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Bauldic, Michelle. "Allan Beaton’s “Ookpik” Was Here." Canadian Review of Comparative Literature / Revue Canadienne de Littérature Comparée 43. (2016): 137–47. Added by: joachim (5/15/18, 11:38 AM) |
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| Resource type: Journal Article Language: en: English Peer reviewed BibTeX citation key: Bauldic2016 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: "Ookpik", Beaton. Allan, Canada, Comic strip, Identity, Nationalism Creators: Bauldic Collection: Canadian Review of Comparative Literature / Revue Canadienne de Littérature Comparée |
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The comic was envisioned as an educational text, yet recycles stereotypes about the Arctic before fully transforming it into a modern, northern city. Although “Ookpik” takes place in an exotic setting, it more often educates its readers about southern Canadian life in the 1960s. Nevertheless, Beaton’s comic offers a glimpse into Canadian cultural identity: it begins with an owl living in the undeveloped Arctic wilderness who, once personified, settles in a town populated by other animal-citizens, and Ookpik responds to similar challenges and problems as his readers.
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