Media & Communication Studies

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The Story of Alpha

The Story of Alpha

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

In this chapter, I will discuss my discovery of the signature for modern excess: a form of brain deregulation purely associated with excessive use of i-media. 16 $1.60 Add
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The suspension of disbelief
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The suspension of disbelief

From: The Environmentalist’s Dilemma

This chapter examines the phenomena of news presented as two opposing sides and the role of unregulated social media and fake news. It suggests that conspriacy theories and denial of climate … 21 $2.10 Add
The Tangled Garden

The Tangled Garden

A Canadian Cultural Manifesto for the Digital Age

The emergence of Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google (the FAANGs) has created an unprecedented challenge to Canada’s news, television and film businesses. In this book Richard … 224 View
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The Tipping point

The Tipping point

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

There are other alterations in behavior that don’t quite qualify as illness, but ones we should also be watching: Of note are increases in self-orientation and self-concern. From … 14 $1.40 Add
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The Toilet is a Hole in the Floor

The Toilet is a Hole in the Floor

From: The Two Michaels

In this chapter, Blanchfield and Osler Hampson examine the 2018 detentions of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor in China. ; 11 $1.10 Add
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The Tour des Canadiens
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The Tour des Canadiens

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

This chapter recounts Scoppa’s arrest and the circumstances surrounding it. ; 7 $0.70 Add
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The Trans-Canada Highway vs The Information Highway: The Road Less Traveled?

The Trans-Canada Highway vs The Information Highway: The Road Less Traveled?

From: Cyberidentities

There has been much written to support the metaphor of the highway being used to describe this massive undertaking to “wire” the world. Headlines such as: “Information’s … 6 $0.84 Add
The Trauma Beat
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The Trauma Beat

A Case for Re-Thinking the Business of Bad News

A groundbreaking and thorough examination of the trauma caused by the media covering crimes, both to victims and journalists, from a respected journalist and victim advocate In The Trauma Beat, … 332 View
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The Trouble with the TPP's Copyright Rules

The Trouble with the TPP’s Copyright Rules

From: The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Canada

Michael Geist, one of Canada’s most knowledgeable and incisive critics of the TPP, examines the implications of its copyright provisions. As anticipated early on in the negotiations, the … 15 $1.50 Add
The Trudeau Record
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The Trudeau Record

Promise and Performance 25 experts weigh in

In this book, independent experts analyze the performance of Justin Trudeau’s years in power in six key policy areas: Indigenous rights, governance and housing; the environment and energy; … 336 View
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The True North Strong and Free

The True North Strong and Free

From: Imagined Truths

The author talks about emigrating to Canada. 35 $3.50 Add
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The Velocity of Perception
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The Velocity of Perception

From: The Environmentalist’s Dilemma

Through the intersectionality of multiple crises such as the near-civil war following the 2007 Kenya election, the Covid-19 pandemic, global economic collaspe, the Black Lives Matter movement, … 22 $2.20 Add
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The Vimy Effect

The Vimy Effect

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About War

The author discusses militarism and nationalism in Canada, exploring Canadian military history, Vimy Ridge’s special role in Canadian culture, and perceptions of war and military culture. … 77 $7.70 Add
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The Virtual World of Peace

The Virtual World of Peace

From: Peacemakers

Looks at how the public understands peace issues and technology’s role in this. 15 $1.50 Add
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The War Becomes a Mission (Impossible)

The War Becomes a Mission (Impossible)

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About War

This chapter focuses on Canadian public and military policy and the mythologisation of military history versus the reality of war. It discusses violence in our media and culture, "warrior … 61 $6.10 Add
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The Wild West

The Wild West

From: Imagined Truths

The author discusses his family history, American history, and myth-making. 10 $1.00 Add