Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

Covering Niagara: Studies in Local Popular Culture
Covering Niagara: Studies in Local Popular Culture
Covering Niagara: Studies in Local Popular Culture
Ebook649 pages8 hours

Covering Niagara: Studies in Local Popular Culture

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars

()

Read preview

About this ebook

Covering Niagara: Studies in Local Popular Culture closely examines some of the myriad forms of popular culture in the Niagara region of Canada. Essays consider common assumptions and definitions of what popular culture is and seek to determine whether broad theories of popular culture can explain or make sense of localized instances of popular culture and the cultural experiences of people in their daily lives. Among the many topics covered are local bicycle parades and war memorials, cooking and wine culture, radio and movie-going, music stores and music scenes, tourist sites, and blackface minstrel shows. The authors approach their subjects from a variety of critical and historical perspectives and employ a range of methodologies that includes cultural studies, textual analysis, archival research, and participant interviews. Altogether, Covering Niagara provides a richly diverse mapping of the popular culture of a particular area of Canada and demonstrates the complexities of everyday culture.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateJul 3, 2010
ISBN9781554587605
Covering Niagara: Studies in Local Popular Culture

Related to Covering Niagara

Titles in the series (18)

View More

Related ebooks

Popular Culture & Media Studies For You

View More

Related articles

Reviews for Covering Niagara

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings

0 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    Covering Niagara - Wilfrid Laurier University Press

