Canada in Situ: Tar Sands Discourse and National Place-Making in the Globe and Mail
The extraction and transportation of bitumen from northeastern Alberta's oil deposits, known as the tar sands, is a contentious topic in Canada and around the world. Frequently portrayed in Canadian news media, the project is both lauded as a major contributor to the Canadian economy and deride...
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ftfloridasu:oai:diginole.lib.fsu.edu:fsu_360339 2024-06-09T07:46:02+00:00 Canada in Situ: Tar Sands Discourse and National Place-Making in the Globe and Mail Davine, Toby (authoraut) Lawhon, Mary (professor directing thesis) Pierce, Joseph (committee member) Dowell, Kristin L. (committee member) Florida State University (degree granting institution) College of Social Sciences and Public Policy (degree granting college) Department of Geography (degree granting department) 2016 1 online resource (87 pages) computer https://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu%3A360339/datastream/TN/view/Canada%20in%20Situ.jpg English eng eng Tallahassee, Florida: Florida State University fsu:360339 (IID) FSU_2016SP_Davine_fsu_0071N_13134 (URL) http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_2016SP_Davine_fsu_0071N_13134 https://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu%3A360339/datastream/TN/view/Canada%20in%20Situ.jpg This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). The copyright in theses and dissertations completed at Florida State University is held by the students who author them. Geography Text 2016 ftfloridasu 2024-05-10T08:08:14Z The extraction and transportation of bitumen from northeastern Alberta's oil deposits, known as the tar sands, is a contentious topic in Canada and around the world. Frequently portrayed in Canadian news media, the project is both lauded as a major contributor to the Canadian economy and derided for its degradation of the environment and infringement on First Nations territory and way of life. Understanding that places are ever-changing configurations shaped by multi-scalar processes and opposing visions, this thesis examines how the discourse of the tar sands in the news contributes to national place-making in Canada. Using content analysis, I consulted fifty randomly selected articles from one of Canada's top daily newspapers, The Globe and Mail, to understand how the project is discussed nationally. I use relational place theory to parameterize the competing frames used to define Canada as a place. Postcolonial theory is used to further unpack the epistemological legacies and discursive practices through which place is constituted. I found that more nationalist framings of Canada promoted by the government and industry—Canada as democratic/responsible and Canada as modern—featured most prominently in the sample; however, counter-frames that question Canada's inherent benevolent and responsible nature offer a small, yet strong opposition to these hegemonic national myths. Therefore, the tar sands represent more than a debate over resource development, but a debate over the nature of the country itself. Submitted Note: A Thesis submitted to the Department of Geography in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science. Degree Awarded: Spring Semester 2016. Date of Defense: March 18, 2016. Keywords: Canada, content analysis, nation-state, place-making, postcolonialism, tar sands Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references. Advisory Committee: Mary Lawhon, Professor Directing Thesis; Joseph Pierce, Committee Member; Kristin Dowell, Committee Member. Text First Nations Florida State University: DigiNole Commons Canada |
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The extraction and transportation of bitumen from northeastern Alberta's oil deposits, known as the tar sands, is a contentious topic in Canada and around the world. Frequently portrayed in Canadian news media, the project is both lauded as a major contributor to the Canadian economy and derided for its degradation of the environment and infringement on First Nations territory and way of life. Understanding that places are ever-changing configurations shaped by multi-scalar processes and opposing visions, this thesis examines how the discourse of the tar sands in the news contributes to national place-making in Canada. Using content analysis, I consulted fifty randomly selected articles from one of Canada's top daily newspapers, The Globe and Mail, to understand how the project is discussed nationally. I use relational place theory to parameterize the competing frames used to define Canada as a place. Postcolonial theory is used to further unpack the epistemological legacies and discursive practices through which place is constituted. I found that more nationalist framings of Canada promoted by the government and industry—Canada as democratic/responsible and Canada as modern—featured most prominently in the sample; however, counter-frames that question Canada's inherent benevolent and responsible nature offer a small, yet strong opposition to these hegemonic national myths. Therefore, the tar sands represent more than a debate over resource development, but a debate over the nature of the country itself. Submitted Note: A Thesis submitted to the Department of Geography in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science. Degree Awarded: Spring Semester 2016. Date of Defense: March 18, 2016. Keywords: Canada, content analysis, nation-state, place-making, postcolonialism, tar sands Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references. Advisory Committee: Mary Lawhon, Professor Directing Thesis; Joseph Pierce, Committee Member; Kristin Dowell, Committee Member. |
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