Perceptions of Islam in Canadian English Print Media, 1983-85, with Reference to Islamic Resurgence.

This thesis will endeavour to analyse and evaluate the perceptions of Islam found in Canadian English media through a study of four daily newspapers and one national magazine during the years 1983 to 1985. It will set Canadian English media images of Islam within the context of the history of the pe...

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Main Author: Gowlett, Gerald Darren.
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Language:en
Published: McGill University 1995
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spelling ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-QMM.1087922014-02-13T04:12:04ZPerceptions of Islam in Canadian English Print Media, 1983-85, with Reference to Islamic Resurgence.Gowlett, Gerald Darren.Islamic Studies.This thesis will endeavour to analyse and evaluate the perceptions of Islam found in Canadian English media through a study of four daily newspapers and one national magazine during the years 1983 to 1985. It will set Canadian English media images of Islam within the context of the history of the perceptions of Islam in the West and in the context of various forms of hegemony exercised by the West over the Middle East in recent history. The thesis will review the critical literature on contemporary perceptions of Islam in Western media before undertaking a specifie study.Cette thèse tentera d'analyser et d'évaluer les perceptions de l'Islam trouvées dans les média canadiens à travers une étude de quatre journaux quotidiens et un magazine national au cours des années 1983 à 1985. Elle tentera de placer les images de l'Islam présenteés dans les média canadiens dans le contexte de l'histoire des perceptions occidentales de l'Islam ainsi que dans le contexte des formes variées de l'hégémonie, exercées par les pays occidentaux sur le moyen oreint. Cette thèse examinera la littérature critiquant les perceptions contemporaines d'Islam présenteés dans les média occidentaux avant d'entreprendre une étude plus approfondie.McGill University1995.Electronic Thesis or Dissertationapplication/pdfenalephsysno: NNNNNNNNNTheses scanned by McGill Library.All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.Master of Arts. (Department of Islamic Studies.) http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=108792
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topic Islamic Studies.
spellingShingle Islamic Studies.
Gowlett, Gerald Darren.
Perceptions of Islam in Canadian English Print Media, 1983-85, with Reference to Islamic Resurgence.
description This thesis will endeavour to analyse and evaluate the perceptions of Islam found in Canadian English media through a study of four daily newspapers and one national magazine during the years 1983 to 1985. It will set Canadian English media images of Islam within the context of the history of the perceptions of Islam in the West and in the context of various forms of hegemony exercised by the West over the Middle East in recent history. The thesis will review the critical literature on contemporary perceptions of Islam in Western media before undertaking a specifie study. === Cette thèse tentera d'analyser et d'évaluer les perceptions de l'Islam trouvées dans les média canadiens à travers une étude de quatre journaux quotidiens et un magazine national au cours des années 1983 à 1985. Elle tentera de placer les images de l'Islam présenteés dans les média canadiens dans le contexte de l'histoire des perceptions occidentales de l'Islam ainsi que dans le contexte des formes variées de l'hégémonie, exercées par les pays occidentaux sur le moyen oreint. Cette thèse examinera la littérature critiquant les perceptions contemporaines d'Islam présenteés dans les média occidentaux avant d'entreprendre une étude plus approfondie.
author Gowlett, Gerald Darren.
author_facet Gowlett, Gerald Darren.
author_sort Gowlett, Gerald Darren.
title Perceptions of Islam in Canadian English Print Media, 1983-85, with Reference to Islamic Resurgence.
title_short Perceptions of Islam in Canadian English Print Media, 1983-85, with Reference to Islamic Resurgence.
title_full Perceptions of Islam in Canadian English Print Media, 1983-85, with Reference to Islamic Resurgence.
title_fullStr Perceptions of Islam in Canadian English Print Media, 1983-85, with Reference to Islamic Resurgence.
title_full_unstemmed Perceptions of Islam in Canadian English Print Media, 1983-85, with Reference to Islamic Resurgence.
title_sort perceptions of islam in canadian english print media, 1983-85, with reference to islamic resurgence.
publisher McGill University
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