    3^book_preview_excerpt.html}n#Y` R]9P(6UƢ )2P(N%);1o~czs"3(.v͎G}|]ypv6Lՙ+>[Nf%-Է Yt.R=m,Oj(m7lIl?+9jyכo!A|u(.iE1Ā~JΉJ i}Y\ O[TSт"C1{ ̋!dky7mj8:eb +Ze^^mD8'T祘Vtu!dE gg(vwctyv#$;+[b.ʕ/٥q4M3+*l)"{L TYCNJ~snS[踙пb甉ZwͲ^ݵine( JNᚪYp67EZOLS?xJGbEewVГ@,9_)؉,hUG\]P%Q+ W ̬nz՛juR$`@Oג%PfAN75x!J=! t|*-{7Չ%>żŘ 4{7ys7'"^'g9eM>A`k>D%[EQS̯᫼8^ЫwFM+]pb~G 07z_ \EE&Ѵ=и)D5f'R"+YG*GV TӃ<孢&:RԾ|<ԽudT5":ol rX?ch<,&lͺv476H*hhh`0T5Lwv"y_|uӏ;KG)D;݄%rYDIlɠM0݊}㏿A*|TTremK@3qIE58py'v`cfKP5!5?M6`:U9q43$].+%+W"C˕?/G07 ±W;S.%]Hho"K5g?EseQ_+ÁZN)IhՀkmMJ̉:[]6a;U> CܶeѴni}x.YGox v`>0U/ӣ!!@p/+]kq);;̸ Z㱳b??Z-.z זD ]ݖ銈̖([ ~Rt~DϽp`]M<:38C宺?8?$r 4aQW ?)Չmc†WT:OxX'nAT޻M9NΰW)"./5 oL&aϲ~#qn [qBgoX'g( - 9) հ}Sm\A<"ڋTBp)s4ywks_,'>‡vM -;f;hyޞahvpGU⿘k-3yۗ2@ 69iHAaSڴ+*ņ\}E+O#H+X <S4HZ{e[^cܷZ, *<.=eDXq=,P3%\FY/i 3fPU6젰ǘ5g֎YC@ SƈD%jLeKbvps1jVhBڕYUg/P?˓W~3]!'Ь O)-3M,j`x+_߽#`a<~?}&14"ё]bBdJC좲ժAF@Xf@Il=+}p`''8ӈlP.gM5A(\uPyKc2 C rBp y"/IBx5rF,̖͖&׿I1': U8CTP&_ըs|x^OQ?x>"GGqǖ]zؼsg$_˦)b<<|8 8k3DBUW UH:qHD;^G>~QMӃ6bio{j2&]%<YG9w&ұȍ@qV sֽ2Yi $m]8Q %ԈŘ:dҲEg)޵̵ a77Es/aA{>̠g|WV%LT +% 129WNѥɎS-+'t^}09$oRmG)4 (!/E0" frj֖>93U S0M{1蝠SQr"k cw(攷 &'[=U#>woquFi9^l-8^~!ߢ*BpBEU/P&&2!(阓ljAG *ZQ 6D1v̢񈔏sl9&DsxrO8d<`;P Nnڲ\Ȕ&Гt`oD!@$%2D%# ٫J:fn[7tPVy3 F$uA>hǦLv٥n*SVx^}h\=Kz.62,}hGtJ(Nj,b^~A4rr)y7 $]+&qOyȉtrp=z8f܁sq:j_炧6c۞^.>8y?k-WGLDgk2;z@cJR<}rf POCccL1T>oC&a('"E.D@ٌ4ЬA#\,fBdP yƀj'ܕBy#D*SkR|J?A&=YH&U2Z.şN6x~PQBEf8L9lXeE|Ɲ~H L}$xUn΋_$ xW";%GU ׆ puTKѩ>"D Qf1ĢCFYǧ"MBTp"@NNHbCJЊ.hFO+;kߎWeF&%6FUݹkadk`,ƃwNloVܒ"/Č h yVi C[fv4.5Eo qDԸhb0'GG Ux>fg@&}Y2UC֌'z'Xl)#R[9OXu~_Ƚ @uSP9J\$R˖IZ͒'^D;aP I+< C9[$HxZp$vȡ6PT'd!1 PDQWef Pޭ<jA yyrhT ]8Zd-eS⽍>I;e&3't%&?73LUQi״S_lUtֈb>&r hr Q/P>7Pț#4qՅؼmg@fex1hjS{6e[u)L? ~6_& 3l^(VU?95V?ZS.!Io޵Tk kY,dPU:CjBW%j1&Il"P6T{ϻ6aD7 !a+(,D& 3svXђx&g R 7Ǒ( : '8ye?BI򄈝\v_ LI'`N.XYTYWp1pJC*nN˂E[tKB,d!) C}!vmdYo^V2{;r3ȫC_W֑}C2+Weq KxΨNyq-+rIP%qyCO4K]Oή]l! d6+צQw6~!GlX`OR,X9S[5WȢ?CD⧸ɒI|eGtf bICPڟj{v*a0Ezz.d:S,Ƿ@*{ }lg f~2|:ꊠ@0(5u*UTm1S4ͮ%G1Lr&)kΓJq脊$}Y趖vzĻ '"5 HTQ[1jsk]`^KZꑝsNr0#4Z L֢>]~SY.bjҊ=%!{-06Nyg| ܽ !C2ο4quCdߟk5Rz7r򽙒ja>=͖=2 9 Wgix}SeuvXү[_"4>[/| ;1&U5b DNM.g,:I5s#kVBߢXh}`ÚfQT@Í Q-fLe\z4~\bG|ɯ@.