The protest, the public and the state of the nation.
Published: 2004
Language: eng
Number of pages: 130
Subjects: Protest movements -- Canada.; Peace movements -- Canada.; Protest movements in mass media -- Canada.; Racism in mass media -- Canada.; Racism -- Canada.
Description: "The Protestor, the Public and the State of the Nation" critically interrogates the representation of protest in the dominant news media. A thematic analysis of The Globe and Mail's reporting of the international and Canadian street demonstrations against the American-led invasion of Iraq, reveals how the rational, 'core' Canadian is problematically narrated as white, middle-class, heterosexual, able-bodied and male. This 'ideal Canadian' upholds the racist foundations upon which the state was built as it erases the numerous actors who were not reported as participating in the protests and reinforces the raced hierarchies prevalent in Canada. In this analysis Canada is understood to be a state that re-colonizes through the discursive production and reinforcement of Canadian protesters in contrast to protesters around the world. The impact of this colonial treatment of the 'core' Canadian is disrupted and finally, the study suggests actions for more inclusive and equitable knowledge production.
Notes: Adviser: George Dei.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Toronto, 2004.

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Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 42-06, page: 1934.

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