Escaping Extinction - The Americanization of Canada Through the Media
Much has been written, and even more said, about what constitutes the Canadian character, what identifies the quintessential Canadian. Two features clearly emerge as dominant elements in the make-up of both English and French-speaking members of our family: Canadians are constantly brooding over who we are, what gives us our Canadian character, and what makes us different from other nations. Most other nations never think about such things, or take the answers for granted. Secondly, there is a keen awareness of, interest in, and concern with all things American, that is, with the United States of America. This is a main factor that contributes Canada to becoming the 51st State. No form of cultural activity so clearly displays Canada’s cultural dilemmas, and their implications for Canadian-American relations, as the field of communications. This critical and ever more important area is immensely complex. It encompasses such diverse aspects as transborder data flows, the transnational character of satellite footprints, and the implications of one country’s being dependent on another with respect to computer hardware and software. More important still, it embraces the field of broadcasting, the
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Approximate Word count = 1513
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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