Ducks
by Kate Beaton
Comic books, stripsPetroleum industry and tradePetroleum workersOil sandsPsychic trauma
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Arriving in Fort McMurray, Katie finds work in the lucrative camps owned and operated by the world's largest oil companies. As one of the few women among thousands of men, the culture shock is palpable. It does not hit home until she moves to a spartan, isolated worksite for higher pay. Katie encounters the harsh reality of life in the oil sands where trauma is an everyday occurrence yet never discussed. For young Katie, her wounds may never heal. Beaton's natural cartooning prowess is on full display as she draws colossal machinery and mammoth vehicles set against a sublime Albertan backdrop of wildlife, Northern Lights, and Rocky Mountains. Her first full length graphic narrative, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands is an untold story of Canada: a country that prides itself on its egalitarian ethos and natural beauty while simultaneously exploiting both the riches of its land and the humanity of its people.
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Comic books, stripsPetroleum industry and tradePetroleum workersOil sandsPsychic traumaSexual harassment
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Rocky Mountains, Canadian (B.C. and Alta.)Fort McMurray (Alta.)Alberta (Canada)
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