Amy Ransom – Författare

A wide-ranging study that examines everything from the blockbuster movie franchise Les Boys to the sovereigntist hip hop group Loco Locass, Hockey, PQ explores how Canada’s national sport has been used to signify a specific QuÉbÉcois identity. Amy J. Ransom analyzes how QuÉbÉcois writers, filmmakers, and musicians have appropriated symbols like the Montreal Forum, Maurice Richard, or the 1972 Summit Series to construct or critique images of the QuÉbÉcois male.Close analyses of hockey-themed narratives consider the soap opera Lance et compte (‘He shoots, he scores’), the music of former pro player Bob Bisonnette, folk band Mes AÏeux, rock group Les Dales Hawerchuk, and the fiction of FranÇois Barcelo. Through these examinations of the role hockey plays in contemporary francophone popular culture, Ransom shows how Quebec’s popular culture uses hockey to distinguish French-Canadians from the French and to rally them against their English-speaking counterparts. In the end, however, this study illuminates how the sport of hockey unites the two solitudes.

A wide-ranging study that examines everything from the blockbuster movie franchise Les Boys to the sovereigntist hip hop group Loco Locass, Hockey, PQ explores how Canada’s national sport has been used to signify a specific QuÉbÉcois identity. Amy J. Ransom analyzes how QuÉbÉcois writers, filmmakers, and musicians have appropriated symbols like the Montreal Forum, Maurice Richard, or the 1972 Summit Series to construct or critique images of the QuÉbÉcois male.Close analyses of hockey-themed narratives consider the soap opera Lance et compte (‘He shoots, he scores’), the music of former pro player Bob Bisonnette, folk band Mes AÏeux, rock group Les Dales Hawerchuk, and the fiction of FranÇois Barcelo. Through these examinations of the role hockey plays in contemporary francophone popular culture, Ransom shows how Quebec’s popular culture uses hockey to distinguish French-Canadians from the French and to rally them against their English-speaking counterparts. In the end, however, this study illuminates how the sport of hockey unites the two solitudes.

________________________*'NEW MUM, YOU'RE DOING BRILLIANTLY'*Reassuring, funny and down-to-earth, THE NEW MUM'S NOTEBOOK is everything you need for the first year of life with a baby.‘It is hands down THE best book I was given as a new mum. I feel it should be issued to all mums on leaving hospital.’ (Louise, Amazon review)_________________________What do new mums want most of all (apart from sleep)? They want someone to tell them what they’re feeling is ‘normal’. That they’re doing ok. That they will be ok. The New Mum’s Notebook, written by Amy Ransom – mum of three and creator of the Surviving Motherhood blog – does all this and more. From night feeds, napping and weaning, to which films to cue up on Netflix, finding some headspace and getting all the support, coffee and cake you need, Amy has been there – and this is the book she wishes she’d had by her side. Divided into the first 12 months of motherhood, with 304 pages of reassurance, love and humour, as well as spaces to scribble thoughts, feelings and memories from those crazy early days, The New Mum’s Notebook will nurture a new mum in however she chooses to raise her baby. Whether it’s her first or her fifth. Word on the street is it’s almost worth having another baby for... 'You've created the book that we all wish we'd had.' – Clemmie, mum of two‘My go-to present for my new mummy friends’ – Kate, mum of two ‘I've had loads of baby record books and never ever filled one in. This book feels so different. I love it.’ – Annabel, mum of five* Perfect for expectant mothers and new mums* Gorgeous colour pages including lots of reassurance, self-care advice, journal pages, affirmations and simple recipes* Divided into 12 months to take you through every stage of a new mum and baby’s first year* Eight journal pages per month with space to write notes, thoughts, memories and all those ‘to-dos’* 12 months of milestone charts for mum and baby

__________________________________The Not-So-New Mum’s Notebook is every mum’s essential companion and journal BEYOND THE FIRST YEAR - whether you have a toddler or pre-schooler in tow.Reassuring, joyful and down-to-earth, it will inspire and encourage you – and make you see that YOU'RE A GREAT MUM, JUST AS YOU ARE. The Not-So-New Mum’s Notebook will take you beyond the first year of life with your child up until the moment they’re ready to start school, giving you a place to celebrate all of your victories, no matter how small. It will prompt you to think about yourself whilst caring for others and help you to remember, in years to come, how you felt and just how brilliant your toddler or preschooler was.With pages and pages of reassurance, self-care and space to write down all your thoughts and memories, The Not-So-New Mum’s Notebook will make you feel good about yourself – and about how you’re already raising your child. MOTHERHOOD. THE JOURNEY IS YOUR OWN._______________________________* Perfect for gift for yourself or a friend with a pre-school child aged 1-5 years old - start on page 1 any day and any year, whatever their age. * Beautifully designed pages of reassurance, self-care advice, journal space, affirmations and simple recipes* Takes you through every stage of the pre-school years (and what you, as a mum, will need!) * Milestone charts for mum and child