The Media Gaze: Representations of Diversities in Canada

by Augie Fleras

Book Overview

While Canada is known for its official commitment to diversity, a close look at our media reveals that though they frequently promote superficial representations of difference, they actually play a pivotal role in producing and reproducing the values, structures, and priorities of a predominantly "straight," white, male society. The Media Gaze exposes how newscasters, advertisers, filmmakers, and television programmers attempt to co-opt audiences...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 077482137X
• ISBN13: 9780774821377
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"