Civic Discourse and Cultural Politics in Canada: A Cacophony of Voices

Book Description
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.

About the Author
SHERRY DEVEREAUX FERGUSON is a Professor in the Communication Department at the University of Ottawa, Canada. She is the author or editor of six books, including Communication Planning: An Integrated Approach and Researching the Public Opinion Environment: Theories and Method, and is an editorial board member for the Journal of Communication. LESLIE REGAN SHADE is an Assistant Professor in the Communication Department at the University of Ottawa, Canada. She is the author of Gender and Community in the Social Construction of the Internet, and the co-editor of E-Commercie vs. E-Commons: Communications in the Public Interest and Mediascape: New Patterns in Canadian Communication.


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Written primarily by scholars from the field of communication studies, 21 chapters, presented by Ferguson and Shade (both of the Department of Communications, U. of Ottawa, Canada), explore regional, marginalized, dissident, and historical discourses from Canadian political and cultural debates. The interaction of those voices with the dominant culture is the major theme of studies of queers in Calgary, anarchist protestors, "squeegee kids" in the cities, new right ideologues, feminist activists working with digital technology, and First Nations (Native American) Internet activists. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)


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