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Social Science Poverty & Homelessness

Identity and Industry

Making Media Multicultural in Canada

by (author) Mark Hayward

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Initial publish date
Dec 2019
Category
Poverty & Homelessness, Media Studies
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780773558779
    Publish Date
    Dec 2019
    List Price
    $125.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780773558786
    Publish Date
    Dec 2019
    List Price
    $34.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780228000112
    Publish Date
    Dec 2019
    List Price
    $29.95

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In 1947, grocer Johnny Lombardi went on air for the first time to share the sounds of "sunny Italy" with the radio listeners of Toronto. Meanwhile, in cities across the country, a handful of theatres began to show films in foreign languages. In the decade after the Second World War, these events were some of the earliest indications of the nationwide changes taking place in Canadian media as it responded to the new cultural, political, and economic visibility of cultural and linguistic minorities. Identity and Industry explores how ethnocultural media in Canada developed between the end of the Second World War and the arrival of digital media. Through chapters dedicated to film exhibition, newspapers, radio, and television, Mark Hayward documents the industrial and institutional frameworks that defined the role of media in Canadian multiculturalism. Drawing on extensive archival research, the book situates late twentieth-century "ethnic" media at the intersection of demand, cultural integration, and the changing economics of popular culture. As the development of ethnocultural media continues to shape Canadian society in the age of digital media, Identity and Industry provides richly detailed historical context for contemporary debates about identity and culture.

About the author

Mark Hayward is associate professor of communication studies at York University.

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Editorial Reviews

"Identity and Industry significantly adds to the field of media and media practices and provides a compelling contribution to understanding the roots of multilingual media in Canada as it attempts to cover developments across the entire country." Michael Dorland, School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University