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Canadian Youth Criminality And Identity Formation: A South Asian (Sikh) Perspective, Jaspreet S. Sidhu
Canadian Youth Criminality And Identity Formation: A South Asian (Sikh) Perspective, Jaspreet S. Sidhu
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This thesis explores the experiences of second generation Sikh males in Canada, focusing on involvement in criminal activities during adolescence. Using a deeply qualitative autoethnographic approach (Anderson, 2006), I conducted unstructured "active" interviews (Holstein & Gubrium, 1995) with seven males ranging from 20 to 26 years of age. The interviews consist of a dialogue on how these youths' emerging identities as Sikh and as Canadians contributed to their adolescent experiences with crime. Findings highlight the importance of engaging youth at the level of personal experience and at the level of institutional and community influences. Specifically, an interplay of parental, cultural, …
Normalizing Surveillance: A Study Of Cinematic Representation Of Camera Surveillance, Jolina Scalia
Normalizing Surveillance: A Study Of Cinematic Representation Of Camera Surveillance, Jolina Scalia
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This thesis examines how Hollywood films facilitate the normalization of surveillance within society. In particular, this thesis delves into the realm of Hollywood cinema to lend understanding into messages that scenes with camera surveillance images may impress upon its audience. This thesis adds to the surveillance studies literature and contributes to criminology by examining scenes with camera surveillance images from 30 Hollywood films using both a content analysis and a critical discourse analysis. The results indicate that Hollywood facilitates the normalization of surveillance through various ways. While some aspects of cinema appear to be critical of camera surveillance ultimately cinema …
Exploring Media Constructions Of The Toronto G20 Protests: Images, The Protest Paradigm, And The Impact Of Citizen Journalism, Stephanie Keyes
Exploring Media Constructions Of The Toronto G20 Protests: Images, The Protest Paradigm, And The Impact Of Citizen Journalism, Stephanie Keyes
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This thesis contributes to cultural criminology and media studies literature by examining how the mainstream media textually and visually constructed the Toronto G20 protests, protesters and police leading up to, during and after the summit. In analyzing 300 news articles, this thesis explores the media's use of the protest paradigm, and theorizes the potential impact of citizen journalism on the mainstream media's constructions. This thesis also explores how media constructions used both text and images. The results of this study indicate that media constructions of protests change overtime and are occasionally receptive to new evidence; the media does not always …
Understanding The Rhetoric Used In The Discussion Of Gm Seeds And Biotechnology, Meghan Fraser
Understanding The Rhetoric Used In The Discussion Of Gm Seeds And Biotechnology, Meghan Fraser
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Using qualitative methods this research uses Aristotelian theory as a framework to explore the rhetorical strategies used in the discussion and portrayal of biotechnology within Canada's seed industry. Using Aristotle's modes of persuasion (ethos, logos, and pathos) and his three types of rhetoric (deliberative, forensic, and epideictic) this research analyzed an example of each type of rhetoric. As an example of deliberative rhetoric this research analyzed a House of Commons debate on agricultural policy and biotechnology. The lawsuit between Monsanto and Percy Schmeiser was analyzed as an example of forensic rhetoric. Lastly, as an example of epidictic rhetoric, Monsanto's Canadian …