Thursday, October 9, 2008

Critical Review

McMILLAN, ROBERT, Culture and Politics , Philosophy of the Social Sciences, 24:2
(1994:June) p.215

The main idea of this journal artical is how american televison is changing Canadian culture. How Canadians are losing their own culture and becoming more like Americans.
The assumption that the author has made about Canadian culture is all Canadians watch american tv and are starting to change the way they act in society because of this.
The author has lots of examples to support their claim including the advertisements we are starting to see and the gun and gang violence increasing in Canadian society.
The only information that was missing from the article was more on Candians who don't follow american culture and how they mange to keep their own culture.
This article suggest that alot of our culture comes from the United States and their television but in our group we believed that our culture was made up of many different culture from around the world and they all influence us.

Websites on Canadian Culture

(2003). Canada in the World: Canadian Foreign Policy Review. 1995 - Projecting Canadian Values and Culture. Retrieved October 9, 2008, from Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Web Site: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/foreign_policy/cnd-world/chap5-en.asp
This is a reputable source because it was posted on scholars portal along with many other websites on Canadian culture. This source stood out becasue it was posted by a government department. The department of foreign affairs and international trade, is a ligitimate government body and has a reputable website. The infomation posted on the site was all from facts and stats collect by the goverment during studies and research.

(1995). University of New Brunswick Department of Culture and Language Studies. Retrieved October 9, 2008, from Department of Culture and Language Studies. Web Site: http://www.unbf.ca/arts/Culture_Lang/
This is a reputable source becasue it was posted on scholars portal in the Canadian culture area. The website was posted by a Canadian university with information collect through studies and research. The organization is well known and supported by the goverment

Journal Article on Canadian Culture

McMillan, Robert. (1994) Philosophy of the Social Sciences, Culture and Politics. 24, 215-220.

McPherson, Dennis H; Rabb, J. Douglas. (2001) International Journal of Canadian Studies/Revue internationale d'etudes canadiennes, Indigeneity in Canada: Spirituality, the Sacred and Survival. 57-79.

Books On Canadian Culture

Carpenter, Carole Henderson. (1979). Many voices : a study of folklore activities in Canada and their role in Canadian culture. Ottawa : National Museums of Canada

Edwardson, Ryan. (2008) Canadian content : culture and the quest for nationhood. Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press