Media & Communication Studies

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Be Interesting, Or Else

From: The Next Big Thing

"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

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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Chapter 5

Canadarm, cufflinks and collaboration

From: Canadarm and Collaboration

This chapter provides a biography of Chris Hadfield, the most experienced Canadian astronaut. Additional topics include the installation of Canadarm2 on the International Space Station and the … 28 $2.80 Add
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Chapter 6

Putting It All Together

From: Beyond Contempt

This chapter provides an example of a conversation between two people with opposing political views who use the methods outlined in the book to have a constructive conversation. 16 $1.60 Add
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Classroom Practice and Student-Friendly Suggestions

Up Close and Personal

From: Degrees of Failure

The university’s current malaise owes much to an emphasis on the bottom line, on the primacy of vocational training in combination with elements such as an increasingly predatory education … 23 $2.30 Add
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Communication

From: Negotiating So Everyone Wins

Strategic negotiators develop the skills, understanding and perspective to make considered and calculated choices about communication. Three forms of communication, the agent-principal … 37 $3.70 Add
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David Brooks in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths

May 28, 2020

From: The World After Covid

David Brooks and Rudyard Griffiths discuss Covid-19 and American political thinking. Topics include the lasting impacts of the pandemic on politics and specifically on attitudes toward … 9 $0.90 Add
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How Comfortably Does the Internet Sit on Canada’s Tundra? Reflections on Public Access to the Information Highway in the North

From: Cyberidentities

Universal access to affordable technologies is at the heart of communication scholars’ thinking about democracy and empowerment. It is what gives cultural communities the power to represent … 15 $2.10 Add
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Independence or Control

Ten Years at The Spectator

From: Their Town

The study of Hamilton’s one newspaper in the fourth chapter illustrates how the policies of a large business organization can lead to a more vigorous and critical local political life, but … ; 10 $1.00 Add
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It’s All in Your Mind

From: Imagined Truths

This chapter discusses mental health and illness, abuse, and the author’s relationship with his mother. 29 $2.90 Add
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Martin Champoux: Getting Things Done

From: Canada Vs California

This profile highlights the acute observations made by Martin Champoux, a former radio host and the only member of the Bloc Quebecois party on the heritage committee. Howard Law highlights the … 3 $0.30 Add
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Middle-Aged, Gifted and Black

Structures of Feeling in the Black Atlantic

From: Thinking While Black

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

Notes and Sources. 6 $0.60 Add
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Pauline Jewett (1922-1992)

From: Working for the Common Good

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Rastus

From: Uncle

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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Shun Thy Neighbour

The U.S.-Mexico Border

From: Walls

The author explores the history and harsh reality of the U.S.-Mexico border, focusing on the Mexican perspective and the plight of migrants looking to immigrate to the U.S.. 47 $4.70 Add