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The Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens

Rethinking a Legend

Edited by Nicolas Moreau and Audrey Laurin-Lamothe

Translated by Howard Scott

With Marie-Pier Rivest

Published by: University of Toronto Press

Imprint: University of Toronto Press

144 Pages, 152.00 × 229.00 × 10.00 mm

Paperback
9781442626331
Published: August 2015

£19.99

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One of the most famous and certainly most successful professional hockey teams of all time, the Montreal Canadiens are practically a national institution in Quebec society. More than any other team, the Habs play an important role in the identity, economy, and culture of their home town and province.

The essays in The Montreal Canadiens: Rethinking a Legend offer a panoramic view of this influence. What were the connections between the Maurice Richard Riot of 1955 and Quebec’s Quiet Revolution? Can we say that loyalty to the team constitutes a religion for its fans? How is corporatization affecting how Quebecers connect with their beloved team? Featuring a wide range of writing on Le Grand Club and its social significance, the book offers a fresh and fascinating perspective on one of Canada’s greatest sports teams.

Introduction: The Montreal Canadiens as a Social Fact (Audrey Laurin-Lamothe and Nicolas Moreau and Marie-Pier Rivest)

Chapter 1: The Richard/Campbell Affair: Hockey as a Vehicle for Quebec Francophone Affirmation (Suzanne Laberge)

Chapter 2: The Passion of the Canadiens on the Red Line: between Faith and Idolatry (Olivier Bauer)

Chapter 3: We are Habs and Normative (Nicolas Moreau and ChloÉ Nahas)

Chapter 4: The Montreal Canadiens as a Popular Object: Representations of Tradition (Fannie Valois-Nadeau)

Chapter 5: Is Culture a Factor Here? The Implications of the Corporation of the Montreal Canadiens for Quebec Society (Audrey Laurin-Lamothe)

Chapter 6: “The City is Hockey”: Beyond the Slogan, a Quest for Identity (Jonathan Cha)

Chapter 7: “Bread and circuses”: Reading Juvenal in Montreal (Alain Deneault)

Conclusion: The Quebecness of the Montreal Canadiens (Nicolas Moreau and Audrey Laurin-Lamothe)

Nicolas Moreau is an associate professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Ottawa.

Audrey Laurin-Lamothe is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Sociology at l’UniversitÉ du QuÉbec À MontrÉal.

Howard Scott and Phyllis Aronoff won the 2018 Governor General’s Literary Award for their translation of Descent into Night by Edem Awumey.

Marie-Pier Rivest is a doctoral candidate in the School of Social Work at the University of Ottawa.

“Finding it difficult to shop for the hockey fan on your Christmas list who’s into sociology, politics, religion, philosophy, economics and urban studies? Fret no more.”
- Mike Boone (National Post)