Alternative Media in Canada

Alternative Media in Canada represents the first edited collection of its type, an academic work seeking to elaborate the contours of the field specifically within the borders of the Canadian state. As such (in addition to securing a succinct title), it fills a substantial void As the first book to focus a wide-angle lens upon alternative media within the borders of the Canadian state, Alternative Media in Canada stands out as a unique resource for teaching in Canadian institutionsand the quality, range, and relevance of contributions should reward not only those of us with particular interest in alternative media, communication policy studies, and the political economy of communication, but also scholars of media, politics, and social movements more generally, as well as media makers outside the mainstream, social justice activists, and engaged citizens. -- Mike Paul Mowbray, Simon Fraser University * Canadian Journal of Communication, Vol 38, 2012 *

Kirsten Kozolanka is an associate professor in the School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University. Patricia Mazepa and David Skinner are both associate professors in the Department of Communication Studies at York University. Contributors: Marian Bredin, Nicole S. Cohen, Barbara M. Freeman, Sandra Jeppesen, Karim H. Karim, Evan Light, Michael Lithgow, Sonja Macdonald, Kate Milberry, and Scott Uzelman.

Part 1: Structure 1 Sustaining Independent and Alternative Media / David Skinner 2 Public Service Educational Broadcasting: Between the Market and the Alternative Margins / Kirsten Kozolanka 3 Autonomous Media: Re-conceptualizing Alternative Media Practices / Scott Uzelman 4 One Part Creativity and Nine Parts Hard Work: The Legacy of Feminist Periodicals / Barbara M. Freeman 5 The Real News Network as Hybrid Media: The Future of International Video News? / Sonja Macdonald Part 2: Participation 6 Transformation of Practice, Policy, and Cultural Citizenships in Community Television / Michael Lithgow 7 Public Participation and Community Radio in Qubec / Evan Light 8 Are Ethnic Media Alternative? / Karim H. Karim 9 Indigenous Media as Alternative Media: Participation and Cultural Production / Marian Bredin Part 3: Activism 10 From Alienation to Autonomy: The Labour of Alternative Media / Nicole S. Cohen 11 Freeing the Net: On-line Mobilizations in Defence of Democracy / Kate Milberry 12 Regressive Social Relations, Activism, and Media / Patricia Mazepa 13 DIY Zines and Direct-Action Activism / Sandra Jeppesen References Index