{"product_id":"the-historical-imaginary-amy-j-ransom-9781487560966","title":"The Historical Imaginary: Quebec National Cinema in the Twenty-First Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince the year 2000, Quebec's film industry has burgeoned with a parabolic increase in the number of films released and the production of a wide array of film genres. Building on the notion of 'Quebec national cinema' outlined by Bill Marshall, this book analyses French-language fiction features that construct images of the past. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eScholar of Quebec cultural studies, Amy J. Ransom, explains how the studied films participate in the nation's 'historical imaginary', revisiting and revisioning the past for present-day audiences and constructing new 'sites of memory' for twenty-first-century Québécois viewers. Each chapter examines a film genre explicitly engaged in representing the past: the historical film per se, the historical fantasy, the literary adaptation, the biopic and memoir, and the period film. \u003cem\u003eThe Historical Imaginary\u003c\/em\u003e offers analyses of significant films and filmmakers while also providing a broader overview of these genres' development in Quebec. From examining rigorous historical documents like \u003cem\u003eLe 15 février, 1839\u003c\/em\u003e (2001) to quirky fantasies like \u003cem\u003eJe me souviens\u003c\/em\u003e (2009), and from the heritage films \u003cem\u003eNouvelle France\u003c\/em\u003e (2004) and \u003cem\u003eMaria Chapdaleine\u003c\/em\u003e (2021) to the biopics \u003cem\u003eLouis Cyr, l'homme le plus fort du monde\u003c\/em\u003e (2013) and\u003cem\u003e La Bolduc\u003c\/em\u003e (2018), Ransom's analyses travel across time, space, and genres.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this insightful cultural investigation, three generations of filmmakers are brought together to highlight their influence upon the construction of a Québécois national identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amy J. Ransom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487560966\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487560966\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Amy J. Ransom","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48175759327487,"sku":"9781487560966","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b6f1e46f-9860-485b-937b-53c704890e3b.jpg?v=1771335722","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-historical-imaginary-amy-j-ransom-9781487560966","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}