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Canadian communication thought : ten foundational writers / Robert E. Babe.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2000.Description: 1 online resource (x, 448 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781442672154
  • 1442672153
  • 1282029371
  • 9781282029378
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Canadian communication thought.DDC classification:
  • 302.23/092/271 21
LOC classification:
  • P92.5.A1 B32 2000eb
Other classification:
  • 05.02
  • MS 7850
Online resources:
Contents:
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Communication Thought of GRAHAM SPRY (1900-1983) -- 3 The Communication Thought of HAROLD ADAMS INNIS (1894-1952) -- 4 The Communication Thought of JOHN GRIERSON (1898-1972) -- 5 The Communication Thought of DALLAS W. SMYTHE (1907-1992) -- 6 The Communication Thought of C.B. MACPHERSON (1911-1987) -- 7 The Communication Thought of IRENE SPRY (1907-1998) -- 8 The Communication Thought of GEORGE GRANT (1918-1988) -- 9 The Communication Thought of GERTRUDE JOCH ROBINSON (b. 1927) -- 10 The Communication Thought of NORTHROP FRYE (1912-1991).
11 The Communication Thought of MARSHALL McLUHAN (1911-1980) -- 12 Conclusion -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Summary: Canada has a rich heritage of English-language communication thought. For the first time "Canadian Communication Thought" assembles much of this erudition by introducing and examining the writings of ten foundational scholars: Graham Spry, Harold Innis, John Grierson, Dallas Smythe, C.B. Macpherson, Irene Spry, George Grant, Gertrude Robinson, Northrop Frye, and Marshall McLuhan. The author compares and critiques the thought of these ten sages, relates their writings to their biographies and to the Canadian physical and cultural environment, and compares their work to foundational American communication scholars. He finds that there is indeed a mode of theorizing that is 'quintessentially Canadian.' Compared with the work of foundational American writers, for instance, the Canadian literature is significantly more dialectical, ontological, holistic, and critical; it emphasizes to a much greater extent the impact of communication on social change; and it is more concerned with mediation and the formation and sustenance of culture and community. The Canadian writers are also much more engaged than their American counterparts with the question of power in communication - with what can generally be regarded as matters of political economy. Moreover, the wisdom of these ten experts is invaluable for understanding important issues of our day, for example: globalization, environmental deterioration, rapid technological change in the communication sphere, the erosion of privacy, the diminution of public space, the commodification of information and culture, growing disparities between rich and poor, identity and representation in the media, virtual realities, and the waning of democracy. The communication thought of these ten acclaimed scholars increases awareness of questions we should continually ask, provides important insight into how we can resolve current dilemmas, and invites us to consider possibilities for pursuing freedom, equality, justice, and peace in the early twenty-first century.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-413) and index.

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Canada has a rich heritage of English-language communication thought. For the first time "Canadian Communication Thought" assembles much of this erudition by introducing and examining the writings of ten foundational scholars: Graham Spry, Harold Innis, John Grierson, Dallas Smythe, C.B. Macpherson, Irene Spry, George Grant, Gertrude Robinson, Northrop Frye, and Marshall McLuhan. The author compares and critiques the thought of these ten sages, relates their writings to their biographies and to the Canadian physical and cultural environment, and compares their work to foundational American communication scholars. He finds that there is indeed a mode of theorizing that is 'quintessentially Canadian.' Compared with the work of foundational American writers, for instance, the Canadian literature is significantly more dialectical, ontological, holistic, and critical; it emphasizes to a much greater extent the impact of communication on social change; and it is more concerned with mediation and the formation and sustenance of culture and community. The Canadian writers are also much more engaged than their American counterparts with the question of power in communication - with what can generally be regarded as matters of political economy. Moreover, the wisdom of these ten experts is invaluable for understanding important issues of our day, for example: globalization, environmental deterioration, rapid technological change in the communication sphere, the erosion of privacy, the diminution of public space, the commodification of information and culture, growing disparities between rich and poor, identity and representation in the media, virtual realities, and the waning of democracy. The communication thought of these ten acclaimed scholars increases awareness of questions we should continually ask, provides important insight into how we can resolve current dilemmas, and invites us to consider possibilities for pursuing freedom, equality, justice, and peace in the early twenty-first century.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Communication Thought of GRAHAM SPRY (1900-1983) -- 3 The Communication Thought of HAROLD ADAMS INNIS (1894-1952) -- 4 The Communication Thought of JOHN GRIERSON (1898-1972) -- 5 The Communication Thought of DALLAS W. SMYTHE (1907-1992) -- 6 The Communication Thought of C.B. MACPHERSON (1911-1987) -- 7 The Communication Thought of IRENE SPRY (1907-1998) -- 8 The Communication Thought of GEORGE GRANT (1918-1988) -- 9 The Communication Thought of GERTRUDE JOCH ROBINSON (b. 1927) -- 10 The Communication Thought of NORTHROP FRYE (1912-1991).

11 The Communication Thought of MARSHALL McLUHAN (1911-1980) -- 12 Conclusion -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

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