Maps of difference : Canada, women, and travel /

"In her study of women's travel writing in Canda, Wendy Roy questions the notion of travel narratives as uncomplicated, objective accounts. She examines the accounts of Anna Jameson in Upper Canada (1838), Mina Benson Hubbard in Labrador (1908), and Margaret Laurence in Somalia (1963). Giv...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Roy, Wendy, 1957-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2005.
Temas:
Jameson, > Mrs. > (Anna), > 1794-1860. > Winter studies and summer rambles in Canada.
Hubbard, Mina. > Woman's way through unknown Labrador
Laurence, Margaret. > Prophet's camel bell
Jameson, Anna Brownell, > 1794-1860. > Winter studies and Summer rambles in Canada.
Hubbard, Mina, > 1870-1956. > Woman's way through unknown Labrador
Laurence, Margaret, > 1926-1987. > Prophet's camel bell.
Jameson, Anna. > Winter studies and summer rambles in Canada.
Laurence, Margaret. > Prophet's camel bell.
Hubbard, Mina. > A woman's way through unknown Labrador.
Women travelers > Canada.
Travelers' writings, Canadian > History and criticism.
Women and literature > Canada.
Travelers' writings, Canadian (English) > History and criticism
Voyageuses > Canada.
Écrits de voyageurs canadiens-anglais > Histoire et critique.
Femmes et littérature > Canada.
Écrits de voyageurs canadiens > Histoire et critique.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
TRAVEL > Budget.
TRAVEL > Hikes & Walks.
TRAVEL > Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
TRAVEL > Parks & Campgrounds.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Canadian.
Travelers' writings, Canadian.
Women and literature.
Women travelers.
Reiseliteratur
Reiseliteratur > Weibliche Reisende > Kanada > Geschichte > 1908-1963.
Canada.
Kanada
Kanada > Reiseliteratur > Weibliche Reisende > Geschichte > 1908-1963.
Englisch.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Maps of Difference
  • "Beyond the bounds of civilised humanity" Anna Jameson's Ethnographic Project
  • "Where the women didn't do what they were told" Mina Hubbard's Mapping of Physical Space
  • "I was against it" Margaret Laurence and British Imperialism in Somalia
  • Conclusion: Mapping "Firsts."

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