Description
From Dorset sculpture to the Barenaked Ladies, award-winning historian Jonathan F. Vance reveals a storyteller's ear for narrative.
In a country this diverse, 'culture' has different meanings. Vance tells a story from the wind-swept Arctic where a stranded Innu woman, fighting to survive, took the time to decorate her clothing with rich designs. A British explorer was amazed at her efforts, but Vance reminds us of the inseparable connection between life and art in Inuit culture (the Innu word for 'breathe' also means 'to make poetry,' and both derive from the word for 'the soul'). No surprise that Aboriginal culture began to change irrevocably with the arrival of more Europeans (who brought their own ideas about culture). But that is another tale in Vance's fascinating History.
Vance considers a range of key topics. Where, for example, is the divide between 'culture' and mass entertainment? He also considers how the hot-button issues of Canadian culture - government funding for the arts, the cultural brain drain, the drive to preserve distinctly Canadian forms of expression, concerns over copyright protection, the economic impact of cultural industries - can be traced back to previous centuries. And he shines new light on other key areas, such as the unique culture of Quebec and the CBC.
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About the author
Jonathan F. Vance is a native of Waterdown, Ontario, and the author of many books, including award-winners Death So Noble: Memory, Meaning, and the First World War (1997), Unlikely Soldiers: How Two Canadians Fought the Secret War Against Nazi Occupation (2008), and A History of Canadian Culture (2009).
Other titles by
The True Story of the Great Escape
Stalag Luft III, March 1944
A Township at War
The Great War
From Memory to History
A History of Canadian Culture (eBook)
Maple Leaf Empire (eBook)
Canada, Britain, and Two World Wars
Maple Leaf Empire (Kobo)
Canada, Britain, and Two World Wars
A History of Canadian Culture (Kobo)
Objects of Concern
Canadian Prisoners of War Through the Twentieth Century
Death So Noble
Memory, Meaning, and the First World War
Maple Leaf Empire
Canada, Britain, and Two World Wars
