Leslie Regan Shade

Paul Attallah

New Patterns in Canadian Communication

Mediascapes

Sherry Devereaux Ferguson

No previous volume has collected as interesting and broad a collection of essays on Canadian discourse and culture. This volume of representative case studies reflects the Canadian experience in terms of discourse, society, and public culture, linking its discussions to larger political and social issues and theories. Topics include: -Constitutional controversies -Cultural sovereignty -Feminist voices -Globalization -Internet issues -Marginalized communities -Nationalism -Nativity Multidisciplinary perspectives from a mix of established and emerging Canadian studies scholars converge in a highly readable, engaging, and unique book that offers a distinctive portrait of a nation not nearly as well understood as its proximity to the United States might suggest.

A Cacophony of Voices

Civic Discourse and Cultural Politics in Canada

Katharine Sarikakis

This cutting-edge work critiques today's global mediascape through feminist perspectives, highlighting concerns of policy, power, labor, and technology. Starting with the state of international communications, a top-notch author group covers cases on online news, pornography, democracy, policies for women's development, violence against women, information workers, print media, 'telecentres,' media coverage of HIV/AIDS, and more. This essential book provides fresh feminist insights into international communication, showing the important strides taken toward women's justice in these areas and how far there is yet to go.

Minding the Gap

Feminist Interventions in International Communication

Leslie Regan Shade

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