CANA 1F91 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Hegemonic Masculinity, Golden Goal, Kraft Hockeyville

• School: Brock University
• Department: Canadian Studies
• Course: CANA 1F91
• Professor: Maureen Connolly

Document Summary

Hockey nationalism and the not-so-civil game, civilizing canadians lecture 5 notes- How does hockey figure in the ongoing life of canada. If hegemonic masculinity is so important to canadian hockey, what does this mean for women"s. The most popular sport in terms of attendance is jr. hockey in canada due to the myth of making it one day as a pro. Hockey season now acts like the fifth season in canada. How to connect these two is through hockey. 89% of canadians are involved in hockey in someway. Hockeyville by kraft or hockey day by scotiabank. The way we can express our communal identity as well. Reinforcing the certain way of canadian history/identity. We are all one when we drop the puck (one nation or one team) Secular religion (hockey is almost important as religion in canada if not more important) Weird spectacle of giving people something to look forward to.