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Politics of Bricolage and the Double-Sided Message of the LEGO Movie 拼贴政治与乐高电影的双面信息

Canadian Journal of Media Studies Pub Date : 2017-10-01 DOI: 10.18192/cjmsrcem.v15i1.6469

Dalia Grobovaite

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Stepping Out: Representations of Female Sexuality in the Canadian Television Series Bomb Girls 走出:加拿大电视剧《炸弹女孩》中女性性的表现

Canadian Journal of Media Studies Pub Date : 2017-10-01 DOI: 10.18192/cjmsrcem.v15i1.6467

Tracy Moniz

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Les textos entre partenaires amoureux: un outil qui contribue à un meilleur déroulement des interactions en face-à-face ? 恋爱伙伴之间的短信:一种有助于更好地进行面对面互动的工具?

Canadian Journal of Media Studies Pub Date : 2017-10-01 DOI: 10.18192/cjmsrcem.v15i1.6468

Benoît Schryer, P. Ross

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Cohen, Nicole S. Writers' Rights: Freelance Journalism in a Digital Age 作者的权利:数字时代的自由新闻

Canadian Journal of Media Studies Pub Date : 2017-10-01 DOI: 10.18192/cjmsrcem.v15i1.6470

Gabriela Perdomo

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Women's War: Media Representations of Female Civil Labour during World War I 妇女战争:第一次世界大战期间女性民事劳动的媒体表现

Canadian Journal of Media Studies Pub Date : 2016-06-01 DOI: 10.18192/cjmsrcem.v14i1.6473

Reisa Klein, Michèle Martin

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The View from Below: Rob Ford and Perceptions of Canada on U.S. Late Night Comedy 从下面看:罗伯·福特和美国深夜喜剧对加拿大的看法

Canadian Journal of Media Studies Pub Date : 2016-06-01 DOI: 10.18192/cjmsrcem.v14i1.6472

May Friedman

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In Memoriam: David R. Spencer 纪念:大卫·r·斯宾塞

Canadian Journal of Media Studies Pub Date : 2016-06-01 DOI: 10.18192/cjmsrcem.v14i1.6471

Marc W. Edge

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The Never-ending Story: Postmedia, the Competition Bureau, and Press Ownership in Canada 永无止境的故事:加拿大的后媒体、竞争局和媒体所有权

Canadian Journal of Media Studies Pub Date : 2016-06-01 DOI: 10.18192/cjmsrcem.v14i1.6474

Marc W. Edge

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