List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Tonya K. Davidson, Tara Milbrandt, and Ondine Park
FALL
1 The Rideau Canal in Fall: Understanding Ontology and Epistemology with Indigenous Ways of Knowing
Zoe Todd
2 Back to School Season: Schools and the Social Organization of Crime
Heather Rollwagen
3 Pumpkin Spice Lattes: Marking the Seasons with Brands
Sonia Bookman
4 "Neither Here, Nor There": Migrant Rights and Realities in Canada’s Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program
Jenna Hennebry, David Celis Parra, and Rachelle Daley
5 A Long Weekend of Rest and Labour: Thanksgiving, Holiday Body Work, and the Holiday Body
Heidi Bickis
WINTER
6 Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): The Medicalization of Winter Sadness
Alissa Overend
7 Season of Dreaded Joys: Adaptation, Enchantment, and Solidarity in a "Winter" City
Tara Milbrandt
8 The Winter of Our Discontent: New Year’s Resolutions and the Ideal Body
Jen Wrye, Michael Graydon, and Patricia Thille
9 Extending Law’s Reach: Winter, Accusations, and the Colonial Encounter
Matthew P. Unger
10 Cracked Ice: Winter, Canada, Whiteness, and the Politics of Sports
Nicole Neverson
SPRING
11 Spring Sowing for Fall Harvest: An Exploration of Time in Farmers’ Food Production and Marketing
Susan Machum
12 Spring Babies, Summer Weddings, Fall Divorces, and Winter Deaths: Seasons and Populations
Rania Tfaily
13 Alternative Spring Break: The Politics of Doing Good in a Globalized World
Nathaniel Laywine and Alan Sears
14 Supermoms and Bumbling Dads: How Mother’s Day and Father’s Day Cards Perpetuate Traditional Roles in the Home
Alison Thomas and Elizabeth Dennis
15 Rites of Spring: Multiculturalism and the Celebration of Vaisakhi in Vancouver Bonar Buffam
SUMMER
16 Wedding Season: The White Wedding as a Cultural Ritual of Heteronormativity
Ondine Park
17 Summer in Cottage Country: Expectations and Experiences of Canadian Nature
Tonya K. Davidson
18 "The Long and ‘Hot’ Summer Is Coming": Environmental Activism, Violence, and the State
Paul Joosse
19 The Summer Blockbuster: Sociology of Media and Media Sociology
Benjamin Woo
20 Summer’s Gains and Losses: Children, Social Class, and Learning
Patrizia Albanese
Glossary
Contributors
Index
