Hockey as a Metaphor for English-French Relations in Canada

Bc. Michal Uher

Bachelor's thesis

Anotácia:

The thesis „Hockey as a Metaphor for English-French Relations in Canada” deals with the phenomenon of ice hockey in Canada. It covers effects of the game on Canadian people and their culture, the relationship between hockey and politics mainly with focus on events in Quebec in the 1970s when Quebec separatists tried to achieve independence on the rest of Canada. The thesis answers why hockey is such a big thing for Canada and what it has to do with their politics and society.

Abstract:

The thesis „Hockey as a Metaphor for English-French Relations in Canada” deals with the phenomenon of ice hockey in Canada. It covers effects of the game on Canadian people and their culture, the relationship between hockey and politics mainly with focus on events in Quebec in the 1970s when Quebec separatists tried to achieve independence on the rest of Canada. The thesis answers why hockey is such a big thing for Canada and what it has to do with their politics and society.

Keywords

Ice hockey, Canada, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, puck, Quebec, separatists

Jazyk práce: English

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 4. 9. 2008

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Obhajoba proběhla 4. 9. 2008
• Vedúci: Mgr. Klára Kolinská, M.A.

Masaryk University

Faculty of Arts

Bachelor programme / odbor:
Philology / English Language and Literature