scholarly journals Without a Paddle: Schitt’s Creek, Canadian Television, and the Return to Community Values in Uncertain Times

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Patrick
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Community Life ◽  
Small Community ◽  
Economic Uncertainty ◽  
Canadian Identity ◽  
Community Values ◽  
Canadian Context ◽  
Situation Économique

Background  The Canadian television landscape is a key site through which national identity is expressed and debated. This article examines one such site—the recent CBC hit comedy Schitt’s Creek(2015–)—that depicts economic uncertainty, family, and community.Analysis  A textual analysis of the show and a cultural analysis of its production highlight the parallels between precarious Canadian identity and precarious economic conditions in the neoliberal era.Conclusions and implications  Schitt’s Creekbuilds on other “retreatist” texts that portray small-community life and family as sites of stability in times of uncertainty. Yet it de-localizes this community from the Canadian context, using stars and the CBC platform, rather than content, to signify place. The author argues that these alternative signifiers of “Canadian-ness” along with a marked shift in tone potentially account for the show’s broad appeal.RÉSUMÉContexte  Le paysage télévisuel canadien est un site clé pour exprimer et débattre l’identité nationale. Cet article examine une composante particulière de ce site, à savoir la comédie à succès du CBC, Schitt’s Creek (2015–), télésérie portant sur communauté, famille et incertitude économique.Analyse  Une analyse textuelle de l’émission et une analyse culturelle de sa production font ressortir les parallèles entre une identité canadienne précaire et une situation économique précaire dans cette ère néolibérale.Conclusions et implications Schitt’s Creek se fonde sur d’autres récits d’évasion qui représentent la vie familiale dans une petite communauté comme oasis de stabilité dans une période incertaine. En même temps, cette émission retire la communauté du contexte canadien, recourant plutôt à des vedettes et à sa présence sur le CBC pour représenter le lieu de l’action. L’auteur soutient que ces signifiants alternatifs de la culture canadienne ainsi qu’un ton distinct expliquent potentiellement la popularité de cette émission.

Spirituality in Cybercrime (Yahoo Yahoo) Activities among Youths in South West Nigeria

2011 ◽  
pp. 357-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agunbiade Ojo Melvin ◽  
Titilayo Ayotunde
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Cultural Relevance ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Internet Skills ◽  
Depth Interviews

This chapter explores the relevance and adoption of spirituality in cybercrime; the roles of spiritualists; experiences of self-confessed youths that are involved in ‘yahoo yahoo’ activities and the future intentions of youths to engage in cybercrime. This was with a view to providing a socio-cultural analysis of the influence of spirituality in cybercrime (‘yahoo yahoo’) activities among Nigerian youths. Vignette based focus group discussions were held with male and female youths (18-35 years), in-depth interviews with ‘yahoo yahoo’ youths and some spiritualists. Findings showed that spirituality attracts high cultural relevance in life achievements and the conduct of cybercrimes. Perceptions on youths’ involvement in cybercrime activities attracted mixed reactions. To the ‘Yahoo yahoo’ youths, they are playing a game, to other participants; ‘yahoo yahoo’ was a criminal act. Cybercrime among the youths have received the support of some spiritualists within a political economy that creates an enabling environment for cybercrimes and related activities. A few participants indicated future interests in cybercrime if their economic conditions remain unchanged or worsen. In conclusion, we argued that a holistic approach grounded in the cultural system would be more effective in re-orientating and empowering the youths to positively utilizes their internet skills. Thus, curbing cybercrimes would require a process that would not rely exclusively on legal and policing frameworks.

Waiting for Asian Canada

2021 ◽  
pp. 46-69
Author(s):  
Timothy Yu
Keyword(s):  
Asian American ◽  
Canadian Identity ◽  
Avant Garde ◽  
American Counterpart ◽  
Canadian Context

While the scholarly narrative of Asian Canadian identity is often one of belatedness with regard to its American counterpart, the poetry of Fred Wah reveals a dynamic, diasporic context for Asian Canadian expression. While Wah’s poetry has often been read through its American avant-garde influences, his work from the mid-1980s onward focuses increasingly on biography under the influence of Asian Canadian activism. Wah’s book Waiting For Saskatchewan stitches together the techniques of American avant-garde poetry with Japanese poetic forms and the theme of diasporic return to China, creating a pan-ethnic, transnational aesthetic that is in conversation with Asian American models but distinct from its Canadian context.

scholarly journals Connecting the Plots: The Extension of Return and Korean Ethnic Nationalism in Jane Jeong Trenka’s 'Fugitive Visions'

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ethan Waddell
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Symbiotic Relationship ◽  
Small Community ◽  
Ethnic Nationalism ◽  
Colonial Era ◽  
Korean Adoptees ◽  
Media And Identity

Thousands of overseas Korean adoptees return to Korea temporarily each year in search of their true origin, but few choose to stay permanently. A prominent member of this small community is Jane Jeong Trenka, author of two memoirs: The Language of Blood (2003) and Fugitive Visions: An Adoptee’s Return to Korea (2009). This article analyses Trenka’s literary struggle for permanence in Fugitive Visions through theories on Korean ethnic national identity. Using Marshall McLuhan’s idea of media as the ‘extension of man’, it explores the symbiotic relationship between literary media and identity, connecting colonial-era writings on Korean ethnic nationalism to Trenka’s portrayal of transnational return.

