We Interrupt This Program tells the story of how Indigenous people are using media tactics or interventions in art, film, television, and journalism to disrupt Canada’s national narratives and rewrite them from Indigenous perspectives....
Mass media
- Author:Brady, Miranda J., Kelly, John M.H.Summary:
- Author:Graham, Tim, Bozell, L. BrentSummary:
Lecturer, syndicated columnist, television commentator, debater, marketer, businessman, bestselling author, publisher, and activist L. Brent Bozell III is one of the most outspoken and effective national leaders in the conservative...
- Author:Dummitt, ChrisSummary:
A history of the afterlife of Mackenzie King in print and in Canadian culture. When King died in 1950 little was known publicly about his eccentric private life; King's final will declared that his voluminous diary should be...
- Author:Manjoo, FarhadSummary:
Why has media punditry overtaken actual news? Manjoo explains how myths pushed by both partisans and marketers attract wide support, portraying that what is true matters less than true enough.
- Author:Goodman, AmySummary:
The Silenced Majority pulls back the veil of corporate media reporting to dig deep into the politics of "climate apartheid," the implications of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the movement to halt the execution of Troy Anthony Davis,...
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- Author:Brookes, ChrisSummary:
Students in a high school media literacy course learn to apply the critical tools they use to study books, poetry and short stories, to also analyze the popular culture of movies, music and television. They dissect the message behind...
- Author:Rowley, AlisonSummary:
Vladimir Putin's image functions as a political talisman far outside of the borders of his own country. Studying material objects, fan fiction, and digital media, Putin Kitsch in America traces the satirical uses of Putin's...
- Author:Stephenson, Laura B., Lawlor, Andrea, Cross, William P., Blais, AndréSummary:
In parliamentary systems like Canada, voters directly contribute to the election outcome only in their own riding. However, the focus of election campaigns is often national, emphasizing the leader rather than the local candidate, and...
- Author:Lewis, RobertSummary:
An intimate history of the journalists who covered Canadian history, and made some of their own. The history of the press gallery is rich in anecdotes about the people on Parliament Hill who have covered 23 prime ministers and 42...
- Author:Nesbitt-Larking, Paul W.Summary:
"Politics, Society, and the Media" is the first comprehensive political sociology of the media to be published in Canada. Paul Nesbitt-Larking draws upon a range of disciplines, including cultural and media studies, political economy,...
- Author:Diop, Boubacar BorisSummary:
- Author:Chomsky, NoamSummary:
This is an essential introduction to the "propaganda model" of media analysis. Chomsky offers a message of hope, reminding us that resistance is possible, necessary and effective.
- Author:Robertson, Carmen L.Summary:
"Mythologizing Norval Morrisseau" examines the complex identities assigned to Anishinaabe artist Norval Morrisseau. Was he an uneducated artist plagued by alcoholism and homelessness? Was Morrisseau a shaman artist who tapped a deep...
- Author:Robertson, CarmenSummary:
Mythologizing Norval Morrisseau examines the complex identities assigned to Anishinaabe artist Norval Morrisseau. Was he an uneducated artist plagued by alcoholism and homelessness? Was Morrisseau a shaman artist who tapped a deep...
- Author:Croteau, DavidSummary:
Providing a framework for understanding the relationship between media and society, this updated Sixth Edition of Media/Society helps students develop the skills they need to critically evaluate both conventional wisdom and their own...
- Author:Fletcher, Frederick J.Summary:
Media, Elections and Democracy examines campaign communication in selected industrial democracies. Klaus Schoenbach, Karen Siune, Doris Graber and a host of authors around the world contribute critical overviews of the systems in their...
- Author:Collins, JackieSummary:
Outrageusement rétro, délicieusement kitsch et sexy à souhait! Plongez dans les années 1970 sous la plume de la reine incontestée de la littérature torride! David, un jeune quarantenaire à l’allure virile et à la popularité indéniable...
- Author:Perron, DominiqueSummary:
Winner / Lauréate, Prix du Canada en sciences sociales, 2015! http://www.ideas-idees.ca/media/media-releases/winners-canada-prizes-ann......
- Author:Waiser, W. A.Summary:
In May 1897, Almighty Voice, a member of the One Arrow Willow Cree, died violently when Canada's North--West Mounted Police shelled the fugitive's hiding place. Since then, his violent death has spawned a succession of conflicting...