Allan Beaton's "Ookpik" Was Here

"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,...

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Main Author: Bauldic, Michelle
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Comparative Literature Association 2017
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Online Access:https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/crcl/index.php/crcl/article/view/29170
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