CMNS 202 Athabasca University Communication & Power in Canada Questions

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Assignment 1: Short Answer Questions

Length: 150–500 words

Answer all ten of the following questions, and follow the submission instructions below:

  1. Barney identifies three criteria for his assessment of communication technology in a democratic context in Canada, or what he calls the “Canadian Democratic Audit.” What are they, and what does each criterion mean?
  2. Barney suggests that “technology is irreducibly political.” What does this mean?
  3. Barney argues that “design” is key to understanding the relationship between politics and communications technologies. What does this mean?
  4. Barney describes a complex relationship between ICTs and politics in Canada in that ICTs provide crucial infrastructure for political activities, and they play an increasingly central role in our day-to-day lives. What are the political implications of this?
  5. Carah and Louw refer to Italian scholar Antonio Gramsci and his definition of hegemony. What is it? How is communication significant in the formation and maintenance of hegemony?
  6. What is a naturalized discourse? Explain the concept in detail, and offer a Canadian example; for instance, it might be suggested that Canadians believe that our involvement in military actions outside of Canada are focused on peacekeeping, and thus public support for military interventions is tied to a naturalized sense that Canada’s military is used to help people rather than for territorial expansion, defending borders and markets, killing enemies, and so on.
  7. Carah and Louw say “identity is never accomplished.” What does this mean?
  8. What problems are associated cultural imperialism? Would it matter, for example, if all cultural texts in Canada were made in the US? Why or why not?
  9. Identify and briefly describe at least five reasons why the “ideological square” exists in terms of racialized identities.
  10. Carah and Louw identify four ways gay and lesbian communities use communications to challenge negative representations and identities in the media. What are they?

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Running head: COMMUNICATION AND POWER IN CANADA

Communication and Power in Canada
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COMMUNICATION AND POWER IN CANADA

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1. Barney identifies three criteria for his assessment of communication technology in a
democratic context in Canada, or what he calls the “Canadian Democratic Audit.” What
are they, and what does each criterion mean?
The three criteria include public inclusiveness, public participation, and responsiveness.
Public participation is a relatively essential element for measuring political legitimacy, where
citizens participate in decision-making processes. Inclusivity criteria are a measure of the
equality in any democratic government while responsiveness criteria refer to a measure of the
extent to which the political system can address the needs of its citizens.
2. Barney suggests that “technology is irreducibly political.” What does this mean?
Barney’s assertion of technology being irreducibly political refers to the fact that it is
somewhat hard for political deliberations to affect how technology is implemented in a given
state even though it can, at times, slow down various technological innovations. Techn...


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