Economic Conditions Cue Evolutionary Challenges

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeff Gassen ◽  
Sarah E Hill
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Responses ◽  
Resource Scarcity ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Economic Uncertainty ◽  
Influence Strategies ◽  
Economic Markets ◽  
Evolutionary Context ◽  
Survival And Reproduction ◽  
Adult Exposure ◽  
The Impact

Changes in economic markets play an important role in cuing developmental programs, cognitions, and social behaviors that would have helped promote survival and reproductive success during times of resource scarcity. This chapter provides an overview of recent research using an evolutionary approach to examine how people think, feel, and behave in conditions of resource scarcity. It starts by talking about research on the effects of early life scarcity on adult outcomes. Next, the chapter presents research related to the impact of adult exposure to resource scarcity on intergroup cognition and political attitudes. Finally, it discusses how changes in economic markets influence strategies for mating and parenting. Together, this research suggests that—although many of the psychological and behavioral responses to economic uncertainty seem irrational—when situating these outcomes in the appropriate evolutionary context, they reflect processes that would have helped promote survival and reproduction during times of resource scarcity.

See No Evil: Heterogeneity in Public Perceptions of Corruption

2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuliya V. Tverdova
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
System Level ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Previous Election ◽  
The Government ◽  
Situation Économique ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
People’S Perceptions

Abstract.This paper investigates how people form perceptions about corruption. By combining survey data with system-level indicators in 30 countries, the author first explores the relationship between elite and mass evaluations of corruption. Furthermore, the author tests a series of hypotheses pertaining to how individual-level factors, such as political allegiances, personal economic conditions and education may influence people's perceptions. The findings reveal that mass assessments of corruption track closely those of the elites. In addition, more economically fortunate individuals and those who supported the government in the previous election tend to be less critical of corruption. The effect of education is contingent on a country's level of corruption. Specifically, more educated citizens in “cleaner” countries do not see as much corruption as their less educated counterparts. However, this difference is substantively modest.Résumé.Cet article étudie la façon dont le public établit sa perception de la corruption. En utilisant conjointement les informations données par les enquêtes d'opinion et par les indicateurs de pointage de 30 pays, l'auteur va d'abord explorer les évaluations de la corruption des élites et celles de la masse populaire. De plus, l'auteur va tester une série d'hypothèses concernant la façon dont la perception du public est influencée par des facteurs personnels, l'appartenance politique par exemple, ou par la situation économique personnelle ou l'éducation. Les résultats révèlent que les jugements de la masse sur la corruption suivent de près ceux des élites. De plus, les individus plus fortunés ou ceux qui ont voté pour le gouvernement aux dernières élections ont tendance à se montrer moins critiques au sujet de la corruption. L'effet de l'éducation est aléatoire quant au niveau de corruption d' un pays. En particulier, dans les pays considérés comme les plus « propres », les citoyens plus éduqués constatent moins la corruption que ceux qui sont moins éduqués. La différence cependant est extrêmement modeste.

From Corporate Welfare to National Interest: Newspaper Analysis of the Public Subsidization of NHL Hockey Debate in Canada

2004 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay Scherer ◽  
Steven J. Jackson
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
National Interest ◽  
Ice Hockey ◽  
National Hockey League ◽  
Public Issue ◽  
Canadian Identity ◽  
The Public ◽  
National Response ◽  
Liberal Government ◽  
Political Economic

Despite the historic and popular alignment of ice hockey with Canadian identity, the public subsidization of National Hockey League (NHL) franchises remains a highly contentious public issue in Canada. In January 2000 the Canadian government announced a proposal to subsidize Canadian-based NHL franchises. The proposal, however, received such a hostile national response that only three days after its release an embarrassed Liberal government was forced to rescind it. This article explores how Canadian anglophone newspapers mediated the NHL subsidy debate and emerged as critical sites through which several interrelated issues were contested: the subsidization of NHL franchises, competing discourses of Canadian national identity, and the broader political-economic and sociocultural impacts of the Canadian government’s adherence to a neoliberal agenda.

The Dialectics of Multicultural Identity: Learning from Canada

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elke Winter
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
English Canada ◽  
Canadian Identity ◽  
Multicultural Identity ◽  
Identity Learning ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

This paper theorizes the multiculturalization of national identity. Concentrating on the Canadian case, it examines newspaper discourses from the Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star during the 1990's. The analysis reveals that both Canada/USA comparisons and English Canada/Quebec comparisons play crucial roles for the construction of multicultural Canadian identity. The results from the empirical analysis are then used to nuance existing theories of multicultural nationalism.

scholarly journals Aboriginal Identity: A Perspective on Hegemony and the Implications for Canadian Citizenship

in education ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Deer
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Aboriginal People ◽  
Racial Groups ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Canadian Identity ◽  
History Of ◽  
Citizenship Development ◽  
Aboriginal Identity ◽  
Canadian Citizenship

National identity can be a difficult concept to define in Canada, a difficulty that may be particularly prevalent for Canada’s Aboriginal people.  Identity, whether national or ethno-cultural, may be problematic to conceptualize for Aboriginal people because of dominant post-colonial influences that are reflected in everyday life.  Identity, an individual's collective understanding of themselves as a unique, separate entity is frequently associated with ethnic and racial affirmations of distinctness.  Consequently, Canada’s national identity may be fragmented by its various ethnic and racial groups.  Canada’s Aboriginal people, who have been impacted by a history of European influence through colonization, have consequently struggled with the notion of Canadian identity, a struggle that is prevalent in the field of education.  The following will be an exploration of the issues associated with Canadian identity, and how Aboriginal identity relates to that conception of citizenship development for Aboriginal students in Canadian schools.  To support this exploration, this article will explore: (a) identity development in a postcolonial and transcultural society, (b) identity negotiation in contemporary Canadian society, and (c) the implications for citizenship development in Canadian education.Keywords: Aboriginal identity; hegemony; postcolonial; transcultural; citizenship

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