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Article: THE ROMANCE OF TRANSGRESSION IN CANADA: QUEERING SEXUALITIES, NATIONS, CINEMAS
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- Canadian Journal of Film Studies
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- April 1, 2008
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THE ROMANCE OF TRANSGRESSION IN CANADA: QUEERING SEXUALITIES, NATIONS, CINEMAS Thomas Waugh Montréal and Kingston: McCill-Queens University Press, 2006, 606 pp.
Reviewed by Margaret DeRosia
The Romance of Transgression in Canada's titular inspiration comes from the National Film Board-produced cartoon The Romance of Transportation in Canada, a 1950s film that employs campy humour to shape a serious documentary lesson: that citizens-namely, children-understand the historical value of transportation in shaping the nation. At first glance, Waugh's book seems to share little with the film. The Romance of Transgression documents Canadian traditions of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and ...
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