Media & Society
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From  ManifestoFrom: The Tangled Garden |
Summarizes why Canada’s media industry is at a crisis and why, absent intervention, remaining major media are likely to shut down. Canadian media institutions like Postmedia, the Toronto … | Richard Stursberg | 33 | 2019 | $3.30 Add |
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From  Presenting the Movement’s NarrativesOrganizing Alternative Media From: Whose Streets? |
- | Dan Kellar | 12 | 2011 | $1.20 Add |
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From  The Changing Media LandscapeFrom: The Next Big Thing |
"This talk was a homecoming of sorts for Sue Gardner, who began her career at CBC Radio in Fredericton before becoming one of the world’s most influential media figures. When she … | Sue Gardner | 14 | 2014 | $1.40 Add |
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From  The Desolate LandFrom: Disfigured |
Chapter 7 explores ‘desolate lands’ as synonyms for depression in fairy tales, discussing topics including rape in fairy tales, construction of mental illness in fairy tales, the case … | Amanda Leduc | 28 | 2020 | $2.80 Add |
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From  NEW! The Justice System and the Media |
Chapter Seven examines the Justice System and the Media. Topics discussed include breaches of Injunction and contempt, publication bans and other restrictions, what to do if you are arrested, the … | Mark Bourrie | 18 | 2023 | $1.80 Add |
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From  The Reconstruction of Uncle TomFrom: Uncle |
In this chapter, Thompson examines the "Mammy" figure, another stock character who was first depicted in Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The chapter also touches on Confederate monuments, and … | Cheryl Thompson | 11 | 2021 | $1.10 Add |
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From  NEW! Canadian Media and Pro-Israel Bias: An Insider’s PerspectivePart III: Close-Ups — Media, Non-Profits, Campuses |
In Chapter 7, Davide Mastracci explores the pro-Israel bias in Canadian media, detailing his own experiences with writing on Israel’s oppression of Palestinians. The chapter discusses … | Davide Mastracci | 22 | 2022 | $2.20 Add |
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From ConclusionFrom: The Tangled Garden |
Sums up book’s argument with a rationale for why it’s important to protect Canadian cultural expression, and why there is still time to do so. | Richard Stursberg | 6 | 2019 | $0.60 Add |
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From  Critical Media Research Methods:Media Ownership and Concentration From: Cultural Industries.ca |
Dwayne Winseck takes a personal view, showing the complex and contradictory forms of knowledge used to make sense of one of the more complicated issues in political economic studies of the media, … | Dwayne Winseck | 19 | 2012 | $1.90 Add |
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From Monsters and MarvelsFrom: Disfigured |
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 |
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From  October 2020: Migrant Workers and COVID-19From: Spin Doctors |
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 |
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From  NEW! Portents and prophecies |
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 |
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From  NEW! Royalty |
This chapter explores Scoppa’s relationship with his family and more history of Montreal’s Italian mafia, including key events and figures. | Eric Thibault; Félix Séguin | 11 | 2022 | $1.10 Add |
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From Sambo and Uncle RemusFrom: Uncle |
This chapter explores the creation and career of two other stock characters: Sambo and Uncle Remus, both of whom share important charactaristics with Uncle Tom. | Cheryl Thompson | 7 | 2021 | $0.70 Add |
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From Shrapnel, Snakes, and Blistering Rage: On the Occupational Hazards of a Foreign CorrespondentFrom: The Next Big Thing |
"Stephanie Nolen came in from the field with her five rules for success as a foreign correspondent. She’s been doing that job and doing it well for two decades, filing memorable … | Stephanie Nolen | 19 | 2014 | $1.90 Add |
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From  Step 3: Developing Strategies – CommunicationCommunication: Creating Effective Messages |
Much of human communication involves persuasion. Whether done by a four-year-old or a marketing firm, the aims are the same: to influence our attitudes and/or our behavior. The transition to a … | Doug McKenzie-Mohr | 21 | 2011 | $0.42 Add |
