{"product_id":"hockey-on-the-moon-imagination-and-canadas-game-9781771994132","title":"Hockey on the Moon: Imagination and Canada's Game","description":"\u003cb\u003eUncovering the whimsical side of sports.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fantasy and reality come together in sports, and Jamie Dopp argues that nowhere is this blurring of the borders of reality more evident than in Canadian hockey. Using imagination as a unifying theme, Dopp offers in-depth analyses of key texts of hockey literature, with a focus on how these texts reveal the imaginative possibilities of the game. Popular texts like Stompin' Tom Connors' \"The Hockey Song,\" Scott Young's \u003ci\u003eScrubs on Skates\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy, and Roch Carrier's \u003ci\u003eThe Hockey Sweater\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as important literary texts like Bill Gaston's \u003ci\u003eThe Good Body\u003c\/i\u003e, Cara Hedley's\u003ci\u003e Twenty Miles\u003c\/i\u003e, and Richard Wagamese's\u003ci\u003e Indian Horse \u003c\/i\u003eare examined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHockey on the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e draws on literary history and methods and explores broader topics such as the role of imagination in human culture, the significance of play, the evolution of sport in Canada and elsewhere, the history of Canada, and the history and social significance of hockey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jamie Dopp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Athabasca University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771994132","brand":"Athabasca University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43369830056073,"sku":"9781771994132","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_45d72b0a-23d9-42a2-9967-8c915debdbbe.jpg?v=1739858696","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/hockey-on-the-moon-imagination-and-canadas-game-9781771994132","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}