Slippery Pastimes: Reading the Popular in Canadian Culture

By Joan Nicks

Sixteen essays, written by specialists from many fields, grapple with the problem of a popular culture that is not very popular -- but is seen by most as vital to the body politic, whether endangered by globalization or capable of politically progressive messages for its audiences.
Slippery Pastimes covers a variety of topics: Canadian popular music from rock 'n' roll to country, hip-hop to pop-Celtic; television; advertising; tourism; sport and even postage stamps As co-editors, Nicks and Sloniowski have taken an open view of the Canadian Popular, and contributors have approached their topics from a variety of perspectives, including cultural studies, women's studies, film studies, sociology and communication studies. The essays are accessibly written for undergraduate students and interested general readers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889203881
• ISBN13: 9780889203884
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"