Media & Society

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Bad, Ugly, Good, Repeat

From: The Trauma Beat

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In this chapter, Cherry discusses the psychological impacts and ethical concerns of interviewing the family members of violent crime victims. Cherry explores varied responses to her survey: … 22 $2.20 Add
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Be Interesting, Or Else

From: The Next Big Thing

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"A decade after he gave Canadian journalism a kick in the backside as the founding editor of Conrad Black’s brash National Post newspaper, Ken Whyte came to campus. Most recently, as … 20 $2.00 Add
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Boxed In

Anxiety in the Masses

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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Anxiety and its little buddy stress are on the rise in adults and, most troubling, increasingly also in children, adolescents, and youth. We are all now consistently revving at much, much higher … 17 $1.70 Add
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Middle-Aged, Gifted and Black

Structures of Feeling in the Black Atlantic

From: Thinking While Black

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In this chapter the author connects Armond White’s film criticism in the New York Press and Paul Gilroy’s academic career at Goldsmiths College in London between the years of 1997 to … 23 $2.30 Add
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Notes and Sources

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About War

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Rastus

From: Uncle

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This chapter examines Rastus, an Uncle Tom-like figure who was featured in several early silent films. The character later appeared in advertisements for Cream of Wheat. 8 $0.80 Add
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Something Below Humanity

The Beautiful and the Beastly

From: Disfigured

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Chapter 6 examines the archetype of beauty and the beast, exploring topics such as physical beauty, pity, humanity, isolation and childhood, beauty as good a sign of one’s characteristics, … 27 $2.70 Add
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Telecommunications:

Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose?

From: Cultural Industries.ca

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Daniel Paré reminds us of the fact that all the content discussed in the previous chapters must now be distributed through an elaborate telecommunications system, and how much old companies … 19 $1.90 Add
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The Civil Law System

From: Fundamental Law for Journalists

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Chapter Six explores the Civil Law System. Topics addressed include Common Law, contracts, negligence and accidents, intentional torts, free expression and defamation, anti-SLAPP Law, and time … 67 $6.70 Add
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The Secret

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

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This chapter explores the initiation rite and history of the relationship between the Italian mafia and the Hell’s Angels in Montreal. ; 15 $1.50 Add
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The Sleepy Gardeners

The Trudeau Years

From: The Tangled Garden

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Canadian policy regarding media and cultural industries in the Trudeau’s government first term (2015 to 2019). How giant American media corporations – Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and … 26 $2.60 Add
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A Morally Presumptive Chorus

From: The Trauma Beat

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In this chapter, Cherry discusses the various aspects of a victim’s life that impact how their character is presented, and the tone in which their story is told. Cherry examines how race … 20 $2.00 Add
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Coda

Guess Who’s Coming to the Awards Dinner

From: Thinking While Black

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In this chapter the author reflects on Armond White’s and Paul Gilroy’s careers as film and culture critics and intellectuals within the rebel generation. The author specifically … 20 $2.00 Add
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Continuity and Change in the Discourse of Canada’s Cultural Industries

From: Cultural Industries.ca

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Zoë Druick reminds readers that what we call “the cultural industries” has changed over time. How we define something determines not only what we want to study, an … 16 $1.60 Add
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From Digital Natives to i-Kids

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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In this chapter, I am going to speak of a critical dynamic that i-media has with play, learning, and creativity. This is a dynamic that concerns mostly digital natives, and the now very young: … 12 $1.20 Add
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Loyalty

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

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This chapter explores loyalty and more mafia history in Montreal and beyond. ; 14 $1.40 Add