Northern Love An Exploration of Canadian Masculinity

In Northern Love, Paul Nonnekes proposes a conception of love suggestive of a distinctive model of Canadian masclinity. He pursues debates in psychoanalysis and cultural theory in relation to two representative male characters in novels by Rudy Wiebe (A Discovery of Strangers) and Robert Kroetsch (The Man from the Creek).

About the Author

Paul Nonnekes is the author Three Moments of Love in Leonard Cohen and Bruce Cockburn and an associate professor in the Master of Arts Integrated Studies program at Athabasca University.

Reviews

Northern Love is an important book encompassing many fundamental ideas until now unexplored in the context of Canadian masculinity. It is a serious read that offers a completely new perspective on the understanding of Northern masculine identity thanks to the identification of the concept of ‘northern love.”

Malgorzata Camastra, 49th Parallel Journal

Nonnekes’s work is serious and valuable and, however difficult, will reward the diligent reader.

Matt Hartman, Canadian Book Review Annual

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Section One: STRANGE LOVE
   1. 1. Naming and Seeing
   2. 2. Master and Slave
   3. 3. The Imaginary
   4. 4. Strange Gender
   5. 5. Love and Trauma
3. Section Two: INTERSUBJECTIVE LOVE
   1. 1. Recognition
   2. 2. Intersubjectivity
   3. 3. The Contract
4. Conclusion
5. References / Index

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