Amy Ransom: 3 books

Book cover of Hockey, PQ

Hockey, PQ

Canada's Game in Quebec's Popular Culture

by Amy Ransom
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2014

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,...
Book cover of Up the Duff without a Paddle
by Amy Ransom
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2013

'Here's a question. Why do people have kids? I'm almost nine months pregnant and still I don't know. People tell me I’ll understand when I hold our baby in my arms for the first time. But I feel cheated, shouldn’t I know by now?' Kate is 30, married and nine months pregnant mostly by...
Book cover of I Am Legend as American Myth

I Am Legend as American Myth

Race and Masculinity in the Novel and Its Film Adaptations

by Amy J. Ransom
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2018

Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel I Am Legend has spawned a series of iconic horror and science fiction films, including The Last Man on Earth (1964), The Omega Man (1971) and I Am Legend (2007). The compelling narrative of the last man on earth, struggling to survive a pandemic that has transformed...
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