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Canadian and US Culture. Canadian National Anthem. “O Canada” Originally commissioned by the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec in 1880. Calixa Lavalee wrote the music Based on a patriotic poem Song was originally only in French, before it was translated to English in 1906. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Canadian National Anthem
• “O Canada”• Originally commissioned
by the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec in 1880.
• Calixa Lavalee wrote the music– Based on a patriotic poem – Song was originally only in
French, before it was translated to English in 1906.
US National Anthem
• The “Star Spangled Banner”
• Lyrics come from the poem "Defence of Fort McHenry“– Written by Francis Scott Key
in 1814 – About the bombardment of
Fort McHenry by British ships during the War of 1812
Language
• Canada– English and French
• Slang Words– Beauty – “thanks”– Bunny Hug – Hoodie– Had the Biscuit – broken
beyond repair– Mountie – “Cop” – Rink Rat – someone
who works at a skating rink
– Scivey (SKY-vee) -- liar
• United States – English
• Slang Words– My bad – My fault– Tight – Neat, cool – The Big Apple – New
York City– Bridezilla – A bride that
is high maintenance– Edgy – New, newer – Fixin’ – Going to– Ya’ll – Everyone
Canadian Music• If popular, come to
the US • Top Bands include
Rush, Steppenwolf, and Guess Who
• Current artists that you would know– Avril Lavigne – Sum 41– Shania Twain
RUSH “Tom Sawyer”• Formed in August
1968 in Toronto, Ontario
• Most lyrics based on science fiction, fantasy, philosophy, and environmental concerns
• Began as blues band into rock into modern music with synthesizers
SHANIA TWAIN “Any Man of Mine”
• Windsor, Ontario• After her parents died
she raised her younger siblings putting her music career on hold
• Popular in country music
American Music• Profits 2007
– Sony $429 million – iPod sold over 220 million
iPods– Apple made $15.4 billion; no
debt– Bad Boy $21.5 million
• Popular Artists– Michael Jackson – Mariah Carey – Whitney Houston – Eagles– Elton John – Madonna – Celine Dion – Fleetwood Mac
MICHAEL JACKSON “The Way You Make Me Feel”
1. Jackson's Billie Jean was the first video by a black artist to air on MTV.
2. Jackson's total lifetime earnings have been estimated at $500 million
3. Three of Jackson's albums - Bad, Dangerous and Thriller - are among the bestsellers of all time.
4. Jackson has sold more than 300 million records worldwide.
FLEETWOOD MAC “EVERYWHERE”
• Formed in the 1960s
• Popular in the 1970s
• Many band member changes
• Drug use
• 48.5 million albums sold world wide
JACK BUSH
• Born 1090• Toronto, Ontario• Abstract,
expressionist• Color Field
movement: color covers entire/majority of canvas
• Big A, 1968
JOHN GOODWIN LYMAN
• 1886
• Montreal
• Founded Canadian Art Society
• Opposed the Group of Seven
• Landscape, Bermuda, 1914
GEORGE AULT
• 1891
• Cleveland, Ohio
• Precisionist (industrial)
• Nature paintings
• Bright Light at Russell’s Corner, 1946
Canadian Literature
• Written in English or French– Often reflects the Canadian perspective on:
(1) nature, (2) frontier life, and (3) Canada’s position in the world, all three of which tie in to the garrison mentality (oppressiveness of other nations, especially the US).
– Canada's ethnic and cultural diversity are reflected in its literature, with many of its most prominent writers focusing on ethnic life.
French Canadian Literature• 1820 a fire burned all books in the official library
• Patriotism to rebuild = fiction books
• Roch Carrier, The Hockey Sweater
Contemporary
• Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient
• Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin
American Literature
• First: colonial theme, oppression
• Post-independence: human psychology, mix of fantasy and mystery
• Poetry: free flowing verse
• Writing changes with the times…there is no specific theme
Colonial • Political
– Ben Franklin, Poor Richard’s Almanac
– Thomas Paine, Common Sense
– Poem/song “Yankee Doodle”
– Yankee Doodle went to town, – A-Riding on a pony; – He stuck a feather in his cap, – And called it macaroni (a very
fashionable man).
Post-Independence • James Madison, John
Jay, TJ – Federalist papers– Government – American republic
ideals
Current
• Edgar Allan Poe, Masque of the Red Death
• Henry David Thoreau, Walden
• Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin
• Nathaniel Hawthore, The Scarlett Letter
• Herman Melville, Moby Dick
• Emily Dickenson, poet
• Mark Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
• Upton Sinclair, The Jungle
• Jack Kerouac, On the Road
The Industry • District in Los Angeles • Nickname “Tinseltown”• First studio was in 1909: Nestor Studio
Movie Making Today
• Worldwide box office sales in 2008 hit $28.1 billion
• Paramount Pictures is the only major studio still located in Hollywood
Actors • James Dean • John Wayne • Lucille Ball • Humphrey Bogart
• Brad Pitt• George Clooney • Denzel Washington • Robert DeNiro• Julia Roberts
Humphrey Bogart
John Wayne
Ocean Movies
Cinema of Canada
• Production and distribution in Vancouver, Montreal, and Toronto
• Regional and niche films
• Go to America to seek fame
The Firsts
• 1st filmmaker, James Freer
• Moved to Manitoba in 1888 to farm
• Film made at Niagara Falls
• Made documentary films to promote immigration to Canada to farm
• 1st fiction film was Hiawatha
• Made by Joe Rosenthal in 1903
• 1st feature film was Evangeline in 1913, shot in Nova Scotia
Popular Actors Today
• Leslie Neilsen
• Michael J. Fox
• Mike Myers
• Rachel McAdams
• Jim Carrey
• Ryan Reynolds
• Ryan Gosling
• William Shatner
Leslie Nielsen
Mike Myers
The Notebook
Rachel McAdams Ryan Gosling