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

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Examines dominant threads in Canada's political, social, and cultural discourse as the country enters the new millennium. No previous volume has collected as interesting and broad a collection of essays on Canadian discourse and culture as Civic Discourse and Cultural Politics in Canada: A Cacophony of Voices. Editors Sherry Deveraux Ferguson and Leslie Regan Shade have compiled a volume of representative case studies that reflects the Canadian experience in terms of discourse, society, and public culture, linking its discussions to larger political and social issues and theories. Topics ranging from globalization to cultural sovereignty, marginalized communities to Internet issues, feminist voices to constitutional controversies, and nationalism to nativity are discussed here. Meanwhile, multidisciplinary perspectives from a mix of established and emerging Canadian studies scholars converge in a highly readable, appealing, and unique book that offers a distinctive portrait of a nation not nearly as well understood as its proximity to the United States might suggest.

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"Ferguson and Shade have assembled an outstanding collection of cries that echo across Canada's civic and cultural landscape. More of a cornucopia than a cacophony, each of these voices emerges clearly as it makes a distinct statement about a particular aspect of the Canadian social condition."-Marc Raboy Professor, Department of Communication University of Montreal
"One of Canada's contributions to the world is its embrace of diversity. Civic Discourse and Cultural Politics captures some of the key dimensions of that diversity."-Rowland Lorimer Director, Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing

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SHERRY DEVEREAUX FERGUSON is a Professor in the Communication Department at the University of Ottawa, Canada. LESLIE REGAN SHADE is an Assistant Professor in the Communication Department at the University of Ottawa, Canada.