How Canadians Communicate II: Media, Globalization and Identity

The follow-up to How Canadians Communicate, this second volume embarks upon a new examination of Canada's current media health and turns its attention to the impact of globalization on Canadian communication, culture, and identity. How Canadians Communicate II: Media, Globalization and Identity, includes contributions from experts from a wide range of specialties in the areas of communication and technology. Some, as the editors point out, are optimistic about the future of Canadian media, while others are pessimistic. All, however, recognize the profound impact of rapidly changing technologies and the new globalized world on Canadian culture. The contributors highlight the new tools such as blogs, Blackberries, and peer-to-peer networks that are continuously changing how Canadians communicate. And, they explore the various ways in which Canada is adapting to the new climate of globalization, suggesting new and innovative paths to further define and strengthen our uniquely Canadian cultural identity.

Table of Contents:
Media, Globalization and Identity in Canada: An Introduction David Taras A. The Debate Over Policy From Assumptions of Scarcity to the Facts of Fragmentation Kenneth J. Goldstein Canadian Communication and the Spectre of Globalization: "Just another word…" Richard Schultz Other People's Money: The Debate over Foreign Ownership in the Media Christopher Dornan Canadian Television and the Limits of Cultural Citizenship Bart Beaty and Rebecca Sullivan On Life Support: The CBC And the Future of Public Broadcasting in Canada Marc Raboy and David Taras B. The Quest for Identity Dimensions of Empowerment: Identity Politics on the Internet Maria Bakardjieva How Canadians Blog Michael Keren The Canadian Music Industry at a Crossroads Richard Sutherland and Will Straw Digital Disturbances: ON the Promotion, Panic, and Politics of Video Game Violence Stephen Kline C. The Struggle for Control Download This!: Contesting Digital Rights in a Global Era: The Case of Music Downloading in Canada Graham Longford Now It's Personal: Copyright Issues in Canada Sheryl N. Hamilton Globalization and Scholarly Communication: A Story of Canadian Marginalization Frits Pannekoek, Helen Clarke, and Andrew Waller Broadband and the Margins: Challenges to Supernet Deployment in Rural and Remote Albertian Communities David Mitchell Keywords in Canadian Communication: A Student Afterword Index

About the Author :
David Taras is the Ralph Klein Chair in Media Studies at Mount Royal University. He is the author of The Newsmakers: The Media's Influence on Canadian Politics and Power and Betrayal in the Canadian Media. Frits Pannekoek is president of Athabasca University. Christopher Dornan, along with H. Jon Pammett, represents the co-operation between political science and journalism that is the tradition of their series of books on Canadian elections. Maria Bakardjieva is a professor in the Department of Communication and Culture at the University of Calgary. Her research focuses on the interaction between communication technology and society. She is particularly interested in studying the ways in which Internet use is intertwined with daily practices in various areas of life. Bart Beaty is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Calgary. He has written and published extensively on cultural studies and issues in communication theory. Rebecca Sullivan is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Calgary. She has written and published extensively on cultural studies and issues in communication theory. David Taras is the Ralph Klein Chair in Media Studies at Mount Royal University. He is the author of The Newsmakers: The Media's Influence on Canadian Politics and Power and Betrayal in the Canadian Media. Maria Bakardjieva is a professor in the Department of Communication and Culture at the University of Calgary. Her research focuses on the interaction between communication technology and society. She is particularly interested in studying the ways in which Internet use is intertwined with daily practices in various areas of life. Michael Keren is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Calgary. He has written numerous books on politics, media, and human rights, most notably Zichroni v. State of Israel: The Biography of a Civil Rights Lawyer.

Review :
A trenchant and timely analysis of the state of Canadian communication. Sara-Jane Finlay, University of Toronto Quarterly