Media & Society

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! The Source From: Inside the Montreal Mafia View ECW Press	This chapter explores Scoppa’s relationship with the police in Montreal and his dirty tactics.	Eric Thibault; Félix Séguin	8	2022	$0.80 Add
From The Story of Alpha From: i-Minds, 2nd edition View New Society Publishers	In this chapter, I will discuss my discovery of the signature for modern excess: a form of brain deregulation purely associated with excessive use of i-media.	Mari K Swingle	16	2019	$1.60 Add
From NEW! The suspension of disbelief From: The Environmentalist’s Dilemma View ECW Press	This chapter examines the phenomena of news presented as two opposing sides and the role of unregulated social media and fake news. It suggests that conspriacy theories and denial of climate …	Arno Kopecky	21	2021	$2.10 Add
From The Tipping point From: i-Minds, 2nd edition View New Society Publishers	There are other alterations in behavior that don’t quite qualify as illness, but ones we should also be watching: Of note are increases in self-orientation and self-concern. From …	Mari K Swingle	14	2019	$1.40 Add
From NEW! The Tour des Canadiens From: Inside the Montreal Mafia View ECW Press	This chapter recounts Scoppa’s arrest and the circumstances surrounding it.	Eric Thibault; Félix Séguin	7	2022	$0.70 Add
NEW! The Trauma Beat A Case for Re-Thinking the Business of Bad News ECW Press	A groundbreaking and thorough examination of the trauma caused by the media covering crimes, both to victims and journalists, from a respected journalist and victim advocate In The Trauma Beat, …	Tamara Cherry	332	2023	View
NEW! The Trudeau Record Promise and Performance 25 experts weigh in	In this book, independent experts analyze the performance of Justin Trudeau’s years in power in six key policy areas: Indigenous rights, governance and housing; the environment and energy; …		336		View
From The Vimy Effect From: What We Talk About When We Talk About War View Goose Lane Editions	The author discusses militarism and nationalism in Canada, exploring Canadian military history, Vimy Ridge’s special role in Canadian culture, and perceptions of war and military culture. …	Noah Richler	77	2012	$7.70 Add
From The Virtual World of Peace From: Peacemakers View James Lorimer and Company	Looks at how the public understands peace issues and technology’s role in this.		15	2014	$1.50 Add
From The War Becomes a Mission (Impossible) From: What We Talk About When We Talk About War View Goose Lane Editions	This chapter focuses on Canadian public and military policy and the mythologisation of military history versus the reality of war. It discusses violence in our media and culture, "warrior …	Noah Richler	61	2012	$6.10 Add
From NEW! Theories in Motion Mapping the Roots and Routes of a Rebel Generation From: Thinking While Black View Between The Lines	In this chapter the author introduced the work of Paul Gilroy, a British scholar of global African American Studies and Armond White, an American music and film critic.	Daniel McNeil	18	2022	$1.80 Add
NEW! Thinking While Black Translating the Politics and Popular Culture of a Rebel Generation Between The Lines	This uniquely interdisciplinary study of Black cultural critics Armond White and Paul Gilroy spans continents and decades of rebellion and revolution. Drawing on an eclectic mix of archival …	Daniel McNeil	222	2022	View
From Topsy-Turvy Dolls and Shirley Temple From: Uncle View Coach House Books	In this chapter, Thompson examines another character from Uncle Tom’s Cabin who became a stock figure, Topsy.	Cheryl Thompson	12	2021	$1.20 Add
From Toxic Addiction Machines From: Reset View House of Anansi Press	Chapter 2 examines the interplay between social media and social psychology. The job of social media engineers is to design their products in such a way as to capture and retain users’ …	Ronald J. Deibert	55	2020	$5.50 Add
From Trade Agreements and Canadian Cultural Policymaking From: Canadian Culture in a Globalized World View James Lorimer and Company	Explores how Canada can protect its culture in upcoming trade negotiations (as of 2019) and offers suggestions to how policymaking can better protect Canadian culture.	Garry Neil	15	2019	$1.50 Add
Uncle Race, Nostalgia, and the Politics of Loyalty	Jackie Robinson, President Barack Obama, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, O. J. Simpson and Christopher Darden have all been accused of being an Uncle Tom during their careers. How, why, …		272		View