More than a decade in the making, STAMPEDE: Misogyny, White Supremacy, and Settler Colonialism is the first-ever intersectional interrogation of the settler colonial roots of Canada's oldest and largest western heritage festival. Williams exposes the material realities and often negative consequences behind this much-beloved annual event, challenging readers to ask feminist questions about who benefits from it and who doesn’t. Using a variety of cultural material, from photography and print advertisements to poetry and social media, Williams explores how this popular event continues to influence life on the streets and in the bars and boardrooms of Canada’s fourth-largest city. 

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Table of Contents
Chapter1 : What the F*ck?
Chapter 2: Truck Nuts and Petro Cowboys
Chapter 3: Who’s Greatest Together?
Chapter 4: Colonial Redux: The Calgary Stampede’s “Imaginary Indians”
Chapter 5: Sexcapades and Stampede Queens
Conclusion: Now, What?

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Early praise for STAMPEDE:
"An amazing example of how to analyze iconic Canadian culture and tradition in an accessible and engaging manner. This book reflect a vital call for Canadian scholars and students to continue to explore the role of settler colonialism and sexism that proliferate in the public and private spaces intended to foster Canadian nationalism. STAMPEDE is edgy, personal, and theoretical."

—Victoria Kannen, co-editor of
​The Spaces and Places of Canadian Popular Culture