulysse, un chat qui se comporte comme un chien, les accompagnent dans ce périple en mer qui les conduit jusqu’à l’Île-de-la-Nuit-Éternelle. Là-bas, se cache une société secrète dirigée par la mégalomane Morgäa qui détient un trésor insoupçonné.
