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Book SynopsisExpo 67: Not just a souvenir is a compelling examination of a world's fair that had a profound impact locally, nationally, and internationally.
Trade Review'This collection of essays represents the culmination of an original and fascinating project... Expo 67 is a nuanced, cohesive, lively book which should appeal to a broad audience of scholars across several disciplines. I warmly recommend it.' -- Faye Hammill; British Journal of Canadian Studies: vol 24:02:2011
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments * Introduction: Dusting Off the Souvenir RHONA RICHMAN KENNEALLY and JOHANNE SLOAN PART ONE: THE MATERIAL CULTURE OF NATIONHOOD *'The greatest Dining extravaganza in Canada's history': Food, Nationalism, and Authenticity at Expo 67 RHONA RICHMAN KENNEALLY*'Britain Today' at Expo 67 ELIZABETH DARLING*'Une terre humaine': Expo 67, Canadian Women, and Chatelaine/Ch telaine EVA-MARIE KR LLER PART TWO: BECOMING MODERN * O bsolescence as Progress and Regression: Technology, Temporality, and Architecture at Expo 67 TOM MCDONOUGH* The Ambiguous Modernity of Designer Julien H bert MARTIN RACINE* Girl Watching at Expo 67 AURORA WALLACE PART THREE: VISUAL TRANSACTIONS * Into the Labyrinth: Phantasmagoria at Expo 67 BEN HIGHMORE* The Christian Pavilion at Expo 67: Notes from Charles Gagnon's Archive MONIKA KIN GAGNON* Andy Warhol at Expo 67: Pop In and Pop Out JEAN-FRAN OIS C T * Postcards and the Chromophilic Visual Culture of Expo 67 JOHANNE SLOAN PART FOUR: URBAN EXPERIENCE * Montreal and the Megastructure, ca 1967 INDERBIR SINGH RIAR* Brian Jungen: Habitat 04 KITTY SCOTT* Tabloid Expo WILL STRAW Contributors
