CAST 3506 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Tom Thomson, National Film Board Of Canada, Mon Oncle Antoine

• School: Trent University
• Department: Canadian Studies
• Course: CAST 3506
• Professor: Blyth Molly

Document Summary

January 27th: lecture: the tin flute, reading: the tin flute, wed/mon seminars cancelled. February 3rd: film: mon oncle antoine, screen at home from nfb. ca, reading: the tin flute, wed/mon seminars: the tin flute the film. February 10th: lecture: the tin flute novel and film, mid-term exam take home: due february 24th in class. Atwood"s childhood and education: early life. Privileged: arrived back in canada around 1967 when canadian nationalism was becoming a thing. Late 1960s canadian nationalism: atwood came back around 1967 when canada was trying to get an identity and was celebrating the centennial, new nationalism. Cbc put money into create a national song. Expo in 67 montreal: anti-americanism in canada. Canadian nationalism uses a comparison of canada to us to construct their identity, this creates a negative view of the us. Draft dodger from the us came in 1968.