The media coverage over the Gustafsen Lake standoff represents the paternalistic, dismissive attitude the Canadian government and police have of … More
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The Gustafsen Lake Standoff
The Gustafsen Lake Standoff was the result of a variety of different First Nations interests coming to the forefront of … More
Women’s Suffrage: The Difference between Prosecution and Persecution
Women suffragette’s organized themselves and protested against inequality and their lack of rights for a span of decades between the … More
Kingston Penitentiary Riot, April 1971: Media Analysis
Remarkably, however expectedly, mainstream media has found numerous ways to depict the events that had transpired during the four-day riot … More
Manly Women: Depicitons of Women Suffraggettes in the Media
Women in Canada made tireless efforts over a span of decades before being granted franchise. Media coverage of this struggle … More
Media Constructions: “Othering” and Nation Building Construct Occupy Protesters as a Threat to Capitalism
Welcome back to the second blog on Toronto’s Occupy movement. In this second blog, I will critically analyze the media … More