Aboriginal newspapers : their contribution to the emergence of an alternative public sphere in Canada
This thesis explores the contribution of the regional Indian, Metis and Inuit newspapers to the development of an alternative political public sphere for Aboriginal peoples in Canada. It argues that although the development of the newspapers was an important aspect of the political and cultural deve...
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ftconcordiauniv:oai:https://spectrum.library.concordia.ca:768 2024-06-09T07:47:19+00:00 Aboriginal newspapers : their contribution to the emergence of an alternative public sphere in Canada Avison, Shannon 1996 text https://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/id/eprint/768/ https://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/id/eprint/768/1/MQ40171.pdf en eng https://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/id/eprint/768/1/MQ40171.pdf Avison, Shannon (1996) Aboriginal newspapers : their contribution to the emergence of an alternative public sphere in Canada. Masters thesis, Concordia University. Thesis NonPeerReviewed 1996 ftconcordiauniv 2024-05-16T04:44:08Z This thesis explores the contribution of the regional Indian, Metis and Inuit newspapers to the development of an alternative political public sphere for Aboriginal peoples in Canada. It argues that although the development of the newspapers was an important aspect of the political and cultural development, these newspapers were, to use Habermas' terminology, "feudalized" by the political organizations that created them, the Canadian state that funded them and the marketplace that determines their fate today. Using Jurgen Habermas' concept of the public sphere, this thesis considers the contribution that these publications made to the process of public opinion at the regional and national levels in Canada. It concludes that the regional newspapers did contribute to the national Aboriginal public sphere, but that state policies and financial exigencies limited their contribution and prevented them from realizing their full potential in the lives of Aboriginal Canadians. Thesis inuit Metis Spectrum: Concordia University Research Repository (Montreal) Canada Indian |
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This thesis explores the contribution of the regional Indian, Metis and Inuit newspapers to the development of an alternative political public sphere for Aboriginal peoples in Canada. It argues that although the development of the newspapers was an important aspect of the political and cultural development, these newspapers were, to use Habermas' terminology, "feudalized" by the political organizations that created them, the Canadian state that funded them and the marketplace that determines their fate today. Using Jurgen Habermas' concept of the public sphere, this thesis considers the contribution that these publications made to the process of public opinion at the regional and national levels in Canada. It concludes that the regional newspapers did contribute to the national Aboriginal public sphere, but that state policies and financial exigencies limited their contribution and prevented them from realizing their full potential in the lives of Aboriginal Canadians. |
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