"When Canada hosted the 1976 Montreal Olympics, few Canadians spectators waved flags in the stands. Only a few decades later, in the run-up to the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, thousands of Canadians wore red mittens with white maple leaves on the palms. In doing so, they turned their hands into min...

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1. Verfasser:	Fresco, Estée (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago McGill-Queen's University Press 2022
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 1976-2010 Flagge Patriotismus Indigenes Volk Nationalbewusstsein Sportveranstaltung Kanada Nationalism and sports / Canada Sports / Social aspects / Canada Indigenous peoples / Canada Indigenous peoples Nationalism and sports Sports / Social aspects Canada
Zusammenfassung:	"When Canada hosted the 1976 Montreal Olympics, few Canadians spectators waved flags in the stands. Only a few decades later, in the run-up to the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, thousands of Canadians wore red mittens with white maple leaves on the palms. In doing so, they turned their hands into miniature flags that flew with even a casual wave. Red Mitten Nationalism investigates this shift in Canadians’ displays of patriotism by exploring how common understandings of Canadian history and identity are shaped at the intersection of sport, commercialism, and nationalism. Through case studies of recent Canadian-hosted Olympic and Commonwealth Games, Estée Fresco argues that representations of Indigenous peoples’ cultures are central to the way everyday Canadians, corporations, and sport organizations remember the past and understand the present. Corporate sponsors and Games organizers highlight selective ideas about the nation’s identity, and unacknowledged truths about the history and persistence of Settler colonialism in Canada haunt the commercial and cultural features of these sporting events. Commodities that represent the nation – from disposable trinkets to carefully curated objects of nostalgia – are not uncomplicated symbols of national pride, but rather reminders that Canada is built on Indigenous land and Settlers profit from its natural resources. Red Mitten Nationalism challenges readers to re-evaluate how Canadians use sport and commercial practices to express their patriotism and to understand the impact of this expression on the current state of Indigenous-Settler relations."
Beschreibung:	xvi, 240 Seiten Illustrationen 23 cm
ISBN:	9780228014171 9780228014164