Media & Communication Studies

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Third Way Politics
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Third Way Politics

Transforming the Left

From: Breaking Free of Neoliberalism: Canada's Challenge

This chapter looks at the response of liberal and left-leaning parties to conservative rule and the pragmatic strategy of the Third Way exemplified by governments such as the Clinton … 28 $2.80 Add
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Thérése Cosgrain (!896-1981)

Thérése Cosgrain (!896-1981)

From: Working for the Common Good

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Topsy-Turvy Dolls and Shirley Temple

Topsy-Turvy Dolls and Shirley Temple

From: Uncle

In this chapter, Thompson examines another character from Uncle Tom’s Cabin who became a stock figure, Topsy. 12 $1.20 Add
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Toxic Addiction Machines

Toxic Addiction Machines

From: 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’ … 55 $5.50 Add
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Trade Agreements and Canadian Cultural Policymaking

Trade Agreements and Canadian Cultural Policymaking

From: Canadian Culture in a Globalized World

Explores how Canada can protect its culture in upcoming trade negotiations (as of 2019) and offers suggestions to how policymaking can better protect Canadian culture. 15 $1.50 Add
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Two Canadian Models of Communities on the Net: SchoolNet and Community Access

Two Canadian Models of Communities on the Net: SchoolNet and Community Access

From: Cyberidentities

SchoolNet, Community Access, and the other programs are integral parts of Canada’s overall strategy to succeed into the next millennium as a modernized nation providing the best quality of … 9 $1.26 Add
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Two Faces

Two Faces

From: Man at the Airport

This chapter details the author’s experiences in Abu Dhabi and Dubai as he tried to make friends and find work. He was in the UAE when the conflict in Syria began. 15 $1.50 Add
Uncle

Uncle

Race, Nostalgia, and the Politics of Loyalty

Jackie Robinson, President Barack Obama, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, O. J. Simpson and Christopher Darden have all been accused of being an Uncle Tom during their careers. How, why, … 272 View
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Uncle Ben and Aunt Jemima 2.0

Uncle Ben and Aunt Jemima 2.0

From: Uncle

This chapter examines the recent re-branding of commercial caricatures such as Uncle Ben and Aunt Jemima. Now silent trademark characters, they no longer speak in advertisements and are reduced … 13 $1.30 Add
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Uncle Tom and Black Capitalism

Uncle Tom and Black Capitalism

From: Uncle

This chapter concerns the rise of Black conservatism in the 1980s and early 90s, as exemplified by figures such as Clarence Thomas. 23 $2.30 Add
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Uncle Tom and Eva

Uncle Tom and Eva

From: Uncle

In this chapter, Thompson examines the illustrations that gave Uncle Tom’s Cabin much of its lasting appeal. 6 $0.60 Add
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Uncle Tom on the Big Screen

Uncle Tom on the Big Screen

From: Uncle

This chapter explores the first on-screen depiction of Uncle Tom. He was portrayed by a white actor in blackface in a film made by Thomas Edison. 7 $0.70 Add
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Uncle Tom's 1960s Transformation

Uncle Tom’s 1960s Transformation

From: Uncle

This chapter focuses on the 1950s and 60s, a time of events that would forever define both the civil rights protests and the state-sanctioned violance that followed. During this era, Uncle Tom … 11 $1.10 Add
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Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

From: Uncle

This chapter explores Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel, which was an explosive success in antebellum America. It also examines Uncle Tom himself, who in the novel was a devout and pious … 8 $0.80 Add
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Using Production Studies to Analyze Canada:

Using Production Studies to Analyze Canada:

A People’s History

From: Cultural Industries.ca

Olivier Côté draws attention to English–French tensions in cultural production in Canada and demonstrates the insights provided by using a “production studies” approach. 19 $1.90 Add
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Vaudeville Tom

Vaudeville Tom

From: Uncle

This chapter describes the evolution of minstrelsy into vaudeville, and how this new form of entertainment brought new meaning to the character of Uncle Tom. 7 $0.70 Add