Dear Colleagues,
New book -- the first on northern media:
Valerie Alia
Un/Covering the North: News, Media, and Aboriginal People
Vancouver, Canada: UBC Press. 1999. Paper edition to be
released in spring 2000.
Contents:
Introduction
1 Southern Exposure: Portrayals of the North
2 Communication in Context: Language, Literacy, Politics, and Education
3 The Evolution of Communications in the North
4 Technology and the Circumpolar Village: Networking, Broadcasting, and
Accessing the Future
5 Communications in Yukon
6 Print Media Coverage Up Here and Outside
7 Old Patterns, Future Directions
Appendices
A Native News Network of Canada Statement of Principles
B Brief to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
C Catalogue of Northern Community Radio
D Catalogue of Northern Newspapers and Magazines
E Catalogue of Northern Internet Resources
F Catalogue of Broadcast Sites for Television Northern Canada (TVNC)
Chronology of Northern Events and Developments
Maps
Illustrations
Notes
References
Index
To order, please contact:
http://www.ubcpress.ubc.ca or:
UBC Press
University of British Columbia
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Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
(604) 822-5959
Fax: 1-800-668-0821
info [at] ubcpress.ubc.ca
Valerie Alia
valerie.alia [at] sunderland.ac.uk