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Not Hockey Critical Essays on Canada’s Other Sport Literature
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ABDOU,AngieDOPP,Jamie

In this carefully curated collection of essays, editors Jamie Dopp and Angie Abdou go beyond their first collection, Writing the Body in Motion, to engage with the meaning of sport found in Canadian sport literature. How does “sport” differ from physically risky recreational activities that require strength and skill? Does sport demand that someone win? At what point does a sport become an …

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Angie Abdou and Jamie Dopp
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9781771993784
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6 x 9, 300 pages
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Writing the Body in Motion A Critical Anthology on Canadian Sport Literature
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ABDOU,AngieDOPP,Jamie

Sport literature is never just about sport. The genre’s potential to explore the human condition, including aspects of violence, gender, and the body, has sparked the interest of writers, readers, and scholars. Over the last decade, a proliferation of sport literature courses across the continent is evidence of the sophisticated and evolving body of work developing in this area. Writing the B…

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9781771992282.01
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6 x 9, 194 pages
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Not Hockey Critical Essays on Canada’s Other Sport Literature
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ABDOU,AngieDOPP,Jamie

Instead of a focus on what is often described as Canada’s national pastime, contributors examine sports in Canadian literature that are decidedly not hockey. From skateboarding and parkour to fly fishing and curling, these essays engage with Canadian histories and broader societal understandings through sports on the margin. Interspersed with original reflections by iconic Canadian literary f…

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9781771993784
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Series Title
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6 x 9, 300 pages
cover
Not Hockey Critical Essays on Canada’s Other Sport Literature
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ABDOU,AngieDOPP,Jamie

Instead of a focus on what is often described as Canada’s national pastime, contributors examine sports in Canadian literature that are decidedly not hockey. From skateboarding and parkour to fly fishing and curling, these essays engage with Canadian histories and broader societal understandings through sports on the margin. Interspersed with original reflections by iconic Canadian literary f…

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ISBN/ISSN
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Series Title
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6 x 9, 300 pages