Media & Society
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From  Toxic Addiction MachinesFrom: Reset |
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 |
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From  Uncle Tom and EvaFrom: Uncle |
In this chapter, Thompson examines the illustrations that gave Uncle Tom’s Cabin much of its lasting appeal. | Cheryl Thompson | 6 | 2021 | $0.60 Add |
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From  Warrior Nation |
The author explores the rise of militarist attitudes in Canada and Canadian involvement in various wars and military operations around the world in recent history. The author discusses epic … | Noah Richler | 80 | 2012 | $8.00 Add |
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From  NEW! "The Broom" |
This chapter delves into Scoppa’s story and history in Italy and Montreal. His career in organized crime is explored. | Eric Thibault; Félix Séguin | 15 | 2022 | $1.50 Add |
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From A Great Lead Forward… for the Abuse of PowerFrom: Reset |
Chapter 3 broadens out and scrutinizes the ways in which social media and other related digital technologies have contributed to what Deibert calls a “great leap forward in technologies of … | Ronald J. Deibert | 58 | 2020 | $5.80 Add |
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From  NEW! A Movie-Struck Kid From DetroitGoing Deeper into Movies From: Thinking While Black |
In this chapter the author examined the revolutionary ideas and culture of 1960’s Detroit through Armond White’s reviews of various media (film, theatre, music, and literature) … | Daniel McNeil | 20 | 2022 | $2.00 Add |
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From  Baghdad Year ZeroFrom: The Next Big Thing |
"When we invited journalist and activist Naomi Klein to campus in the fall of 2004, five years after the international success of her bestselling first book, No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand … | Naomi Klein | 26 | 2014 | $2.60 Add |
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From Building Schools for Girls |
This chapter discusses Canada’s involvement in the "War on Terror" and the rise of nationalism and militarism that it has inspired. The Canadian government and media’s role … | Noah Richler | 50 | 2012 | $5.00 Add |
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From  From the HipChapter 2 From: Decolonize Hipsters |
In From the Hip, Pierrot explores the etymology of the word ‘hip’ and how it has been used over the centuries, before delving deeper into the larger history of white hegemonic culture … | Grégory Pierrot | 32 | 2021 | $3.20 Add |
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From  I’m Just So Tired of All These Star WarsOn Art and Nostalgia From: On Nostalgia |
Modern nostalgia in novel and flim is discussed, using examples of Ready Player One, Back to the Future, American Graffitti, Indiana Jones, and the introduction of prequels with Star Wars. … | David Berry | 22 | 2020 | $2.20 Add |
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From  In Olden Times, When Wishing Still HelpedThe Fairy Tale in France and Germany From: Disfigured |
Chapter 3 explores fairy tales from France and Germany, exploring topics including the rise of modern fairy tales, disfigurement and disability in fairy tales, a history of the Grimm brothers, … | Amanda Leduc | 20 | 2020 | $2.00 Add |
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From  May 2020: COVID-19 Hits Food Processing IndustriesFrom: Spin Doctors |
This chapter covers how Covid-19 impacted food processing industries. Loreto examines how the workers in grocery stores, factories, and plants were "hailed as frontline heroes and treated as … | Nora Loreto | 21 | 2021 | $2.10 Add |
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From Minstrel Show TomFrom: Uncle |
This chapter examines the phenomenon of minstrelsy, and how Uncle Tom came to be depicted in minstrel shows. | Cheryl Thompson | 11 | 2021 | $1.10 Add |
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From  Newspapers and Magazines:Of Crows and Finches From: Cultural Industries.ca |
In Chris Dornan’s chapter on newspapers and magazines, the changing nature of the audience and technologies serves as the focus | Christopher Dornan | 24 | 2012 | $2.40 Add |
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From  NEW! The Court System |
Chapter three explores the court system and how it operates in Canada. Topics discussed include Judges, Lawyers, Court Staff, Juries, the Courts (The Supreme Court of Canada, Federal Courts, … | Mark Bourrie | 18 | 2023 | $1.80 Add |
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From  The PullFrom: i-Minds, 2nd edition |
The process of the medium, of i-tech itself, is what is attractive; it draws us in. And this draw, or pull effect, is what has the potential to alter behavior. For example, the central concept in … | Mari K Swingle | 9 | 2019 | $0.90 Add |
