HIS 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Thermostat, Canada Council, High Culture
Document Summary
In 1960, 89% of homes in quebec had tvs (rest of canada 81%) Evenings watching hockey night in canada, wrestling, les plouffe serial. Made tv stars of levesque, trudeau, etc. enabled them to spread politi- Tv played crucial role in evolution of quebec weakened regional variations diffused urban values drawn into same cultural universe as us and ontario us tv, holywood powerful vehicle for more homogenous way fo thinking and living. Cbc fr network encouraged emergence of a new solidarity among que- cal message. America appeared to be the source of all good things, things that were magical and ingenious and fun cost. Functional design, minimal structure, technology of machine age and low. Paralleled abstract trends in poetry, painting and sculpture. Lent itself to creation of high-rise urban apartment buildings. Split level flat roof, large windows and little ornamentation. Design standardized by cmhc (central mortgage and housing. Linoleum, synthetic (vinyl), asphalt shingles, aluminum siding, paint.