ϲ<Hn2$چY"zbʯMg Bo#o7( 4n鷏#&m,؍ q>G\ay ( X_vyvM fRnL3 @t 8dL7nz4ļקe 4 "Ef%˶R$Jmc zȯWIaM E꫁MWmA!,OK K R;-TCnȁ;xu~;!kICm9h[d ˭E#96z6y[υ`HՊBQm$|͋&:_H!jyhqHܥbpngiWP2Nc/9v'(ȪOĊCL͏Hk ;5+ 5vc=BogKO\ɘk";e ڭ$}6V>UWB Y)u6 4CLź5u`ϙQ&u@MfC _Q{\ %̐L<$ԳA-ݒ*7~PmYMe-@P~" #{@dCMqJqQ EfQV9nƭ9$IMKA5 8^s":ҴbE> s(, s4rdɺ5Bx9RQCȔ,YZhH\lYl3ʩyoM+~PZp#H;HTXGSuGVU7Keș!q-рPLG9z5۩=ilSqMą|,_RH P 5^a^u뒵-Ov7Ttv.dDX>0{foړXu)C!BS˙G: Oj4'c7Q.FёKtҒů}~&S;96TO8H95,ȗa;Rlٴ?/|KcnZJ>;yDkDe]vtI7کʅ>/vۯ`$;$_$iN@w= j̺:F<޻b4:clio-e+6p $wexivӺf,? $vU|f0 -0!7C ؍x"yd#O##ǥE $oPH}{]" \d/ K\ۭGyƒ-:VUEm*䴂Cg5u:eU"' ɉu7yh^Ǜۈ-[TMC\V,./Eno"pKE*1=i[r[.P7k1N2ؗ~jCEF`&Nzlf`w pWʄ7ʠu/h\[%o_齴,E}+s88CHd- Uf6Lb ` D@kDއN4_Z6Υ[#Q)y@i'YVKl61,[{KlL"fÆLޤMlaK;՞^,6*-bCph ]1xV:ng<K&D+i ,{pꮡت( U]pEJ 6䉑0b#v(0l˦2V4F'XJNj>p_|!>c5ބy!TKgDė#̡֡껉;D?ea gfB{[Wxߜ^^4{tI@AD~IͯZ^ubfoډlu[tIHX}aCؠ0"v4jc5jA~%cM emZ >Ls}aC;1hBFBީчz2гӽ9}=k;ɮ/ot+2%ozcYVP΅n[ݰ:;V uHmXV8V>W, z(ǏOtxv$L˷Kyf?b_jѧՅ(pn7ʇmP0>жb_=I;.9yˉ/o~#Z]:,+~wޡl9td1$m'i,z_B|]'٧)+OkŭcPq33JmR=6² ~ol6qogtCw@9hoooN<<9p=:p6_9?^wqjɆ'?h.>CE߱yI5}ߙo;J`|zcw}7zm^KY{*bGʼ7"ZL`\ПC6gB1Xvww}dﳋOߞeo>|>20/h?3^y7=/קe3+^VvTGwWUԆ۷_|x;=Շ7;֨Ε'&mPs]sbfhsȱA ޜi)5ڒw{hCB;:k ]i.KSUnK1 ɱ؏q6 "= BA{y7{i2z1[adP PS˘'{NDyj\G!(yKu:Y!zͶtU3|:~(ɣI(^uEaNŠ]u]=uObKltZ#S8p2B$p'P_f,Ц̥~/CjƬ5(jM"p>-ڵ.?(/tOZ.Cښˊ~|m=m++M$,&&`Wv'FX,xr9>̆ec]"/6m4&sO4=r際9ܓƍZ}RAe{ȬY+䮅3&NiRi] ,f / ͵>?s-<(N HySL1jB%!%q]Ɉ,>?@zmؘٶ"+`u,4E@Arjhq$kg(ĸک"-CyWjEDOX{Ⱦ¥ ̬i<bW O٧+9>p|Jc^7M.)j\x6Ft}|z B=j+$NjHdMlتyUƴgXWPNQ@+qݓh E :4eBrJP{!4(J/Sj'BkI63iGey%?tfZݩBwbl"P ֣>gWV$wdٌo_ڟ+F<ގd 01w+|F iƦh>V%}+Yj`doM usoYtM!{*&pνzt!}/SO,*r0k˩fWeXH5''Gȧ?޷zJ2l/:a(v|w'䦿IDav!dԻ)? E9ӫ:vvgz<>:e~;ԼMd3A22YukBİ:cj_q-4Ru,'CW]rцVցk^2o:e3j0yiwuEMJ`w [yВKvT"` F"{EQV@x+ōޥFΡf>A *tDp3$D|٩h'8Y&'荴f@ Wi;^nkփ-|!пuqέkJf)^p#^{fNkqvFO]k JwfZ1upچx+xn&ꁵ9'*/7~ i3xie솛b9@uɚlZ2$8QjCP)>D=(WQƍP_ߧPFt-wD*'}C>s+YƪH݆Y20)CُF;_&vW%j?sw r"CCRvy@Wm{*L'jZkS/?G͋.^!iZIJICjkVFR{ʰcCt$!OӮڥOlH-]yEUb-gP(BdA&Y _YZ~Srog.}p\f;NE P 6foԒoj?z`*PM6lMaBLhuf^Z =G+g|WP(͘*By^˧ٛW$K}z?d_9\Ϯ>|H{,Ǘ>^]j .Wo;? 