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Frontier footage: science and colonial attitudes on film in Northern Canada, 1948–1954
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Frontier footage: science and colonial attitudes on film in Northern Canada, 1948–1954
DOI link for Frontier footage: science and colonial attitudes on film in Northern Canada, 1948–1954
Frontier footage: science and colonial attitudes on film in Northern Canada, 1948–1954 book
ABSTRACT
Between 1948 and 1954, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) produced two films depicting Canadian military personnel training for cold-weather warfare in the subarctic region of Hudson Bay near Churchill, Manitoba. This chapter provides a comparative analysis of each film, examining the social consequences of military-funded research for Indigenous Peoples and newcomers to northern Canada. As historical products of the early Cold War, both films provide a glimpse into southern perceptions of northern Canada and are valuable for understanding the role of science in reinforcing hegemonic attitudes and state goals toward modernization and development in the north.