Media & Society

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Minstrel Show Tom From: Uncle View Coach House Books	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
From Monsters and Marvels From: Disfigured View Coach House Books	Chapter 8 focuses on the fine line between what is considered monstrous and the marvellous in fairy tales and real life,  exploring topics such as superheros, circus and spectacle, …	Amanda Leduc	18	2020	$1.80 Add
NEW! Inside the Montreal Mafia The Confessions of Andrew Scoppa ECW Press	A groundbreaking, exclusive inside look at the North American Mafia and the Rizzuto family. For the first time in Canadian history, a high-ranking Mafioso agreed to break the code of omertà by …	Eric Thibault; Félix Séguin	240	2022	View
From Newspapers and Magazines: Of Crows and Finches From: Cultural Industries.ca View James Lorimer and Company	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
From Notes and Sources From: What We Talk About When We Talk About War View Goose Lane Editions	Notes and Sources.	Noah Richler	6	2012	$0.60 Add
From November 2020: The Race for the Vaccine From: Spin Doctors View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter discusses the Covid-19 vaccine. Loreto examines how the vaccine was introduced by the government and framed in the media, as well as the response of Canadians to the announcement of …	Nora Loreto	24	2021	$2.40 Add
From O.J. Simpson, a Passing Uncle From: Uncle View Coach House Books	In this chapter, Thompson explores the O.J. Simpson trial, which she calls "a symbolic clash between a ‘real’ Black man on trial for his life and an ‘Uncle Tom’ Black …	Cheryl Thompson	15	2021	$1.50 Add
From October 2020: Migrant Workers and COVID-19 From: Spin Doctors View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter focuses on how Covid-19 impacted migrant workers in Canada. Loreto discuss the work and living conditions of various farms in Canada during Covid-19, as well as how the government …	Nora Loreto	23	2021	$2.30 Add
From Of Games and Gaming From: i-Minds, 2nd edition View New Society Publishers	I am going to go a bit deeper exploring the specifics of the supposed benefits of gaming as they relate to learning. Within this I’m going to put a microscope over some of the gaming …	Mari K Swingle	17	2019	$1.70 Add
From Of Systems and Process From: i-Minds, 2nd edition View New Society Publishers	We want to teach children not only how to use technologies, but how to choose technologies, and how to make them. We also want to teach them the caveats including biological hijacking and …	Mari K Swingle	24	2019	$2.40 Add
From Old Media, New Media, Intermedia: The Toronto Star and CFCA, 1922–1933 From: Cultural Industries.ca View Collection: Media and Society: Canadian Cases and Issues James Lorimer and Company	in Sandra Gabriele and Paul Moore’s chapter, the question is about how old and new media interact. While their example is drawn from the arrival of radio into the newspaper business, it …	Paul S. Moore; Sandra Gabriele	19	2012	$1.90 Add
From Our Future Our Selves From: i-Minds, 2nd edition View New Society Publishers	I want to close this book by coming full circle back to what I feel are our most urgent issues: First and foremost are our collective children; the next generations and how we individually and …	Mari K Swingle	14	2019	$1.40 Add
From NEW! Overexposed From: The Trauma Beat View ECW Press	In this chapter, Cherry explores the ethical issues surrounding crime scene photographs. Cherry reflects on her experiences as a reporter desperate to get the ‘body shot’, the high …	Tamara Cherry	11	2023	$1.10 Add
From NEW! Portents and prophecies From: The Environmentalist’s Dilemma View ECW Press	In a central paradox, the one we’re running out of time to resolve, the consequences of burning fossil fuels are poised to demolish two centuries of benefit. So how do we make the fight …	Arno Kopecky	13	2021	$1.30 Add
From NEW! Preface From: Thinking While Black View Between The Lines	In this preface chapter the author detailed their own acedmic career in Canada, intentions for the book and exploring the rebel nation of the 1960s and 1970s.	Daniel McNeil	9	2022	$0.90 Add
From Presenting the Movement’s Narratives Organizing Alternative Media From: Whose Streets? View Between The Lines	From Whose Streets?: The Toronto G20 and the Challenges of Summit Protest	Dan Kellar	12	2011	$1.20 Add