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Prophets of Love

Leonard Cohen and the Apostle Paul might be imagined as brothers with wildly different characters but a strong family resemblance. Paul, the elder sibling, was awkward, abrasive, and zealous. Leonard, ...

Unpacking the Personal Library

Edited by J.A. Weingarten & Jason Camlot
Categories: Popular culture

Unpacking the Personal Library: The Public and Private Life of Books is an edited collection of essays that ponders the cultural meaning and significance of private book collections in relation to public ...

Goodbye, Guns N’ Roses

By (author) Art Tavana
Categories: Popular music

The final statement on one of the greatest bands of the twentieth century. A definitive, uncensored and exclusive biography of Guns N’ Roses entire history from a celebrated music journalist with exclusive ...

Libertés malmenées

Le 16 octobre 2020, trente-quatre professeurs de l’Université d’Ottawa publiaient une lettre ouverte défendant le principe de la liberté universitaire en appui à la professeure Verushka Lieutenant-Duval, ...

Symbols of Canada

From Timbits to totem poles, Canada is boiled down to its syrupy core in symbolic forms that are reproduced not only on t-shirts, television, and tattoos but in classrooms, museums, and courtrooms too. ...

Yellow Ribbons

By (author) A.L.  McCready
Categories: Popular culture
Series: The Basics

Since 2001 and the beginning of the “War on Terror,” Canadian culture has undergone a profound militarization. Moving away from previous myths of national identity centred on notions of multiculturalism ...

Canadian Television

Canadian Television: Text and Context explores the creation and circulation of entertainment television in Canada from the interdisciplinary perspective of television studies. Each chapter connects arguments ...

The Top 100 Canadian Singles

By (author) Bob Mersereau
Categories: Popular culture

A book that gets to the heart of the matter! Whether you're a professional musician or an air guitarist, a collector or a true amateur, this book will shake things up! The Top 100 Canadian Singles — ...

Canada and the Idea of North

By (author) Sherrill E. Grace
Categories: Popular culture

Canada and the Idea of North examines the ways in which Canadians have defined themselves as a northern people in their literature, art, music, drama, history, geography, politics, and popular culture. ...