Representations of Diversity in Canadian Television Entertainment Programming: Case Studies
Title
Representations of Diversity in Canadian Television Entertainment Programming: Case Studies
Subject
Canada
Culture
Diversity
Multiculturalism
Description
This report empirically studies the degree to which Canadians embrace diversity and the degree of inclusion and tolerance experienced by various groups, especially minority groups in Canada. The report engages in this study by examining Canadian representations of diversity in Canadian entertainment television programming.
Hannah Cho summarizes the key finding in the Executive Summary of the report as follows:
Hannah Cho summarizes the key finding in the Executive Summary of the report as follows:
Theoverwhelming"majority"of"shows"analysed"for"this"report"were"found"to"reaffirm"the"myth"of Canada"as"a"robust"democracy"in"which"there"is"a"comfortable"plurality"of"cultures,"religions,"and" ethnicities."This"situation"frequently"generates"conflict"in"dramatic"or"comedic"narratives."However, the"conflict"is"always"successfully"resolved"on"the"program."Where"a"diversity"of"characters,"religious" groups,"sexual"identities,"and"gender"dynamics"are"represented,"the"overwhelming"conclusion— episode"after"episode—is"that"Canadian"(predominantly"White,"liberal,"and"middleSclass)"society" blends"myriad"differences"into"a"moderate"and"assimilated"nation."That"is,"shows"studied"in"this" report"were"found"to"reproduce"what"Himani"Bannerji"(2000)"critiques"as"the"Canadian"model"of" multiculturalism:"racially"and"ethnically"other"members"are"welcomed"insofar"as"they"organize" themselves"around"a"White"center"of"power
Creator
Media Action Media, 2011
Source
Media Action Média, online: http://www.media-action-media.com
Publisher
Media Action Média, self-published, 2011. See: http://www.media-action-media.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/MAM_Diversity-Research-Report_FINAL.pdf
Date
2011
Rights
(c) Media Action Média
Format
text file/PDF
Language
English
Type
TEXt
Text
PDF
Files
Collection
Citation
Media Action Media, 2011, “Representations of Diversity in Canadian Television Entertainment Programming: Case Studies,” Exhibits, accessed November 7, 2024, https://exhibits.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/2662.