13n| Li*p~x7B6Z8TrN,mɎ}~(VXX0&b{ώ*n+hSYXJ/+dQ"̆OTXH,Zcģ~YSaF~mWRQ?k0/hM^]w˷1WM"$գLތKn5'⎇ wa"E,A칙\z3on'SLi=GumR~W:h'0h+ðp01{5fFi\p{"ܭBbY^\SI.7('qс<;]!]f|XrKdho _ pcN7#3i*!+C9 ؉D`b[93]٩* L٭q3^2L©]hXZYQkDJ`xZ[x>xː K{Wy.z,\~L;7h{{ A$ W]V2ٵw= 3crZOFtUnB{v^[F,5dr ՛/u뚑b |/fjtGβ6,MZðz,g&W܊oHR@p]7ZBp~CoezVV|jlnGs/QLCٳ}ɝ{k&S! A*! ˌD2욢pKp.hsG q[V2VJ<8/۩5QWO,tTߔz[Wv7`t/k }rS> _Axy{ޱ~/憋|p̿=>|xrtgZ;nwj˞pQlB[+iVQk?J$}:lM@jkR -Ҡ'F<إJ>+և L).95wiV;&QAu!G6UMm';b ,D{cu%L8l̀Mn,1>MA F YG:]:ߊ^ Qn i QvAiL`ntR f0-YEvrɿ=1WS֡Ϯ*VzWa)Od;vTm̞mqmB^<#qpȣ3 xDфI`&gXEPa8a ޚsN/y\d.S%P4~ưT^ ( ^/Û&$7, FJYeef7,(g_L"a *][ˈ6VӤIs<-z/+6<&ƪ1>Z^u}-[._;<}))7~۰]0x'*q5 7esU(h=i͓X+Y'STf>iև(W _ti4. J\6F{?i]Mk⁋Um]!O,@ PX"6 ctkԋц\1X+qF`X**Dr E|NQiĸa\W!rziGtl-@smo@؇%UA"T󊬚*]q; iWh~KMwcߚǷR6e}>nEV^MK3ErE NUPubeJwؗr-iӰu.M{,/cRJ|RHJ ٺFďB gn*)B`$ }AtfeM+ԥ Ur??jK=ϛ6sv9uB f50 -m-qh82{ 0Dϓ_=?_wհ ` jϳ29ayO/lWuʺn|EBp+t6Ρ]T79::8t˪d>AT{K ?eDOȭBR5^Bȓ^ME2ۼr 1T֋V½׋VdR'9/,(K3^{I4H3wu׹V&zW-rr;65DlYŊcwv&O_4ջ&vf+? Fp*CzײBK;lks zUV}p쇱7 +teՖh#L6%jT J>'G~U+p`ako>cUbcoZaDv=SY ՋLrO^WR4~0w4ƹB3..O xfU~  ˺ԈM~&&#.y?C;H ƺ &W9Px%ᢇsP·ʪ!re-r Vv颅aTlY *Ĉ'Wi]P1 Ѫb*XR6ɨ)w*/8\+Xx Z }a2L7QsKx!CZkXK Wib /P,,kg| ڛC镧T>b}J<І?| x-ZަE3 xipu j™D ]7:߼{R3'01޴ڿ}3-gbD΋c)P+L2_U`i~SAEJ;.ۭiuZ95S7RoBQk*"w&X}n4þPmiEc ;M0! Ħ靺xS6CxMO)}x}bT}mţ, ovvEZ{:ǯfmA/%^ހUё?|dBo2vR"-1[CbFVb}/;DW\W~4D톶9܆A53h>5rςr,TyXCD}^Yut"I 8KhӲ-gz{z k/h d6M#£";A]v*G 9Ðy%̓)a68O(.M>)^78H+ot9zN6(]Urh|5e;?€}΢D-m!;#n^kSjZ#!?ދiUFRړR/df|B_XȦ6,Bp䍶`v9ykQ蛊7ˁ*IGQJbqi3AZ[i19Gݩ=S,>__goN?]*Vw^~:2{~Wo^=eXz1m_v'1՚L;oP}r3nV9kbiJhw}5s?&HƗ竫}x?GkeE^4]*=G&BXb,T.Z[EU^S.u%x ? QqJX2GFN+GOP8Sf;YG=Μ/mҒ#Xyf{{&ZWEfF!AOIQ$`=|ft4 @5k|p,zL1W_Yތ2V݉16rtrFWIaKCS+=0 VV19Ҩ9dЎoM޺Ox/e(}}~4c 9WJ%s]sO~T6nB5'sl>,3^gI\-3JϦ7Ln ncx~JJ{(:|S+!BNJ5WrrM3˱B cR%LEC݆kyEҩy?]zZX(?k+ܫ =uS)"oĶI5Z&J0rV$$$qCZ⣗Ȭ`o~>aщv rBE~R끑c- EΌ0ΦD'~$QDNaCv@3M揺u3Joʈ 8HurYjSY:\JkaES}€P;ro}{GG!cd$DSIvyayɀ916ɔo@y-}1Hw0iGs؟P[[2)- xceSR!C'ފ4 y*M`^k ݭ]`'>63"zGWs=B!k0bO.fu5T%X>k#+K8c-tRFa&wdc]sy3W9m*Pb)QiONZguK&o ?QsEG^!uH=v.C[Q3-4zF&޳}HY"n" s0] ړ1cV
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1