How Canadians Communicate II: Media,
Globalization and Identity
Edited By David Taras, Maria Bakardjieva
and Frits Pannekoek
$44.95 sc
April 2007
ISBN 10: 1-55238-224-9
ISBN 13: 978-155238-224-0
300 pp.
6" x 9"
Index, Notes, References
About the Book
In the first volume of How Canadians Communicate the editors examined and assessed the health of Canada’s
cultural industries circa 2003. In this second volume, they not only undertake a new examination of
Canada’s current media health, but also turn their attention to analyzing the impact of the startling pace
of global media proliferation on our country’s media institutions. The revolutionary changes underway in
mass media technology, from blogs to peer-to-peer networks and the ubiquitous cell-phone, have all imposed
structural modifications to global communication systems, inexorably altering the fundamental ways in which
Canadians communicate.
The editors have carefully chosen essays that address the central issues of today’s global media environment
from a uniquely Canadian perspective. Grouped under the headings The Debate over Policy, The Quest for Identity, and The Struggle for Control, the topics ranging from media concentration
to foreign ownership and the challenge of mass communication in an increasingly multicultural community,
underscoring the way in which our media has operated in the past and how it must now adapt to a new media
landscape.
There is little doubt that Canadian media and cultural institutions have been buffeted by the
sheer magnitude of new communication technologies. But with change comes opportunity, and the ability to re-evaluate current paradigms and look for better and more
effective ways of adapting to new circumstances. How Canadians Communicate II will illuminate the present media climate, and in doing so, suggest new and
challenging paths forward that will utilize the vast array of media technology to strengthen a uniquely
Canadian cultural identity.
About the Editors
David Taras is a professor in the Faculty of Communication and Culture at the University of Calgary.
Maria Bakardjieva is an associate professor in the Faculty of Communication and Culture at the
University of Calgary.
Frits Pannekoek is the president of Athabasca University
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