https://exhibits.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/672d3a45f57333d4814db872826fefe5.pdf 595a9df2d7cf0b7012009a2317df6959 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Multiculturalism & Canadian Identity Language A language of the resource English Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document PDF Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Representations of Diversity in Canadian Television Entertainment Programming: Case Studies Subject The topic of the resource Canada Culture Diversity Multiculturalism Description An account of the resource 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. <br /><br />Hannah Cho summarizes the key finding in the Executive Summary of the report as follows: <br /><blockquote>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</blockquote> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Media Action Media, 2011 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Media Action Média, online: <a href="http://www.media-action-media.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/MAM_Diversity-Research-Report_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.media-action-media.com</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Media Action Média, self-published, 2011. See: <a href="http://www.media-action-media.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/MAM_Diversity-Research-Report_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.media-action-media.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/MAM_Diversity-Research-Report_FINAL.pdf</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2011 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource (c) Media Action Média Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource text file/PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource TEXt canada cultural identity diversity multiculturalism