Media & Communications Studies
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From  NEW! 4. Gentrification is about Money |
Chapter 4 focuses on the role of gentrification in the political economy of urban centres and how capital is tied to its continuation. Topics discussed include the example of Little … | Leslie Kern | 24 | 2022 | $2.40 Add |
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From  A Great Lead Forward… for the Abuse of PowerFrom: Reset |
Chapter 3 broadens out and scrutinizes the ways in which social media and other related digital technologies have contributed to what Deibert calls a “great leap forward in technologies of … | Ronald J. Deibert | 58 | 2020 | $5.80 Add |
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From  May 2020: COVID-19 Hits Food Processing IndustriesFrom: Spin Doctors |
This chapter covers how Covid-19 impacted food processing industries. Loreto examines how the workers in grocery stores, factories, and plants were "hailed as frontline heroes and treated as … | Nora Loreto | 21 | 2021 | $2.10 Add |
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From  NEW! Pandemic InsightConnection and Kindness From: Shadows and Light |
Chapter Two focuses on the insight learned from these early experiences of working through these first two waves of the Covid-19 pandemic.Topics discussed include the effects of Covid-19 on … | Heather Patterson | 16 | 2022 | $1.60 Add |
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From  Two FacesFrom: 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. | Hassan Al Kontar | 15 | 2021 | $1.50 Add |
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From Between the Camel and the Range RoverFrom: Man at the Airport |
In this chapter, Al Kontar describes his inner conflict as he observed the deepening conflict in Syria from the United Arab Emirates. | Hassan Al Kontar | 18 | 2021 | $1.80 Add |
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From Burning DataFrom: Reset |
Chapter 4 turns to the often overlooked and largely obscured physical and material infrastructure of social media and the communications ecosystem. Although we tend to think of social media and … | Ronald J. Deibert | 47 | 2020 | $4.70 Add |
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From June 2020: Systemic Racism and COVID-19 SpreadFrom: Spin Doctors |
This chapter explores Covid-19 during June 2020 as well as the Black Lives Matter movement. The response of Canadian politicians and journalists is examined. Loreto discusses how Covid-19 … | Nora Loreto | 26 | 2021 | $2.60 Add |
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From NEW! Pandemic InsightIt Takes a Team From: Shadows and Light |
Chapter Three focuses on the collaborative efforts within the hospitals to fight off the Covid-19 pandemic. Topics discussed include giving recognition to the behind the scenes staffing such as … | Heather Patterson | 13 | 2022 | $1.30 Add |
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From NEW! 6. Gentrification is about Physical Displacement |
Chapter 6 focuses on the physical displacement of people, families, and communities through gentrification. Topics discussed include personal accounts of displacement, the connection between … | Leslie Kern | 34 | 2022 | $3.40 Add |
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From July 2020: The Lie of Personal ResponsibilityFrom: Spin Doctors |
In this chapter, Loreto examines the neoliberal politics employed by politicians and the media to encourage a sense of individual responsibility to prevent further spread of the virus. Loreto … | Nora Loreto | 22 | 2021 | $2.20 Add |
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From NEW! One Year InA Hopeful New Normal From: Shadows and Light |
Chapter Four examines the progress made and new challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic one year in by the winter of 2021. Topics discussed include the idea of the ‘New Normal,’ the … | Heather Patterson | 15 | 2022 | $1.50 Add |
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From Retreat, Reform, RestraintFrom: Reset |
In the final chapter, the author turns to the question “What is to be done?” The negative implications of social media are increasingly acknowledged and well documented. But what to … | Ronald J. Deibert | 68 | 2020 | $6.80 Add |
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From River of MadnessFrom: Man at the Airport |
This chapter describes the author’s time in jail for overstaying his work visa, the death of his father, and his deportation to Kuala Lumpur. | Hassan Al Kontar | 30 | 2021 | $3.00 Add |
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From A Normal PersonFrom: Man at the Airport |
In this chapter, the author outlines how he became trapped in Malaysia after attempting to fly to Equador. | Hassan Al Kontar | 18 | 2021 | $1.80 Add |
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From  NEW! An Interview With Nora LorettoFrom: Crisis and Contagion |
In this chapter, Ian McKay interviews Nora Loretto. Nora Loreto is a Quebec City–based activist and author. Her works include From Demonized to Organized: Building the New Union Movement … | Ian McKay | 21 | 2023 | $2.10 Add |
