Sport, Identity and Social Division in Canada
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35 2007
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Courtney W. Mason - The Glengarry Highland Games, 1948-2003: Problematizing the Role of Tourism, Scottish Cultural Institutions, and the Cultivation of Nostalgia in the Construction of Identities
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Heather Mair - Curling in Canada: From Gathering Place to International Spectacle
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Russell Field - Manufacturing Memories and Directing Dreams: Commemoration, Community, and the Closing of Maple Leaf Gardens
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Janice Forsyth - The Indian Act and the (Re)Shaping of Canadian Aboriginal Sport Practices
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Dawn E. Trussell - Children’s Sport Participation in Canada: Is it a Level Playing Field?
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P. David Howe - Integration of Paralympic Athletes into Athletics Canada
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Judy Davidson - Homophobia, Fundamentalism, and Canadian Tolerance: Enabling Gay Games III in Vancouver
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William Bridel - Considering Gender in Canadian Sport and Physical Activity
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Jack Jedwabv - Giving Hockey’s Past a Future: When Identity Meets Demography in Canadian Sports
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Trevor W. Harrison - Anti-Canadianism: Explaining the Deep Roots of a Shallow Phenomenon
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Anti-Americanism is often said to be a central element of Canadian identity. Recently, however, its counterpart – anti-Canadianism – emerged in the United States. This article examines these expressions of anti-Canadianism, situating the phenomenon within the two countries’ historical, ideological-discursive, and political relationships. The paper suggests anti-Canadianism in the United States stems from a mix of anti-French sentiment, a refusal to accept the distinctiveness of English-speaking Canada, and a growing divergence of value orientations between the two countries. The paper argues further that anti-Canadianism must be viewed (like its counterpart) according to its political uses on both sides of the border.Hide -